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How to retrieve unique IP address from access log through splunk ?

veeru_irf
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HI
I am trying to extract Unique IP address from access log to determine the user load.

My request looks like as below
- - [01/May/2014:08:59:49 -0700] POST /connect/group/home/support-query1?p_p_id=myexample_WAR_dsp&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&action=dispatch HTTP/1.0 200 126 05507 5164

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MuS
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Hi veeru_irf,

try something like this:

your base search here | rex "^(?<myIP>(\d+\.){3}(\d+))" | table myIP

If this matches, you can set it up as automatic field extraction so it will be extracted by Splunk directly.
Also here is a nice little page where you can test regex stuff

hope this helps to get you started ...

cheers, MuS

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MuS
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Hi veeru_irf,

try something like this:

your base search here | rex "^(?<myIP>(\d+\.){3}(\d+))" | table myIP

If this matches, you can set it up as automatic field extraction so it will be extracted by Splunk directly.
Also here is a nice little page where you can test regex stuff

hope this helps to get you started ...

cheers, MuS

veeru_irf
New Member

thnx.. It worked

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veeru_irf
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Sorry missed out initial part
205.140.227.154 - - [01/May/2014:08:59:49 -0700] POST /connect/group/home/support-query1?p_p_id=myexample_WAR_dsp&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&action=dispatch HTTP/1.0 200 126 05507 5164

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MuS
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There is no IP in this log? Does your web server log the IP's for requests at all?

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