Appendix A. Monitoring and Logging
In this chapter, we will cover:
- Customizing the Status Dashboard
- Monitoring current traffic
- Configuring SMTP e-mail notifications
- Viewing system logs
- Configuring an external syslog server
- Viewing RRD graphs
- Viewing DHCP leases
- Monitoring the packet filter with pfInfo
- Monitoring traffic with pfTop
- Monitoring system activity
Introduction
Once pfSense is up and running, it's important to understand how to properly monitor the system. Learning to use the status monitor and logging tools built into pfSense will make an administrator's life all the much easier. The following recipes describe how to monitor and log the majority of features available within pfSense.
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