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--- admin-log [2024/10/19 16:04] – [Web Usage/Web Monitor Notes] -Condense hogwild
+++ admin-log [2025/03/09 15:11] (current) – [Syslog] -Condense Log to Remote System hogwild
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 ===== Syslog =====
-**Log Internally: **Enables FreshTomato logging. By default, FreshTomato saves logs to the router's internal memory, where they may be extracted or viewed directly on the [[status-log|Logs]] page. The logs consume router memory, but may be viewed directly on the router itself. (Default: Enabled).
+**Log Internally: **enables FreshTomato logging.
+By default, FreshTomato saves logs to the router's internal memory, where they may be extracted or viewed directly on the [[status-log|Logs]] page. The logs consume router memory, but may be viewed directly on the router itself. (Default: Enabled).
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-**Max size before rotate: **// Log rotation// creates new log files and archives & removes old ones to save drive space. The number entered here specifies the maximum space log files can occupy before they are rotated, (in Kb).
+**Max size before rotate: **// //specifies the maximum space log files can occupy before they are rotated, (in Kb).
+//Log rotation// creates new log files and archives & removes old ones to save drive space. The number entered here
- \\ {{::administration-logging-syslog-2024.1.png?696}}
+ \\  \\ {{::administration-logging-syslog-2024.1.png?696}}
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-**Number of rotated logs to keep:** Specifies how many rotated log files will be maintained in the rotated logs archive.
+**Number of rotated logs to keep:** specifies how many rotated log files will be maintained in the rotated logs archive.
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-**Custom Log File Path: **Lets you set a custom log file path. A displayed tip reminds you to check the path exists and is writable. \\ (Default path: /var/log/messages).
+**Custom Log File Path: **lets you set a custom log file path.
+A displayed tip reminds you to check the path exists and is writable. (Default path: /var/log/messages).
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-**Log To Remote System: **Provides network support to the syslogd facility. This means messages can be forwarded from one node running syslogd to another node running syslogd, where they will be actually logged to a disk file. ((
+**Log To Remote System: **provides network support to the syslogd facility.
+Thus, messages can be forwarded from one node running syslogd to another running syslogd, where they'll be logged to disk. ((
 [[https://linux.die.net/man/8/syslogd|https://linux.die.net/man/8/syslogd]]
 ))
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-**IP Address / Port:** The IP address of the host to receive syslog data, and the port on which data are sent.
+**IP Address / Port:** the IP address of the host to receive syslog data, and the port on they are sent.
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-**Generate Marker:** Makes log files easier to read. Checking this causes "——MARK—–"  to be inserted into the log\\ at the specified interval.
+**Generate Marker:**  makes log files easier to read. Checking this causes "——MARK—–"  to be inserted into the log\\ at the specified interval.
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 **Events Logged:**
-  * Access Restriction - Causes logging of Access Restriction events.
+ \\
-  * Cron - Causes Cron events to be logged.
-  * DHCP Client - Causes logging of DHCP IP addressing events.
+  * Access Restriction - causes Access Restriction events to be logged.
-  * NTP - Causes logging of Network Time Protocol events.
+  * Cron - causes Cron events to be logged.
-  * Scheduler - Causes logging of events set in the Scheduler menu.
+  * DHCP Client - causes DHCP IP addressing events to be logged.
+  * NTP - causes Network Time Protocol events to be logged.
+  * Scheduler - causes events set in the Scheduler menu to be logged.
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-**Minimum Log Level:**  Here, select the minimum level of messages to be logged.
+**Minimum Log Level:**  selects the minimum level of messages to be logged.
-Here, "minimum" means that whichever option you select from the list, that level's messages and all those \\ higher in the list will be logged.
+"Minimum" means whichever option you select, that level's messages and all those above it in the list will be logged.
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-  * Emergency - Only Emergency-level messages will be logged.
+  * Emergency - only Emergency-level messages will be logged.
-  * Alert - Messages categorized as Alert and higher will be logged.
+  * Alert - messages categorized as Alert and higher will be logged.
-  * Critical - Messages categorized as Critical and higher will be logged.
+  * Critical - messages categorized as Critical and higher will be logged.
-  * Error - Messages of Error level or higher will be logged.
+  * Error - messages of Error level or higher will be logged.
-  * Warning - Messages of Warning level or higher will be logged.
+  * Warning - messages of Warning level or higher will be logged.
-  * Notice - Messages of Notice level or higher will be logged.
+  * Notice - messages of Notice level or higher will be logged.
-  * Info - Messages of Information level or higher will be logged.
+  * Info - messages of Information level or higher will be logged.
-  * Debug - Debug-level information and all other levels will be logged.
+  * Debug - debug-level information, all other levels will be logged.
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   * Inbound
-    * Disabled - Disables logging of incoming connections.
+    * Disabled - disables logging of incoming connections.
-    * If Blocked by Firewall - Logs incoming connection attempts blocked by the firewall.
+    * If Blocked by Firewall - logs incoming connection attempts blocked by the firewall.
-    * If Allowed by Firewall - Logs incoming connection attempts allowed by the firewall.
+    * If Allowed by Firewall - logs incoming connection attempts allowed by the firewall.
-    * Both - Logs all incoming connection attempts.
+    * Both - logs all incoming connection attempts.
   * Outbound
-    * Disabled - Disables logging of outgoing connections.
+    * Disabled - disables logging of outgoing connections.
-    * If Blocked by Firewall - Logs outgoing connection attempts blocked by the firewall.
+    * If Blocked by Firewall - logs outgoing connection attempts blocked by the firewall.
-    * If Allowed by Firewall - Logs outgoing connection attempts allowed by the firewall.
+    * If Allowed by Firewall - logs outgoing connection attempts allowed by the firewall.
-    * Both - Logs all outgoing connection attempts.
+    * Both - logs all outgoing connection attempts.
-  * Limit - Here, enter the maximum messages per minute to be logged in the system log. \\ Enter '0' for unlimited. (Default: 60).
+  * Limit - the maximum messages per minute to be logged in the system log. \\ Enter "0" for unlimited. (Default: 60).
 ===== Web Monitor =====
-**Enable >>** Takes you to the //Administration///Logging menu (and Syslog settings).
+**Enable >>** takes you to the //Administration///[[admin-log|Logging]] menu (and Syslog settings).
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-**Monitor Web Usage:** Enables/disables Web Monitoring. (Default: Disabled).
+**Monitor Web Usage:** enables/disables Web Monitoring. (Default: Disabled).
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-**Monitor**: Select the Device/s you wish to monitor.
+**Monitor**: select the Device/s you wish to monitor.
+ \\
-  * All Computers /Devices * - Monitors all devices (Default).
+  * All Computers /Devices * - monitors all devices (Default).
-  * The following - Monitors only devices entered here.
+  * The following - monitors only devices entered here.
-  * All except - Monitors all devices except those entered here.
+  * All except - monitors all devices except those entered here.
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-**Number of Entries to remember**: The number of //Domains// visited and the number of //Searches// to record in the log file.
+**Number of Entries to remember**: the number of //Domains// visited and number of //Searches// to record in the log.
-Entering: "0" makes the number unlimited (and therefore) allows an unlimited log size. Verify you have the storage space.
+Entering: "0" disables logging of domains / searches.
+Almost all sites and search engines nowadays use http**s** so not every domain can be logged, only those invoked with http. As all search engines use https logging of searches has become impossible, so this feature is not functional anymore.
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-**Daily Backup**: Enables backup of Web Monitor logs to the default backup directory. (Default: Disabled).
+**Daily Backup**: enables backup of Web Monitor logs to the default backup directory. (Default: Disabled).
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-**Clear Data After Backup**: If enabled, empties the log file after a backup is performed. (Default: Disabled)
+**Clear Data After Backup**: empties the log file after a backup is performed. (Default: Disabled)
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-**Backup Directory**: Specifies where backup files will be stored. (Default: /tmp).
+**Backup Directory**: specifies where backup files will be stored. (Default: /tmp).
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-NOTE: The default (\tmp) folder contents are emptied after reboot. Consider using USB/CIFS/JFFS as permanent storage.
+NOTE: The contents of the default "/tmp" folder are emptied on reboot. Consider using USB/CIFS/JFFS as permanent storage.
-===== Web Usage/Web Monitor Notes =====
+===== Web Usage/Web Monitor Notes and Troubleshooting =====
-Web usage won't work properly if the FreshTomato client to monitor is running a direct TOR or VPN Internet connection. FreshTomato cannot monitor such connections since they are already encrypted. This can also include some IPv6 tunneling protocols, such as 6in4 Static tunnel.
+Web usage **won't work properly** if the FreshTomato client monitored is running a direct TOR or VPN Internet connection. FreshTomato cannot monitor such connections since they are already encrypted. This can also include some IPv6 tunneling protocols, such as 6in4 Static tunnel.
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