Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-30 Thread Todd Goodman
* Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com [110430 00:03]: Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net writes: [...] You won't really break anything by changing the log levels. Todd, your post was really a boost for me. And thanks for you kind offer of looking things over. [...] Mick wrote: No

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-30 Thread James
Harry Putnam reader at newsguy.com writes: All good, except then you have to muck around with iptables. I once knew a bit about that when it first replaced ipchains in linux distros... thats' been yrs ago, and I've completely forgotten whatever I may have learned back then. Hello Harry,

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-29 Thread Harry Putnam
Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net writes: [...] You won't really break anything by changing the log levels. Todd, your post was really a boost for me. And thanks for you kind offer of looking things over. [...] Mick wrote: No worries! I'm no iptables guru, but I'm still here! ;-) [...]

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-28 Thread Todd Goodman
* Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com [110428 01:06]: Yeah I had a look at the lines containing LOG and of course had no idea of what they meant or how to alter them. The entire iptables is inlined below... maybe you will know how to alter them so that ports show up in logs. That is, only if

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-28 Thread Mick
On 28 April 2011 06:31, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: Once you access it via telnet, have a look for any log rules in IP Tables (/sbin/iptables -L -v -n) and perhaps all we need to do is modify those. Yeah I had a look at the lines containing

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-27 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 26 April 2011 23:27:06 Harry Putnam wrote: Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: After turning remote admin on, and setting a single IP address to be able to connect... I still cannot access it for remote admin on 8080. Did you try this from the Internet, or from within your

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-27 Thread Harry Putnam
Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: Jumping up the thread a bit now, after Pauls excellent input. I see that iptables cmd is known on the OS, but man I really had not wanted to pound my way thru iptables to the point of competency. Count yourself lucky. I'd rather have to deal with

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-26 Thread Mick
On Monday 25 April 2011 23:23:07 Jake Moe wrote: I haven't followed this entire thread, but is there any chance this isn't really a Cisco device as you know it, but a rebranded Linksys? After seeing a picture of the device, and reading that it's a Small Business router, I'd suspect it's a

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-26 Thread Harry Putnam
Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: After turning remote admin on, and setting a single IP address to be able to connect... I still cannot access it for remote admin on 8080. Did you try this from the Internet, or from within your LAN? Inside lan. I guess you are saying that connection

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-25 Thread Harry Putnam
Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: On a typical Cisco router you should be able to download/edit/upload the configuration file from/to the router using tftp and a text editor, or minicom and a serial cable if the router has a serial port, When I export the config file, its a binary file,

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-25 Thread Paul Hartman
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Thanks for the site.  After looking around there a while I'm not seeing how to gain a terminal to execute any ios commands. Neither ssh or telnet are accepted at the router. This page shows how to enable the telnet

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-25 Thread Mick
On Monday 25 April 2011 18:37:31 Harry Putnam wrote: Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: On a typical Cisco router you should be able to download/edit/upload the configuration file from/to the router using tftp and a text editor, or minicom and a serial cable if the router has a serial

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-25 Thread Mick
On Monday 25 April 2011 19:20:55 Paul Hartman wrote: On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Thanks for the site. After looking around there a while I'm not seeing how to gain a terminal to execute any ios commands. Neither ssh or telnet are accepted at

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-25 Thread Jake Moe
I haven't followed this entire thread, but is there any chance this isn't really a Cisco device as you know it, but a rebranded Linksys? After seeing a picture of the device, and reading that it's a Small Business router, I'd suspect it's a device that came out of their acquisition of Linksys.

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-22 Thread Harry Putnam
Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: [...] Ah! Here's what I found: http://blog.ioshints.info/2007/06/port-number-not-shown-in-access-list.html Thanks for doing so much legwork. On the cisco RVS4000 v2.. I see no way to enter the syntax shown at the URL or in your previous post. I've

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-22 Thread Harry Putnam
Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net writes: There is a basic firewall in place with OpenWRT (enabled by default.) There is a a web GUI for OpenWRT (as well as with DD-WRT.) The web GUI supports the usual config pages as with other similar home routers. There's a status page showing the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-22 Thread Mick
On 22 April 2011 20:28, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: On the cisco RVS4000 v2.. I see no way to enter the syntax shown at the URL or in your previous post. The syntax is meant to be used in the cisco configuration file itself. Using IOS commands you should be able to set up the same

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-22 Thread Todd Goodman
* Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com [110422 16:00]: Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net writes: There is a basic firewall in place with OpenWRT (enabled by default.) There is a a web GUI for OpenWRT (as well as with DD-WRT.) The web GUI supports the usual config pages as with other similar

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-21 Thread Mick
On Thursday 21 April 2011 06:55:41 Mick wrote: On Wednesday 20 April 2011 16:56:15 Harry Putnam wrote: Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: Do you get the same condensed format when you capture the logs in your LAN syslog server? I did not try that, but is there some reason to

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-21 Thread Todd Goodman
* Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com [110420 15:03]: Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com writes: Apr 20 14:41:08 ddwrt kern.warn kernel: [2814955.71] DROP IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:1b:54:c9:4b:d9:08:00 SRC=10.166.128.1 DST=255.255.255.255 LEN=325 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: On Tuesday 19 April 2011 04:31:38 Harry Putnam wrote: So, cutting to the chase; can anyone recommend from actual use, a home lan router that has gigabit lan ports and very configurable/ informative logging options? Have you gone through the

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
Joost Roeleveld jo...@antarean.org writes: Harry wrote: So, cutting to the chase; can anyone recommend from actual use, a home lan router that has gigabit lan ports and very configurable/ informative logging options? Joost replied: Not familiar with specific types, but I've had best results

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
Peter Humphrey pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org writes: On Tuesday 19 April 2011 04:31:38 Harry Putnam wrote: I'm not interested in running an old linux or openbsd, machine as router. Having a silent cool router the size and weight of a medium book is too appealing. I'm gazing at an Atom box

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk writes: Consider OpenWRT. You can run it on something like the Netgear WNR2000, the Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH, or something even cheaper if you don't need wifi. I don't need wifi, but of course OpenWRT won't run on the cisco But that WZR-HP-G300NH is

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Todd Goodman
* Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com [110420 13:51]: Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk writes: Consider OpenWRT. You can run it on something like the Netgear WNR2000, the Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH, or something even cheaper if you don't need wifi. I don't need wifi, but of course

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Maybe you can make some comment about logging capablities?  Maybe one or both of you might be willing to post a log sample? Ultimately it's just a linux box, you can run syslogd and log kernel/firewall/etc to a local or

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Dale
Harry Putnam wrote: Peter Humphreype...@humphrey.ukfsn.org writes: On Tuesday 19 April 2011 04:31:38 Harry Putnam wrote: I'm not interested in running an old linux or openbsd, machine as router. Having a silent cool router the size and weight of a medium book is too appealing.

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
W.Kenworthy bi...@iinet.net.au writes: I have this device and am using Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (08/07/10) std - its been totally stable since I dumped the buffalo firmware. My son plays windoze online games and I often move large files around as well as stream mythtv across it - no problems

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net writes: OpenWRT is running the BusyBox syslogd by default. I doubt it would take much to build a syslog-ng (or whatever other logger you prefer) if there isn't already a package for it. Oh, I see that there already are syslog-ng (1.6.12-2) and syslog-ng3

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk writes: On 19/4/2011, at 4:31am, Harry Putnam wrote: ... So, cutting to the chase; can anyone recommend from actual use, a home lan router that has gigabit lan ports and very configurable/ informative logging options? ps - I'm not interested in

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com writes: Apr 20 14:41:08 ddwrt kern.warn kernel: [2814955.71] DROP IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:1b:54:c9:4b:d9:08:00 SRC=10.166.128.1 DST=255.255.255.255 LEN=325 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=34279 PROTO=UDP SPT=67 DPT=68 LEN=305 Apr 20

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com writes: [...] I guess one could use Froogle if you can't buy it across the pond. Cheap little thing tho. o_O What is the cpu? I couldn't tell if you were joking about cheap... ... so is the final price about $400 US?

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Dale
Harry Putnam wrote: Dalerdalek1...@gmail.com writes: [...] I guess one could use Froogle if you can't buy it across the pond. Cheap little thing tho. o_O What is the cpu? Intel Atom 1.6GHz CPU I couldn't tell if you were joking about cheap... ... so is the final price

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Whereas openWRT sounds like you may need to role your own iptables script right off the bat.  at least judging from a few posts I've now read from their mailing list where people seem to be asking the kinds of iptables

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Wednesday 20 April 2011 20:50:51 Dale wrote: Harry Putnam wrote: What is the cpu? Intel Atom 1.6GHz CPU N270. I couldn't tell if you were joking about cheap... ... so is the final price about $400 US? I don't really know. I would assume as I had it configured, that was the

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com writes: Harry Putnam wrote: Dalerdalek1...@gmail.com writes: [...] I guess one could use Froogle if you can't buy it across the pond. Cheap little thing tho. o_O What is the cpu? Intel Atom 1.6GHz CPU I couldn't tell if you were joking

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Whereas openWRT sounds like you may need to role your own iptables script right off the bat.  at least judging from a few posts I've now read from their mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Dale
Harry Putnam wrote: Dalerdalek1...@gmail.com writes: Harry Putnam wrote: Dalerdalek1...@gmail.com writes: [...] I guess one could use Froogle if you can't buy it across the pond. Cheap little thing tho. o_O What is the cpu? Intel Atom 1.6GHz

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 06:35, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Harry Putnam wrote: Dalerdalek1...@gmail.com  writes: Your previous post showed this as total. *All prices are in British Pounds*      *Subtotal*      244.00 *Delivery*      0.00

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

2011-04-20 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 20 April 2011 16:56:15 Harry Putnam wrote: Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: Do you get the same condensed format when you capture the logs in your LAN syslog server? I did not try that, but is there some reason to expect a difference? No, it shouldn't - after all it is