logging - Collecting logs from hardware devices and application software using syslog-ng -
i need collect logs devices firewall, printers, routers, switches, proxy-servers, mail-servers, db-server, anti-virus software , other softwares both linux , windows platform. able single open-source tools syslog-ng ? there other similar or different open-source logging tool can serve purpose single-handedly? mostly depends on other devices. if can send logs in standard syslog (rfc3164 or rfc5454), syslog-ng can receive them. depending on devices, can install syslog-ng client , collect logs files if needed. for windows, need other tool can collect logs windows eventlog , forward syslog logserver syslog-ng can receive them. there both free , commercial tools can (for example, commercial version of syslog-ng).