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control source for syslog packets
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Description

Add support for controlling the source IP or source interface for syslog packets

We would like to be able to specify a particular interface to source syslog from.

Use case

To standardize firewall rules, etc. We would like to use router loopbacks as a source interface for syslog.

Additional information

see cisco example: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/csbms/CBS_250_350/CLI/cbs-250-cli/syslog-commands.pdf#unique_1005

Details

Version
-
Is it a breaking change?
Unspecified (possibly destroys the router)
Issue type
Feature (new functionality)

Event Timeline

badger42 created this task.May 21 2025, 5:54 PM
pasik subscribed.May 21 2025, 6:08 PM
Viacheslav triaged this task as Wishlist priority.May 21 2025, 7:43 PM
Viacheslav subscribed.

Add example for rsyslog
It is not cisco

badger42 added a comment.Tue, Jun 10, 5:15 PM

Doesn't this feature exist in 1.5?

set system syslog source-address <address>

If so, can we get it ported back to 1.4.x?