router system log

My wireless router (US Robotics MAXg) has a log that (unless I have missed
something) shows only the last few connection events. However, it has a
system log facility that can send events to a computer at a designated IP
address that is running a "syslog utility". Is this how I could see what
connection activity has occurred over, say, the last week? If so, what is a
"syslog utility"? Do I need special software and if so what is available
free or cheap? Or is this really for corporate networks with a server,
rather than a home network? Also, as I would need to specify the computer's
IP address, am I correct in thinking that this would need to be fixed rather
than assigned by DHCP?

You will gather that I am a novice in this area! So any information or
advice is welcome.

Thanks,
Stephen

"Stephen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>My wireless router (US Robotics MAXg) has a log that (unless I have missed
>something) shows only the last few connection events. However, it has a
>system log facility that can send events to a computer at a designated IP
>address that is running a "syslog utility". Is this how I could see what
>connection activity has occurred over, say, the last week? If so, what is a
>"syslog utility"? Do I need special software and if so what is available
>free or cheap? Or is this really for corporate networks with a server,
>rather than a home network? Also, as I would need to specify the computer's
>IP address, am I correct in thinking that this would need to be fixed rather
>than assigned by DHCP?
>
Look at Kiwisyslog.com, it's free. You need to point your router to
the ip address of the pc running syslog. My dhcp is set to give the
same ip address to the pc's.

"Stephen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:do8nap$125$(E-Mail Removed)...
> My wireless router (US Robotics MAXg) has a log that (unless I have missed
> something) shows only the last few connection events. However, it has a
> system log facility that can send events to a computer at a designated IP
> address that is running a "syslog utility". Is this how I could see what
> connection activity has occurred over, say, the last week? If so, what is
> a "syslog utility"? Do I need special software and if so what is available
> free or cheap? Or is this really for corporate networks with a server,
> rather than a home network? Also, as I would need to specify the
> computer's IP address, am I correct in thinking that this would need to be
> fixed rather than assigned by DHCP?
>
> You will gather that I am a novice in this area! So any information or
> advice is welcome.
>

Wallwatcher (free) may work with you're router. You can also contact the
Wallwatcher author and he can possibly set Wallwatcher to work with the
syslog that your router produces. Wallwatcher works with many barnd name
routers. And there is also Kiwi Syslog software. However, the free one is
limited as to how much data will be kept by Kiwi (none) and has no report
features to speak of unless you buy the licensed version and you have to
make the reports yourself with some kind of reporting tool you would use and
dump the log to a database like Access or SQL Server using something like
Crystal Reports. WW does all of this with back reporting the whole nine
yards.

Duane