System logs

Question

I would like to pull a history of the internet interface connection status.&nbsp; Is there a comprehensive system log available for Orbi?&nbsp; &nbsp;The one on the Advanced - &gt; Administration -&gt; Logs page is just slightly less than useless.

theoak · Answer

Every time the router reboots, the logs get cleared. So that is frustrating.

I have noticed at http://orbilogin.net/debug.htm you can set some log options. It almost seems to suggest that if you insert a USB memory stick it may save them off. You may need to try differnt formats (FAT32, EXT2/3/4, etc) until it is recognized by the Orbi. You may need to find some free disk utilities.

Something to try. Other folks can probably provide additional guidance.

CrimpOn · Answer

I have used a USB stick to capture LAN/WAN traffic many times.&nbsp; However, only the LAN and WAN traffic captures appear on the USB stick.&nbsp; The "debug" information remains in memory.

CrimpOn · Answer

I took another look at the results of doing a Debug Capture.&nbsp; When the debug file is copied to my computer, there are LOTS of log files contained in "debug_log.zip".&nbsp; Although the "Orbi Log" that is available on the web interface is cleared when the Orbi reboots, many of these log files are not.&nbsp; I have no clue how to interpret many of these logs, but there certainly are a lot of them!

OrbiPhilip · Answer

It seems that Netgear only developed enough of each feature to list it on the box as being present.&nbsp; I cannot think of a single one where I thought "Wow, this is really well done".

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