> Source: [sk112162](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk112162)

# sk112162 - Security gateway logging issues 

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk112162 |
| Date Created | 2016-07-01 |
| Last Modified | 2021-03-02 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.x, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * Firewall is logging locally seen through: *\[Expert@Hostname\]# watch -d -n 1 'ls -l $FWDIR/log/fw.log'*

* Security Gateway does not communicate on the log port to the Security Management Server (TCP 257).

## Cause

The firewall needs to try to re-establish a connection on port 257 to the intended security management server.

## Solution

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