[syslog-ng] loosing Messages via Modem (GPRS/UMTS) connection

[Jens-Peter C. Hillers]

Balazs Scheidler schrieb:
> On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 00:32 +0100, Jens-Peter C. Hillers wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I try to log to a remote Syslog Server via:
>>
>> destination logserver { tcp("log.mydomain.xyz" port(514) flush_lines(1)
>> flush_timeout(10) keep-alive(yes) ); };
>>
>> if I have a long period between the messages (e.g. 10 Minutes) the
>> messsage is still logged to the local machine
>> ( I write a second log to a local file) but no message reaches the
>> server. all new messages are lost.
>>
>> if I restart the syslog deamon ill get messages again (but only new ones)
>>
>> I use Suse Linux 10.1 with syslog-ng (2.x)  (client)
>>
>> I also compiled and tried 3.0.1 but git the same effect.
>>
>> any idea ?
>>     
>
> did you enable flow control towards the TCP destination?
>   
Hi,

thanks

I expected something at the destination to set flow control so I reread
the Manual an come back with the results.

regards
jph

> what aboud dropped counters? it might be syslog-ng itself that drops
> messages, but there's always a reason why it does it.
>
> I don't see why it would be related to idle times, syslog-ng tries to
> keep the TCP connection alive at all times.
>
>   


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Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Jens-Peter C. Hillers
Sen. Developer

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