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Practical, step-by-step walk-throughs for monitoring the network gear you already run — syslog, SNMP and more, on a machine you control. macOS, Windows or Linux.

Server monitoring for the servers you actually have — MeshServerWatch 1.0

An agent on each Windows or Linux server, a Manager you run yourself, and only numbers and one-line summaries leaving the server. What it collects, what it does not, three install commands, pricing, and what is not in 1.0.

Monitor Cisco switch interfaces over SNMP

No agent, no cloud. Enable SNMPv2c or v3, read interface status, traffic and errors, and know what is worth an alert.

Cisco IOS syslog to a server

Catalyst and ISR, classic IOS and IOS-XE. Timestamps, severity, source interface, and the messages worth alerting on.

FortiGate syslog to a server

FortiOS 7.x by CLI or GUI. Severity filters, the VDOM trap, and how to check delivery from the unit itself.

MikroTik RouterOS syslog to a server

RouterOS 6 and 7. Logging actions and topics — including the one topic that will flood you if you add it.

Receive UniFi syslog on a Mac, Windows or Linux box

Complete setup for UDM, UCG, UCK, and UDR devices. Filters, alerts, and the log patterns you actually want to know.

pfSense syslog to Mac, Windows or Linux

Works for both pfSense CE / Plus and OPNsense. Filter log, DHCP, VPN, IDS — everything covered.

Synology DSM syslog to Mac, Windows or Linux

DSM 7 Log Center to your own syslog server. Connection log, file access audit, backup outcomes, and brute-force alerting.

New guides land here as they are written. Want a guide for TrueNAS, Proxmox, OPNsense on bare metal, or something else? Email us what you use and we will write it next.