AnyConnect Syslog recording Windows Machine Name

Hello everyone -
We currently record the standard syslog messages to our Splunk servers. From time to time it becomes necessary to retrieve some very specific information from our syslogs. Once request from our security team is to retrieve the Machine Name of the connecting client. Is there a syslog level, or particular syslog message we need to look for or enable to have this information recorded. Today we get the following:
3/5/13
6:34:31.000 PM
Mar 5 18:34:31 10.1.16.10 :Mar 05 18:34:31 CST: %ASA-session-6-302014: Teardown TCP connection 30284556 for OUTSIDE:X.X.X.X/ppppp(LOCAL\userID) to INSIDE:Y.Y.Y.Y/ppppp duration 0:00:00 bytes 1246 TCP FINs (UserID)
IMHO this is plenty, however our security group always wants more data...
Thanks in advance!

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I set up a new router and the windows machines have no problem with connectivity. I go through the MacBook Pro's airport assistant and view my network and then enter the WPA2 password. I get back a message saying the password is incorrect when it is

I set up a new router and the windows machines connect fine. My MacBook Pro does not. I go through the airport assistant and see the network yet when I enter the router WPA password I get a message back saying that the password is incorrect. And, it isn't! Very frustrating. What can I do as I had the same problem after I tried to reinstall my last router. Again, only on the Mac. Thanks!

If you kept the same Base Station name and network name, that can confuse Keychain Access. Either change the Base Station and network name, or open Keychain Access Utility and delete any reference to your Base Station and network name. Make sure you delete from the Login and System keychains.

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