Configuring An Interface As The Source For Syslog Packets - Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual

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Configuring an interface as the source for Syslog packets

For example, to specify the lowest-numbered IP address configured on a virtual routing interface as
the device's source for all TFTP packets, enter commands such as the following.
BigIron RX(config)# int ve 1
BigIron RX(config-vif-1)# ip address 10.0.0.3/24
BigIron RX(config-vif-1)# exit
BigIron RX(config)# ip tftp source-interface ve 1
The commands configure virtual routing interface 1, assign IP address 10.0.0.3/24 to it, then
designate the address as the source address for all TFTP packets.
Syntax: [no] ip tftp source-interface ethernet <portnum> | loopback <num> | ve <num>
The default is the lowest-numbered IP address configured on the port through which the packet is
sent. The address therefore changes, by default, depending on the port.

Configuring an interface as the source for Syslog packets

You can configure the device to use the lowest-numbered IP or IPv6 address configured on a
loopback interface, virtual interface, or Ethernet port as the source for all Syslog packets from the
device. The software uses the lowest-numbered IP or IPv6 address configured on the interface as
the source IP address for the packets.
For example, to specify the lowest-numbered IP address configured on a virtual interface as the
device's source for all Syslog packets, enter commands such as the following.
BigIron RX(config)# int ve 1
BigIron RX(config-vif-1)# ip address 10.0.0.4/24
BigIron RX(config-vif-1)# exit
BigIron RX(config)# ip syslog source-interface ve 1
The commands in this example configure virtual interface 1, assign IP address 10.0.0.4/24 to the
interface, then designate the interface's address as the source address for all Syslog packets.
Syntax: [no] ip syslog source-interface ethernet [<slotnum>/]<portnum> | loopback <num> | ve
The <num> parameter is a loopback interface or virtual interface number. If you specify an
Ethernet, the <slotnum>/]<portnum> is the port's number including the slot number, if you are
configuring a device.
The default is the lowest-numbered IP or IPv6 address configured on the port through which the
packet is sent. The address therefore changes, by default, depending on the port.
NOTE
With this new command, the source ip of syslog is no longer controlled by the snmp-server
trap-source command. In releases berfore 02.4.00, the snmp-server trap-source command
controlled both SNMP and Syslog source IP.
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