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Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2024 2:20 Post subject: Truncated Firewall log entries
Firewall log entries get truncated. Whether it's at 235, 255, 275 characters not sure depending on where I look at the entries. Is there a configurable item to increase the buffer size/width to stop this? Regards, Rick

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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2025 11:44 Post subject:
How can I file a request to do this? Thanks, R

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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 15:58 Post subject:

Is this in the output of /var/log/messages, remote syslog, the webUI syslog pages? All pertinent information with an example would surely help. I've queried the developer on this.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 18:51 Post subject: Re: Truncated Firewall log entries

Rickers wrote:

Firewall log entries get truncated. Whether it's at 235, 255, 275 characters not sure depending on where I look at the entries.

Is there a configurable item to increase the buffer size/width to stop this?

Regards, Rick

dont know what you are talking anbout. syslog, gui, dmesg. unclear. i also dont know what you mean with XXX characters.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 18:51 Post subject:

Rickers wrote:

How can I file a request to do this?
Thanks, R

???? request?

files can be uploaded here in the forum. but i'm not sure if i understand you correct.
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:45 Post subject:

Here's a few lines from /var/log/messages on my 1900ACv1 (this is identical to the format in Status/Syslog tab):

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Apr 21 23:21:39.161 DD-WRT kern.warn kernel: [ 3832.899461] ACCEPT IN=br0 OUT= MAC=14:91:82:35:34:2f:a8:20:66:3a:50:3f:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.110 DST=192.168.1.1 LEN=96 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x40 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=63524 DPT=22 SEQ=4218929951 ACK=2722779460 WINDOW=2048 RES=
Apr 21 23:21:42.541 DD-WRT kern.warn kernel: [ 3836.278708] ACCEPT IN=br0 OUT= MAC=14:91:82:35:34:2f:a8:20:66:3a:50:3f:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.110 DST=192.168.1.1 LEN=64 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=64014 DPT=80 SEQ=724809870 ACK=0 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN
Apr 21 23:21:43.171 DD-WRT kern.warn kernel: [ 3836.907239] ACCEPT IN=br0 OUT=tun1 MAC=14:91:82:35:34:2f:a8:20:66:3a:50:3f:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.110 DST=178.162.170.166 LEN=238 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=0 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=62549 DPT=443 SEQ=708859433 ACK=2701862500 WINDOW=

The first and third lines are obviously truncated. Can that be fixed to show the entire line of data?
Thanks, Rick

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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:59 Post subject:

All entries begin with a date / time stamp. Everything after the date until the next line that starts with a date / time stamp is all one line entry. I usually have to have PuTTY window fullscreen, and even then, there's 'truncated lines'. This is nothing new and probably won't be corrected.
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 5:23 Post subject:

I was responding to BS, so let's see what he says.

If I look at the same exact log data sent to a remote syslog, it looks like this:

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<4>Apr 22 03:21:39 kernel: [ 3832.899461] ACCEPT IN=br0 OUT= MAC=14:91:82:35:34:2f:a8:20:66:3a:50:3f:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.110 DST=192.168.1.1 LEN=96 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x40 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=63524 DPT=22 SEQ=4218929951 ACK=2722779460 WINDOW=2048 RES=
<4>Apr 22 03:21:42 kernel: [ 3836.278708] ACCEPT IN=br0 OUT= MAC=14:91:82:35:34:2f:a8:20:66:3a:50:3f:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.110 DST=192.168.1.1 LEN=64 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=64014 DPT=80 SEQ=724809870 ACK=0 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN
<4>Apr 22 03:21:43 kernel: [ 3836.907239] ACCEPT IN=br0 OUT=tun1 MAC=14:91:82:35:34:2f:a8:20:66:3a:50:3f:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.110 DST=178.162.170.166 LEN=238 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=0 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=62549 DPT=443 SEQ=708859433 ACK=2701862500 WINDOW=

The prefix part of it with the date is shorter than in /var/log/messages, but the data itself is truncated at the same spot meaning it was most likely truncated before it was logged.

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