Lab 08 : Syslog Server for Cisco Router in GNS3

Monitoring the status of a device is really helpful, especially in troubleshooting the devices.
Almost all the networking devices such as PCs, Servers, Switches, and Routers, have their own method to provide log information about the usage of devices.
Administrators use these logs to find the solutions to troubleshoot the issues caused by these devices.
However, collecting and monitoring logs on each and every device might be a difficult job on a network that have 100 of devices. To overcome this problem, you can use Syslog Server to collect all the logs in a central location and then you can use these logs for the troubleshooting devices.

We will use the following topology to configure logging in Cisco IOS using GNS3. Router R1 is connected to the local system using a Loopback interface.

Once the installation of Kiwi Syslog Server is finished , next, you need to define the IP addresses from which you want to receive the logs. To do so, in the Kiwi Syslog Server console, click File and select Setup.
In the settings options, select Inputs, type 192.168.10.1 in the IP address box, click Add, and then click OK. The following figure shows the settings options for Kiwi Syslog Server.
Now, your Syslog Server is ready to receive the logs. However, you may also need to disable the firewall.

Open the console of R1 and execute the following commands to configure IP address on R1.

R1(config)#interface fa0/0
R1(config)-if#ip add 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
R1(config-if)#no shutdown

Next, use the logging host <syslog server IP address> command to specify the syslog server address.

R1(config)#logging host 192.168.10.100

R1(config)#int loopback 0
R1(config-if)#shut
R1(config-if)#no shut

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