Most of our testing was done towards a remote system, so we're sure that is does work.
Dirk Bulinckx. -----Original Message----- From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sleegers Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 4:26 PM To: Servers Alive Discussion List Subject: Re: [SA-list] Eventlog COM check error - revisited Even after reducing the size to 64K, with only 209 events, it takes 39 seconds, then I receive the error: Object variable or With block variable not set. This limits the usability of this COM check for me. Is anyone else successfully using the EventLog COM check against a remote system? Richard On Tuesday, November 06, 2007 3:30 PM, Richard Sleegers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have had to make our event logs large because an attack can fill up the > log with invalid login attempts. > > However, I saved the log to file, reduced the size, then cleared it. The > next attempt was *successful* - Initial check: setting values. So I guess > there is a practical upper limit to the event log sizes, and if we need to > save historical data, then we'll have to export and clear periodically. > > Richard > > On Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:45 PM, Dirk Bulinckx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> 16M is size is HUGE. >> The API that is used is very slow. If you look at the eventlog via the >> MS >> tools >> it's NOT loading all entries, only part of it. >> >> Dirk Bulinckx. >> ... >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>>>> Behalf >>>>>> Of >>>>>> Richard Sleegers >>>>>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 11:30 PM >>>>>> To: Servers Alive Discussion List >>>>>> Subject: [SA-list] Eventlog COM check error >>>>>> >>>>>> ERR: COM Check problem (W00000012,122, 350):Object variable or With >>>>>> block >>>>>> variable not set >>>>>> >>>>>> I have checked this thread: >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg10077.html but >>>>>> could >>>>>> not >>>>>> see any resolutions there. My specs: >>>>>> >>>>>> Servers Alive 5.1.1967 running as service, no terminal services. >>>>>> Windows 2000 Server SP4 checking event log on remote Windows 2003 >>>>>> Server >>>>>> Web >>>>>> Edition >>>>>> >>>>>> External COM's Eventlog Check setup (version 2.0 build 59): >>>>>> Give down when 'at least one' ... >>>>>> Hostname: [remote server's IP address] >>>>>> Logfile: System >>>>>> Source: EventLog >>>>>> Category: >>>>>> Event ID: 6008 >>>>>> User: >>>>>> Use Authentication: checked, and username has server\username and >>>>>> password >>>>>> fields >>>>>> Type: Error is checked >>>>>> Return: All matching entries >>>>>> >>>>>> Eventlog COM checks on the local network work fine. I have opened all >>>>>> ports >>>>>> 137-139 TCP/UDP for access by the SAlive server >>>>>> If I put an incorrect username or password, the error changes to: >>>>>> External COM check (W00000012,122):ERR: Unable to connect to host.( >>>>>> 7) >>>>>> so I believe the connection information is correct - I can even see >>>>>> increased network activity on the remote server. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any other ideas? >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> Richard >>>>>> To unsubscribe send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as subject to [email protected] If you use auto-responders (like out-of-the-office messages), then make sure that they are not send to the list nor to the individual members of the list that send a message. Doing this will get you removed from the list. To unsubscribe send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as subject to [email protected] If you use auto-responders (like out-of-the-office messages), then make sure that they are not send to the list nor to the individual members of the list that send a message. Doing this will get you removed from the list.
