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Appendix C
Using Syslog Messaging to
Monitor Router Events
This appendix provides:
• An overview of Syslog services on a Bay Networks router and counterpart
Syslogd services on a UNIX workstation
• Procedures for:
-- Configuring Syslogd on a UNIX workstation
-- Configuring Syslog services on a router
-- Managing Syslog services on a router
• An example Syslog configuration
• Descriptions of Syslog MIB attributes (parameters)
To use the information in this appendix, you should have experience with UNIX
system commands and facilities, and also with the Technician Interface for Bay
Networks routers.
Overview
You can use the Syslog messaging feature of the Bay Networks router software to
manage router event messages on any UNIX-based network management
platform. The Syslog software supports this functionality by communicating with
a counterpart software component named Syslogd on your management
workstation.