[Klug-general] How to monitor up/down times?

[Alan]

Ermm, lets not mention the provider shall we? ;)

In the (advanced) router config there should be a setting someting like:
"Log to remote system" or "Log Server"

Point this to your debian machine IP address (internal) and set up
debian machine as the log server to record the ongoing logs as
(for instance) /var/log/192.168.1.1/syslog.log

http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/01/rsyslog-remote-logging/

The last bit of code below "...to the central server." is not needed
since your router is being pointed with the "Log to remote systems" setting.

I notice the howto does not mention you need to punch a hole in the log
servers firewall to allow whatever UDP  port you decide to use.

PS.

OMG look what I found:
http://ashok-linux-tips.blogspot.in/2012/04/log-commands-executed-by-all-users.html


On 12/11/13 19:48, Sharon Kimble wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:33:33 +0000
> Chrisk <c.kirby at cairn-research.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Does the router log at all? 
> Yes, it has a system.log which overwrites itself on each new login.
>
> Sharon.
>> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas at talktalk.net> wrote:
>>> I have a major problem atm in that my router keeps dropping the DSL
>>> sync line/ADSL. I'm not sure exactly what its dropping but I am left
>>> with no internet connection, and the 'Internet' and 'DSL (sync)'
>>> buttons go red with no connection. It is a D-Link DSL-2680 as
>>> provided by talktalk. I've had two engineers out today getting me a
>>> land-line and
>>> internet connectivity back again, but the internet is still very
>>> spotty.
>>>
>>> How can I monitor the uptime and the downtime of the connection
>>> please, so that I can go back to talktalk with a list of times that
>>> it was not working?
>>>
>>> Can anyone suggest a programme, or script, that will give me the
>>> desired information please? I'm getting really pee'd off that its
>>> still not working properly, and when I spoke to talktalk support line
>>> after the second engineer left I was told that it could take up to 14
>>> days for the connection to settle down, which is not acceptable. So
>>> please, can you help me?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Sharon.
>>>
>>>
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