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Sending SYSLOG notifications with IPCheck Server Monitor

This article explains how a free command line utility can be used to send SYSLOG notifications from IPCheck Server Monitor to a SYSLOG server.

To send a SYSLOG message using a command line tool you can use CLSLTEST.EXE by Franz Krainer. This actually is the command line sample program for his SYSLOG DLL library.

You can get the CLSYSLOG download from http://www.netal.com/download.htm. More information can be found at http://www.netal.com/clsl12.htm.

  • Unzip the downloaded file and copy the file clsltest.exe and and clsyslog.dll into a folder of your choice (e.g. c:\syslog)
  • Create a new notification (or edit an existing one)
  • Scroll down to the Execute Program section
  • For Program File enter the full path to the logevent.exe file (e.g. c:\syslog\clsltext.exe)
  • For Parameters enter

    xx.xx.xx.xx "%server %name %status %down (%msg)"
  • Replace xx.xx.xx.xx with the IP or hostname of your SYSLOG server
  • Save the notification and run a test
  • You should now see a message from IPCheck on your SYSLOG server

Note: Franz Krainer also offers a very usefull SYSLOG daemon for Windows systems (SL4NT 0.3 Freeware) that accepts SYSLOG messages and forwards them into the system's Event Log: See http://www.netal.com/sl4nt03.htm.

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