Eenvironment :

> under linux

> 1 central log-collecting server.syslog-ng

2 client: syslog sending logs to central log-collecting server.

 

The syslog-ng server configuration:

> options { use_dns(no); create_dirs(yes);ts_format(iso); };

> source src { udp(ip(0.0.0.0) port(514)); }; 

>

> filter f_kern { facility(kern); };

> filter f_authpriv { facility(auth,authpriv); };

> filter f_mail { facility(mail); };

> filter f_cron { facility(cron); };

> filter f_boot { facility(local7); };

> filter f_spooler { facility(uucp, news) and level(crit..emerg); };

> filter f_messages { level(info..emerg) and not facility(authpriv,  cron, mail); };

> destination kern { file("/home/syslog-ng/$YEAR/$HOST/kernel-$MONTH"); };

> destination authpriv { file("/home/syslog-ng/$YEAR/$HOST/secure-$MONTH"); };

> destination mail { file("/home/syslog-ng/$YEAR/$HOST/maillog-$MONTH"); };

>  destination cron { file("/home/syslog-ng/$YEAR/$HOST/cron-$MONTH"); };

>  destination boot{ file("/home/syslog-ng/$YEAR/$HOST/boot.log-$MONTH"); };

>  destination spooler { file("/home/syslog-ng/$YEAR/$HOST/spooler-$MONTH"); };  

destination messages { file("/home/syslog-ng/$YEAR/$HOST/messages-$MONTH"); };

> log { source(src); filter(f_kern); destination(kern); };>

> log { source(src); filter(f_authpriv); destination(authpriv); };>

> log { source(src); filter(f_mail); destination(mail); };>

> log { source(src); filter(f_cron); destination(cron); };>

> log { source(src); filter(f_boot); destination(boot); };>

> log { source(src); filter(f_spooler); destination(spooler); };

> log { source(src); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); };>

QUESTION:

  I  used the syslog-ng to collect logs from about 1000 clients,while there are many udp packets receive erros:

  # netstat su

  # Udp:

    41200545 packets received

    0 packets to unknown port received.

    410733273 packet receive errors

    21311935 packets sent

 I think it means many log sending by the client are not received by syslog-ng successfully,

How can I resolve this problems?