Re: log4net, UDPAppender and Chainsaw v2

I recall using the UdpAppender to send packets to another IP address
other than 127.0.0.1.

Here is discussion from the log4j list about setting up tabs:

http://tinyurl.com/6l3uh
http://www.mail-archive.com/log4j-user%40logging.apache.org/msg02540.html

- Ron

--- Chris Restall <crestall@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I have a two part question:
> 
>  
> 
> I recently installed Chainsaw version 2 and configured it with a
> UDPReciever to capture and display log4net messages.  My Chainsaw
> receiver configuration looks like this:
> 
>  
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
> 
> <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd"> 
> 
> <log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/";
> debug="true">    
> 
>     <plugin name="UDPReceiver"
> class="org.apache.log4j.net.UDPReceiver">
> 
>        <param name="Port" value="8080" />
> 
>     </plugin>    
> 
>  </log4j:configuration>
> 
>  
> 
> And my log4Net receiver looks like this:
> 
>  
> 
> <appender name="UdpAppender" type="log4net.Appender.UdpAppender">
> 
>             <localPort value="80" />
> 
>             <remoteAddress value="127.0.0.1" />
> 
>             <remotePort value="8080" />
> 
>             <layout type="log4net.Layout.XmlLayoutSchemaLog4j">
> 
>                         <locationInfo value="true" />
> 
>             </layout>
> 
> </appender>
> 
>  
> 
> Provided I keep the remoteAddress set to the loopback "127.0.0.1", I
> can
> view the logging information via Chainsaw on my local machine.  When
> I
> configure the UdpAppender on another machine on the same local
> network
> (no firewalls up)  to point to my IP for the remoteAddress, I never
> get
> anything in Chainsaw.  I checked with a packet sniffer and see no UDP
> packets being sent via the remote machine.  Am I correct to assume
> that
> the UDPAppender should be able to send UDP packets to another IP?
> 
>  
> 
> The second question is more oriented to Chainsaw version 2 - How do
> you
> create a tab for your receiver output to go to?  I see a "Create
> Custom
> Expression" option in the UI and it brings up a dialog for a "Tab
> expression", whatever is entered here creates a tab but the receiver
> output always goes to the chainsaw log tab..  Not sure how one would
> tell the Receiver to display in the new tab..
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
>  
> 
> Chris r
> 
>