Chapter 5. Logging
This chapter will teach you
How to access message logs.
How to access error logs.
How to access operational logs.
Logs Pages
The Logs menu shown in the following figure provides access to a number of logs detailing the operational history of the MOB-IP-SIM . This page may be accessed from the Mobile IP Test Menu found at the root of the MOB-IP-SIM web server. Click on the link to reach the following menu and then click on the appropriate link to reach the log of interest.
tcpdump (show packet contents)
The PPP packet log may be accessed in either text or binary form. Check here to determine whether PPP negation succeeded and an IP connection was opened. Click on the link to call up the embedded tcpdump utility, which will display the network traffic in text format as shown in the following figure. The user may filter the content of the tcpdump window by entering a suitable expression in the field and clicking on the button.
tcpdump (don't show packet contents)
To download the log in binary form, click on the link. The binary format may be read directly by the free Ethereal network software, which is included on the CD-ROM.
Agent-Advertiser Log
Click on the link on the Log menu to call up a log of all messages from the process that sends mobility agent advertisements as shown in the following figure.
Foreign Agent Log
Click on the link on the Log menu to call up the log of messages from the foreign agent as shown in the following figure.
Access Log
Click on the link on the Log menu to call up the log of all accesses to the MOB-IP-SIM HTTP content server as shown in the following figure.
Error Log
Click on the link on the Log menu to call up the log of all errors reported by the MOB-IP-SIM content server as shown in the following figure.
HTTP Proxy Log
Click on the link on the Log menu to call up the log of the HTTP proxy server activity as shown in the following figure.
System Log
Click on the link on the Log menu to call up the log of all system messages as shown in the following figure.
