[syslog-ng]bind_inet_socket() error

Walt Rich syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu
Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:42:14 -0500


I found the answer by filtering by hosts.=20

Thanks!=20

-----Original Message-----
From: syslog-ng-admin@lists.balabit.hu
[mailto:syslog-ng-admin@lists.balabit.hu] On Behalf Of Walt Rich
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:22 AM
To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu
Subject: RE: [syslog-ng]bind_inet_socket() error

Is there a link that you could forward that would explain how to do
this?  I'm a newbie to Linux and Syslog-ng.=20

Thanks for everyone's assistance with this.

-----Original Message-----
From: syslog-ng-admin@lists.balabit.hu
[mailto:syslog-ng-admin@lists.balabit.hu] On Behalf Of Nate Campi
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:00 PM
To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu
Subject: Re: [syslog-ng]bind_inet_socket() error

Right, packet filter and/or compile with TCP wrappers for access
control, syslog-ng itself won't do that for you.

On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 02:11:18PM -0500, Dave Johnson wrote:
> * Set you max connections to the number of connections that you
anticipate.
> * Otherwise-- Firewall.
>=20
> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:29:08 -0500, Walt Rich <walt.rich@parago.com>
wrote:
> > OK, I see what you mean.
> >=20
> > What is the syntax for setting up a source that is an IP address=20
> > that is not local?  I'm trying to set up a centralized logging=20
> > server and would like for it to receive logging from other servers,=20
> > but I would like to be able to specify the IP addresses that it will
accept input from.
> >=20
> > Thanks!
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: syslog-ng-admin@lists.balabit.hu=20
> > [mailto:syslog-ng-admin@lists.balabit.hu] On Behalf Of Balazs=20
> > Scheidler
> > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:53 AM
> > To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu
> > Subject: RE: [syslog-ng]bind_inet_socket() error
> >=20
> > On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 00:36, Walt Rich wrote:
> > > Response to a) shows:
> > > # ifconfig -a | grep 172
> > >         inet 172.16.100.202 netmask ffffff00 broadcast
> > > 172.16.100.255
> >=20
> > but you are trying to bind to  172.16.65.61, which is not local.
> > (your local IP is .202)
> >=20
> > (for TCP sources you are specifying the bind IP and not the IP=20
> > address you want to receive messages from)
> >=20
> > --
> > Bazsi
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