--- netdump-0.7.16/configuration.h.orig	2007-03-09 11:49:57.000000000 -0500
+++ netdump-0.7.16/configuration.h	2007-03-09 11:50:07.000000000 -0500
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ typedef struct {
   char *compress;
   int skip_zero;
   int debug;
+  int verbose;
   char *dir_prefix;
 } NetdumpConfiguration;
 
--- netdump-0.7.16/netdumpclient.c.orig	2007-03-09 11:47:54.000000000 -0500
+++ netdump-0.7.16/netdumpclient.c	2007-03-09 11:49:11.000000000 -0500
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ netdump_client_destroy (NetdumpClient *c
   int i;
   char *compress_func, *compress_command = NULL;
 
+  /* Log netdump-server status */
+  if (config_verbose())
+    {
+      syslog (LOG_INFO, "   server rebooting %s.\n", client->ip_addr);
+    }
 #ifdef DEBUG
   g_print (" netdump_client_destroy(%p, reboot=%d)\n", client, reboot);
 #endif
@@ -982,6 +987,12 @@ memory_request (NetdumpClient *client, g
 
       g_free (file);
 
+      /* Log netdump-server status */
+      if (config_verbose())
+      {
+        syslog (LOG_INFO, "   server generating elf header for %s.", client->ip_addr);
+      }
+
       switch (client->machine_type)
       {
       case EM_386:
@@ -1076,9 +1087,22 @@ memory_request (NetdumpClient *client, g
 	}
     }
 
+    /* Log netdump-server status */
+    if (config_verbose() && client->current_page % (guint32)(client->nr_pages / 10) == 0)
+    {
+        syslog (LOG_INFO, "   server received %d0%% of pages from %s.\n", \
+            (int)(client->current_page / (guint32)(client->nr_pages / 10)), client->ip_addr);
+    }
+
   /* Did we finish dumping all memory */
   if ((client->current_page == client->nr_pages) && !has_active)
     {
+      /* Log netdump-server status */
+      if (config_verbose())
+      {
+          syslog (LOG_INFO, "   server creating /vmcore for %s.\n", client->ip_addr);
+      }
+
       char *old_file;
       char *new_file;
       
@@ -1177,6 +1201,12 @@ memory_packet (NetdumpClient *client,
   gboolean done;
   int offset;
 
+  /* Log netdump-server status */
+  if (config_verbose())
+    {
+      syslog (LOG_INFO, "   server handling status information from %s\n", client->ip_addr);
+    }
+
   if (parse_packet (buffer, buf_len, &reply))
     {
       syslog (LOG_WARNING, "Got invalid packet from %s\n", client->ip_addr);
--- netdump-0.7.16/server.c.orig	2007-03-09 11:47:54.000000000 -0500
+++ netdump-0.7.16/server.c	2007-03-09 11:49:11.000000000 -0500
@@ -536,6 +536,13 @@ config_debug_level(void)
         return config.debug;
 }
 
+
+int
+config_verbose(void)
+{
+        return config.verbose;
+}
+
 int
 config_load_segments(NetdumpClient *client)
 {
--- netdump-0.7.16/configuration.c.orig	2007-03-09 11:47:54.000000000 -0500
+++ netdump-0.7.16/configuration.c	2007-03-09 11:49:11.000000000 -0500
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ static struct poptOption optionsTable[] 
       "skip zero-filled pages in vmcore file", "1" },
     { "debug", 'D', POPT_ARG_INT, &config.debug, 0,
       "debug level", "0" },
+    { "verbose", 'v', POPT_ARG_INT, &config.verbose, 0,
+      "verbose output", "0" },
       POPT_AUTOHELP
     { NULL, 0, 0, NULL, 0 }
 };
--- netdump-0.7.16/server.h.orig	2005-10-03 15:07:29.000000000 -0400
+++ netdump-0.7.16/server.h	2007-03-09 11:49:11.000000000 -0500
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ gboolean perform_space_check (void);
 int config_load_segments(NetdumpClient *client);
 int config_hole_size(void);
 int config_debug_level(void);
+int config_verbose(void);
 char *config_compress(void);
 int config_skip_zero(void);