Patent ID: 7065556

Claim:
A method for logging event data from at least one operable application program resident on a plurality of computers or at least one peripheral device operatively connected in a network to a server using a log manager device driver, the logged event data comprising a log manager file having events of the type which relate to completions, connections, processes, terminations, status changes, errors and warnings that can be used to perform network diagnostics and troubleshooting, said method comprising the steps of: registering said log manager device driver with said server to receive all incoming event data from the computers or at least one peripheral device; registering said log manager device driver with said server as a device driver for said log manager file; receiving said event data by said log manager device driver; and, responding to a download request for said log manager file from any requesting one of said plurality of computers by said log manager device driver so that said requesting computer can persistently receive the event data as the server continues its operation and new data comes in, wherein the connection is terminated only by closing the log manager file.