log server
Websense Reports do not reflect the local time zones of multiple Filtering Services located around the world
Each Log Server converts the data received from Filtering Service to the local time zone setting of the machine where Log Server is installed. For example, suppose a Log Server is installed on a machine in the Central European Time zone. Suppose that it is receiving data from Filtering Service machines or Integrations located in the United [...]
How to connect to SQL Server when installing Websense Reporting Tools
The installation of Websense Reporting Tools includes a Log Server component that logs filtering data to a Microsoft SQL Server database. When Log Server is installed, the Websense installer prompts you for SQL Server connection information. If the connection values are inaccurate, or if the SQL Server instance uses a port other than the default, the [...]
How to Use TestLogServer with Websense Express
TestLogServer is a command-line utility that displays log traffic sent to Websense Log Server. TestLogServer listens on port 55805, which is the same port used by Websense Log Server. Here is an example of traffic displyed by the TestLogServer: time=Fri Jul 30 09:15:41 2004 version=3 server=10.1.1.1 source=127.0.0.1 dest=199.181.132.250 protocol= “http” url= “http://espn.com/” port= “80″ category= [...]
Why isn’t Websense Log Server writing data to the Microsoft SQL Server database?
The most frequent reason that Log Server is unable to write data is that the Microsoft SQL Server database has run out of allocated disk space. This can occur even when the database is set to grow automatically. The problem occurs when Log Server tries to write to the database before Microsoft SQL Server increases [...]
When installing Websense Reporting, I receive the error: cannot access the database
Websense Reporting fails to install after receiving the error, “cannot access the database.” Error Messages: (Detailed)  cannot access the database  Resolution: If you are running earlier versions of Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE), when prompted to connect with ODBC, you must use sa as the user ID along with a blank password. Recent versions [...]
Can Log Server receive data from multiple Filtering Services – Websense
Log Server does not differentiate where a request is coming from, so it will successfully log all requests it receives regardless of source. However, all Log Server data goes into one Log Database. Therefore, note that your Websense installation must be configured as follows: One Log Server per Policy Server One Log Server per Log [...]
How to Upgrade to Microsoft SQL Server from MSDE – Websense
The Websense service that sends data to MSDE needs to be stopped during the upgrade process. After the upgrade, re-establish the ODBC connection between the Log Server and SQL. As no Internet access information will be logged during the upgrade process, it is suggested to perform the upgrade during a quiet period as to minimize [...]
How to Send Snort logs to a remote log server
I downloaded the Red Hat 5 rpm from snort.org and installed it on a CentOS 5 machine. It installed fine and I looked over the config files in /etc/sysconfig/snort and /etc/snort/snort.conf. I changed what I needed for my configuration adding a line to the snort.conf file to set an output alert to send to the [...]