I recall using the UdpAppender to send packets to another IP address other than 127.0.0.1.
Here is discussion from the log4j list about setting up tabs: http://tinyurl.com/6l3uh http://www.mail-archive.com/log4j-user%40logging.apache.org/msg02540.html - Ron --- Chris Restall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a two part question: > > > > I recently installed Chainsaw version 2 and configured it with a > UDPReciever to capture and display log4net messages. My Chainsaw > receiver configuration looks like this: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> > > <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd"> > > <log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"; > debug="true"> > > <plugin name="UDPReceiver" > class="org.apache.log4j.net.UDPReceiver"> > > <param name="Port" value="8080" /> > > </plugin> > > </log4j:configuration> > > > > And my log4Net receiver looks like this: > > > > <appender name="UdpAppender" type="log4net.Appender.UdpAppender"> > > <localPort value="80" /> > > <remoteAddress value="127.0.0.1" /> > > <remotePort value="8080" /> > > <layout type="log4net.Layout.XmlLayoutSchemaLog4j"> > > <locationInfo value="true" /> > > </layout> > > </appender> > > > > Provided I keep the remoteAddress set to the loopback "127.0.0.1", I > can > view the logging information via Chainsaw on my local machine. When > I > configure the UdpAppender on another machine on the same local > network > (no firewalls up) to point to my IP for the remoteAddress, I never > get > anything in Chainsaw. I checked with a packet sniffer and see no UDP > packets being sent via the remote machine. Am I correct to assume > that > the UDPAppender should be able to send UDP packets to another IP? > > > > The second question is more oriented to Chainsaw version 2 - How do > you > create a tab for your receiver output to go to? I see a "Create > Custom > Expression" option in the UI and it brings up a dialog for a "Tab > expression", whatever is entered here creates a tab but the receiver > output always goes to the chainsaw log tab.. Not sure how one would > tell the Receiver to display in the new tab.. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Chris r > >
