Syslog-ng on FreeBSD

QuestionMqrk · 10-17-2016, 04:50 AM

Hi everyone;

Could really use some help. I've installed FreeBSD on a computer and am looking to set up a Syslog server on it. I found a tutorial online but the first step is to install syslog-ng which I tried with the command:

Code:

#cd /usr/ports/sysutils/syslog-ng
#make install clean

However I get this message:

Code:

"Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again."

Not sure what to do here, any help is appreciated!

czanik · 10-17-2016, 05:02 AM

Most likely github was temporarily unavailable or you had a network problem. If you don't need extra functions, I'd recommend a simple:

pkg install syslog-ng

This will download and install a binary package with the most commonly used features of syslog-ng.

QuestionMqrk · 10-17-2016, 05:17 AM

Looks like this didn't work either, I think it's a network issue. I tried pinging Google's IP:

Code:

ping 8.8.8.8

and got this message:

Code:

ping: sendto: No buffer space available

even though i'm certain the cable is connected; I even have a second computer running through the same router working fine.