Jochen,
Thanks for the response. Indeed I have not configured rsyslog to use any 
form of encryption. I have edited the definitions in rsyslog.conf and I get 
logs from network devices still with the IP address not Hostname; I will 
look further into the templates.

Regards,

Nyanjau

On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 1:26:05 PM UTC+3, Jochen Schalanda wrote:
>
> Hi Nyanjau,
>
> as far as I see you didn't configure rsyslog to use SSL/TLS. Please refer 
> to http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v7-stable/tutorials/tls.html for details. 
> Alternatively you can disable TLS in the Syslog TCP input in Graylog.
>
> Additionally you don't need tot define the message templates in your 
> rsyslog configuration twice. In fact, you can simply use the built-in 
> template RSYSLOG_SyslogProtocol23Format, see 
> http://docs.graylog.org/en/1.2/pages/sending_data.html#rsyslog.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Jochen
>
> On Tuesday, 24 November 2015 07:33:28 UTC+1, Nyanjau Kimani wrote:
>>
>> Morning Jochen,
>>
>> Thanks for your response. See below configuration details. Yes, indeed, I 
>> am sending logs of the network devices to rsyslog which is running on the 
>> graylog server which then sends to graylog.
>>
>> Graylog server Syslog TCP Input Definition
>>     port: 1040
>>     tls_client_auth: disabled
>>     override_source:
>>     store_full_message: true
>>     bind_address: my_graylogserver_ip
>>     tls_cert_file:
>>     tls_client_auth_cert_file:
>>     recv_buffer_size: 1048576
>>     tls_key_password: *******
>>     max_message_size: 2097152
>>     tls_key_file: admin
>>
>> cat /etc/rsyslog.conf
>> #### MODULES ####
>> # The imjournal module bellow is now used as a message source instead of 
>> imuxsock.
>> $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via 
>> logger command)
>> $ModLoad imjournal # provides access to the systemd journal
>> $ModLoad imklog # reads kernel messages (the same are read from journald)
>> $PreserveFQDN on
>> $ActionForwardDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_ForwardFormat # for plain TCP and 
>> UDP
>> # Provides UDP syslog reception
>> $ModLoad imudp
>> $UDPServerRun 514
>>
>> # Provides TCP syslog reception
>> $ModLoad imtcp
>> $InputTCPServerRun 514
>>
>> #Formatting Messages with templates
>> $template GRAYLOGRFC5424,"<%PRI%>%PROTOCOL-VERSION% 
>> %TIMESTAMP:::date-rfc3339% %HOSTNAME% %APP-NAME% %PROCID% %MSGID% 
>> %STRUCTURED-DATA% %msg%\n"
>> *.* @my_graylogserver_ip:1040;GRAYLOGRFC5424
>>
>> $template GRAYLOGRFC5424,"<%PRI%>%PROTOCOL-VERSION% 
>> %TIMESTAMP:::date-rfc3339% %HOSTNAME% %APP-NAME% %PROCID% %MSGID% 
>> %STRUCTURED-DATA% %msg%\n"
>>  *.* @@my_graylogserver_ip:1040;GRAYLOGRFC5424
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 23, 2015 at 1:55:40 PM UTC+3, Jochen Schalanda wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Nyanjau,
>>>
>>> could you please post the configuration of your Syslog input in Graylog 
>>> (System -> Inputs -> [the contents of the gray field]) and of your rsyslog 
>>> daemon?
>>>
>>> And just to clarify: You're sending the logs of some network appliances 
>>> (routers) to rsyslog which in turn sends those to Graylog?
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Jochen
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, 18 November 2015 07:17:37 UTC+1, Nyanjau Kimani wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Guys,
>>>>
>>>> I am running latest graylog v1.2.2, with graylog web 1.2.2 and 
>>>> elasticsearch 1.7. I use rsyslog to send log information to graylog 
>>>> server. 
>>>> I am receiving logs from the routers on my graylog inputs, but they are 
>>>> displayed with the IP address and not the hostname. My routers have both A 
>>>> and PTR records. I have tried the to add the PreserverFQDN command on the 
>>>> rysylog server config file without achieving desired effect.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone who has successfully logged router and switch logs with graylog 
>>>> 1.2.2 without having to use logstash to format the logs?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Nyanjau.
>>>>
>>>

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