Netopia R2121, User Reference Manual

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By default, all events are logged in the event histor y.
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By toggling each event descriptor either Yes or No , you can determine which ones are logged and which are
ignored.
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You can enable or disable the syslog client dynamically. When enabled, it will repor t any appropriate and
previously unrepor ted events.
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You can specify the syslog ser ver’s address either in dotted decimal format or as a DNS name up to 63
characters.
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You can specify the UNIX syslog Facility to use by selecting the Facility pop-up.
Installing the Syslog client
The Goodies folder on the Netopia CD contains a Syslog client daemon program that can be configured to
repor t the WAN events you specified in the Logging Configuration screen.
To install the Syslog client daemon, exit from the graphical Netopia CD program and locate the CD director y
structure through your Windows desktop, or through Windows Explorer. Go to the Goodies director y on the CD
and locate the Sds15000.exe program. This is the Syslog daemon installer. Run the Sds15000.exe program
and follow the on screen instructions for enabling the Windows Syslog daemon.
When using syslog with a switched connection, if the host you are logging into is located on the WAN, the act of
tearing down the call generates WAN events. This requires the torn down line to come back up, effectively
making a call that will go up and down continuously. This will only occur when the router tears down the call. If
the call is cleared remotely the redial restriction takes precedence and the packets are transparently aged out
of the queue.