General Questions

I have ditched IPcop now and am using two copies of m0n0wall. If anyone finds a really good free syslog server for windows I would appreciate the info.

Might be a bit much if you can't or don't want to use all the rest it comes with, but the price is right.

http://www.paessler.com/free_syslog_server

Also a Freebie from What's Up Gold.

http://www.whatsupgold.com/free-software/network-tools/syslog-server.aspx#

I've used Kiwi syslog server in the past before it got purchased by Solar Winds.  I think that it is still free at http://www.solarwinds.com/register/registration.aspx?program=874&c=70150000000EIV7 It wored great but I finally wrote my own software to receive and store UDP syslog messages to a sqlite database. 

I've been running Monowall for years on a tiny compact flash drive and $100 embedded hardware from pcengines.ch.  It is easy to configure and runs on just a few watts.

Alternatively, you can get a cheap embedded system and run a syslog server on it.  I can do that on my DLINK NAS drive or get something small like an Ethernet Arduino running off a USB or Power over Ethernet connection.  The Ethernet Arduinos include an SDcard slot. http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardEthernet