DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router Logging

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What type of logging does this have? The manual online is not very clear... I need it to log the urls/IP addresses of sites that users visit. In other words, when someone visits a site, I need it to log the URL that was used (for example "www.gmail.com". Does this log that information?

Also, is this the best 802.11N router out there as far as features, reliability, and speed? What other routers out there are good? My spending limit is $200-$300 and I need it to do at least 802.11g and allow port forwarding (to expose internal home server).

Thanks!
 
bump... anybody know about the logging capabilities? Someone out there has to own this one... :) Thanks!
 
I don't believe it does log this information. I don't have one with me, but if you can wait a week when I get home from college I'll let you know for sure, if no one else replies.

This router has been getting some of the best reviews out there. The only router better then this is the 'gaming' version, which only offers some gamer-centric features. So, I'd say this is the best router out there as of now.
 
I don't think any home grade routers do. Have you considered a *nix router like IPCop?
 
RoBo said:
I don't think any home grade routers do. Have you considered a *nix router like IPCop?
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I thought of that option, but I'd kind of like an easy to use/maintain consumer-level device. I might do something like IPCop later when I have more time/room to set something like that up.

My old Linksys 802.11b logs the ip/address of all the sites visited. It even sends it to a Linksys log viewer/recorder on my desktop. I haven't seen this feature in the newer routers though. However, this older router is slow and i'd like to upgrade. The old linksys can't keep up with having two xbox 360s online at the same time - it drops both player's xbox live connections :(.

This router though seems to say you can block web sites by specific urls... I am hoping it can also record all the urls visited.
 
Wow I was going to join the crowd and say no as well, but about 5 mins of messing around with my DIR-655 and I got it. 2 ways to do it (E-mail or Syslog) (Syslog requires a PC running as a catch-all for the logs, but it's one big flat chunk of info. E-mail would be a bunch of separate things (Searching might be easier with SYSLOG))

------------------ SYSLOG Method
#1 Go out and get a SYSLOG daemon. I grabbed KiWi. Free and I have heard of it before.

#2 Reserve a network address for the syslog server. Click, Setup - Network Settings. Find the address of the machine you are going to run SYSLOG on and click Reserve. Under Add DHCP Reservation click save.

#3 Turn on SYSLOG. Click, Tools - Syslog - [Put the reserved address in for the Syslog Server IP Address]

#4 Create a logging policy. Click, Advanced - Access control - Add Policy - Next - [type a name in for the policy] - Next - [leave always/always] Next- [type in a IP address and then select] Other Machines - OK - Next - Log Web Access Only - Save

------------------ E-Mail Method

#1 Turn E-mail Notification on. Click, Tools - E-mail Settings - Enable E-mail notification. Set your E-mail settings, and choose how you want your log to arrive (scheduled or on log full) (on log full would be my choice). If you wanted to see it before it was full you can go to Status - logs and see the info, or click the E-mail now in the same window

#2 Create a logging policy. Click, Advanced - Access control - Add Policy - Next - [type a name in for the policy] - Next - [leave always/always] Next- [type in a IP address and then select] Other Machines - OK - Next - Log Web Access Only - Save



I think those instructions cover it. I can see what I am accessing now.

[INFO] Sun Dec 16 03:22:33 2007 Web site www.hardforum.com/images/buttons/edit.gif accessed from 192.168.1.199
[INFO] Sun Dec 16 03:22:32 2007 Web site www.hardforum.com/editpost.php?do=updatepost&postid=1031804373 accessed from 192.168.1.199
 
Well I figured it would support syslog, but being able to create a rule to log web access - man that really is a nice router!
 
SpaceHonkey said:
Well I figured it would support syslog, but being able to create a rule to log web access - man that really is a nice router!
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Most of the home routers I have owned did not have Syslog without aftermarket firmware, but then again the last router I owned was a linksys wrt54g. (had about 6 of them). It's not something you useually see on home equipment, because most home users dont want to run a server.
 
moetop said:
Wow I was going to join the crowd and say no as well, but about 5 mins of messing around with my DIR-655 and I got it. 2 ways to do it (E-mail or Syslog) (Syslog requires a PC running as a catch-all for the logs, but it's one big flat chunk of info. E-mail would be a bunch of separate things (Searching might be easier with SYSLOG))

------------------ SYSLOG Method
#1 Go out and get a SYSLOG daemon. I grabbed KiWi. Free and I have heard of it before.

#2 Reserve a network address for the syslog server. Click, Setup - Network Settings. Find the address of the machine you are going to run SYSLOG on and click Reserve. Under Add DHCP Reservation click save.

#3 Turn on SYSLOG. Click, Tools - Syslog - [Put the reserved address in for the Syslog Server IP Address]

#4 Create a logging policy. Click, Advanced - Access control - Add Policy - Next - [type a name in for the policy] - Next - [leave always/always] Next- [type in a IP address and then select] Other Machines - OK - Next - Log Web Access Only - Save

------------------ E-Mail Method

#1 Turn E-mail Notification on. Click, Tools - E-mail Settings - Enable E-mail notification. Set your E-mail settings, and choose how you want your log to arrive (scheduled or on log full) (on log full would be my choice). If you wanted to see it before it was full you can go to Status - logs and see the info, or click the E-mail now in the same window

#2 Create a logging policy. Click, Advanced - Access control - Add Policy - Next - [type a name in for the policy] - Next - [leave always/always] Next- [type in a IP address and then select] Other Machines - OK - Next - Log Web Access Only - Save



I think those instructions cover it. I can see what I am accessing now.

[INFO] Sun Dec 16 03:22:33 2007 Web site www.hardforum.com/images/buttons/edit.gif accessed from 192.168.1.199
[INFO] Sun Dec 16 03:22:32 2007 Web site www.hardforum.com/editpost.php?do=updatepost&postid=1031804373 accessed from 192.168.1.199
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Wow! Is that the actual logged entries from your syslog? That's exactly what I need. I guess i'll pick one up on my way home then :). Thanks so much for the help!
 
Yep that was a SMALL example. The logs will be quite large. Just a few mins worth and they were getting large, but you can create rules that just do certin machines and not all of them. Clicking through some of the screens I mentioned will get you started.
 
moetop said:
Yep that was a SMALL example. The logs will be quite large.
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That's my proxy log. :eek:

Code: 
17:05:35 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/bradford/7149902.stm
17:05:36 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7149902.stm
17:05:36 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/css/screen/nol/story.css?
17:05:37 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/css/screen/shared/styles.css?
17:05:37 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/css/screen/shared/toolbar_ukfs.css?
17:05:37 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/css/screen/nol/styles.css?
17:05:38 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/css/screen/nol/furniture.css?
17:05:38 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/css/screen/nol/programmes.css?
17:05:40 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/js/newsi/latest/newsi.js?
17:05:41 192.168.2.45 http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/js/nol4.js?
17:05:42 192.168.2.45 http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/js/livestats_v1_1.js?
17:05:42 192.168.2.45 http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/js/av.js?
17:05:45 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/favicon.ico
17:05:46 192.168.2.45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7150398.stm
17:05:48 192.168.2.45 http://stats.bbc.co.uk/o.gif?
 
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