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Date:      Fri, 8 Jul 2005 08:23:04 -0400
From:      Hornet <hornetmadness@gmail.com>
To:        fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: PF firewall log problems
Message-ID:  <f42935a6050708052323696ac2@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGEEGKHIAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
References:  <f42935a605070717532fdea67@mail.gmail.com> <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGEEGKHIAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>

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I guess I'm failing to see the point of writing to the log faster. If
you need real time stats, use tcpdump -n -e -ttt -i pflog0. If you
want to get say the last 1000 entries in the log and then go to
realtime, use: sudo tcpdump -n -e -tt -c 1000 -r /var/log/pflog & sudo
tcpdump -n -e -ttt -i pflog0

On 7/7/05, fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> wrote:
> I am viewing pf log this way
> tcpdump -n -e -ttt -r /var/log/pflog
>=20
> Your reference to pflog man page is useless.
> Been there already.
> That gives some field names but not what is in them
>=20
> One of the pf mane pages says there is way to shorten buffer write
> cycle time.
> How do tell PF in rc.conf these over ride options??
>=20
>=20
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hornet [mailto:hornetmadness@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:54 PM
> To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com
> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG
> Subject: Re: PF firewall log problems
>=20
>=20
> On 7/7/05, fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> wrote:
> > How can I change the default wait time for PF buffer writes to the
> log file?
> > The log records are being held in the buffers for a long time
> before being
> > written out.
> > I want to change this to a shorter time.
>  How are you viewing the data?
>=20
> Realtime tcpdump
> tcpdump -n -e -ttt -i pflog0
> or
> Viewing pflog
> tcpdump -n -e -ttt -r /var/log/pflog
>=20
> Anything written to the tty is going to be a bit slower, of course
> if
> you can "jack into your brain" all would be solved.
>=20
>=20
> >
> >
> > Are there any tools or ports for use on the PF log file to create
> better
> > standardized reports?
> I think there is one called hatchet. Of course you can't beat good
> old
> fashion grep,awk, and maybe sed
>=20
> >
> > Where can I find a description of the PF log record fields?
> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Dpflog&sektion=3D4
> >
> > Thanks
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> >
>=20
>=20
> Erik
>=20
>



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