James Zuelow put forth on 1/26/2010 5:13 PM: > I have a Lenny server that is acting as a remote syslog server for a variety > of devices. > > Most of the devices are listed by hostname or IP address in their log > entries. Other servers, or devices such as HP Procurve switches are listed > by IP address. However I have nine D-Link DWL3200AP WAPs that do not have > any sort of IP address or hostname associated with their log entries. So I > get nice logs saying that the WAP has associated with a particular MAC > address, but I do not know which WAP that was. > > I think this is because the default rsyslog template does not include > hostname or IP address unless the sending device sends it along. > > Googling for "rsyslog default template" leads to lots of pages that mention > it, but no pages that I saw that describe what it is other than the default > template is hard coded into rsyslog. All I want is to get rsyslog to report > the source IP address of a remote log entry. The rest would remain the same. > > Does anyone know the default template for rsyslog, or a template that will > always include the source IP address of a remote log entry?
Seems they put their network management eggs in the SNMP basket. Log into the web interface of one of the units and look at the "Tools" tab. You can assign a unique name there on each access point. I don't know if that will only show up in SNMP data or if that name will also then be logged via syslog. Either way, I'd def plug a unique name in here on each AP and reboot it. Look at their network management utility, comes on a CD bundled with the AP. It's geared toward SNMP. Also, look at your manual. It's where I found all this info: ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwl3200AP/Manual/dwl3200AP_Manual_104.zip If you can't get syslog to do what you want, and you don't already have an SNMP infrastructure/collector, now might be a good time to start building one. SNMP is the standard for network device monitoring, not syslog--likely the reason DLink put more effort into SNMP than syslog. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
