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Easy Tool - Syslog Viewer PRO

HeikoAnkenbrand — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:10:33 GMT

Syslog Viewer PRO

To enable rapid analysis of syslog information, I developed a small Windows tool in C++ that allows filtered syslog data to be displayed in real time. It can be used for debugging Check Point products. It supports the standard syslog format and is therefore compatible with all other products that support syslog. It is intended for debugging and analyzing syslog information.

The tool provides the following functions:

While the tool is running, the syslog port 514 (UDP/TCP) is opened.
All syslog data, such as messages sent to this client, are displayed in real time.
It is possible to define syslog filters so that only information matching the filters is written to the log file.
Additionally, a display filter is available, which shows only the filtered information from the log data on the screen.
All filters can be combined using logical “AND” or “OR” operators.
For analysis purposes, log processing within the tool can be stopped and restarted.

Required steps:

Download the tool and run it with local administrator privileges. This is required to open port 514.
Configure syslog on the management server to send logs to the IP address of your workstation:
1. Open the management server object
2. Navigate to “Log → Export”
3. Create a new syslog object targeting the IP address of your workstation
If necessary, adjust the local desktop firewall to allow UDP/TCP traffic on port 514

Tool download link:
Syslog Viewer PRO 1.3 (Mobile App)

File hash SHA256:
768D57916BD9BB292BC2033619D49A356C583EEFCFD1F72A3ABD4B6B95CE572A

Re: Easy Tool - Syslog Viewer PRO

HeikoAnkenbrand — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:42:30 GMT

Here is an example of how the filters work:

RED: Only the red-marked events of the syslog filters are written to the syslog.log file.

GREEN: The green-marked filter entries are applied to the syslog.log data within the tool for display purposes and can be modified at any time for searching.

Re: Easy Tool - Syslog Viewer PRO

Hugo_vd_Kooij — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:05:17 GMT

Are filter based on regular expressions?

Re: Easy Tool - Syslog Viewer PRO

FirewallXL — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:32:23 GMT

An interesting small tool for testing syslog.

Is it possible to limit the output to a maximum number of lines?

Re: Easy Tool - Syslog Viewer PRO

the_rock — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:34:30 GMT

Hey Heiko,

Any possibility for this to be smart console extension?