[c-nsp] Syslog BCP on Cisco routers

[Justin M. Streiner]

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Ed Ravin wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 09:04:09AM -0500, Justin M. Streiner wrote:
> [...]
>> I'm a big fan of "no logging console".  If I get into a situation where
>> the only access I have into a router is on the console, I like having that
>> access not cluttered with log noise.
>
> This is actually a necessity, not a nice-to-have - I've had trouble
> regaining control of routers that were busy logging a zillion messages
> to the 9600 bps console port.

In addition, that extra noise typically increases the burden on the CPU to 
service the console session.  This can be an issue in cases where the CPU
is getting hammered (BGP Scanner on a marginal router with multiple full 
feeds, anyone?).

jms