If you want to enable remore syslog on Lucid:

Open a terminal

#sudo apt-get install syslog-ng

#sudo nano /etc/syslog-ng.conf

uncomment the line udp(); in section source s_all

#sudo sevice syslog-ng restart

Now confirm port 514 is open:

#netstat -an | grep 514

It should show port 514 open. Don't forget to open UDP 514 on your firewall!