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RE: Snort-Machine = Security Hole?
From: "Robert D. Hughes" <rob () robhughes com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:27:21 -0500
If it really bothers you, clip the transmit wires. Even if someone manages to compromise the box, they'll have no way to tell as it won't be able to send any data to them. -----Original Message----- From: Dan Hollis Sent: Thu 7/12/2001 7:36 PM To: Daniel Voyer Cc: Thorsten Ziegler; snort-users () lists sourceforge net Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Snort-Machine = Security Hole? On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Daniel Voyer wrote: > I put a hub or a switch (with span port) between my firewall and my Internet > router. On this hub I place a snort machine with two nic. > The first nic is directly connected to the switch with *0.0.0.0* ip address. On linux you dont even have to give the nic an ip address. Just 'ifconfig eth1 up' and snort works. No ip address, no worries. -Dan _______________________________________________ Snort-users mailing list Snort-users () lists sourceforge net Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users Snort-users list archive: http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=snort-users
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Current thread:
- Re: Snort-Machine = Security Hole?, (continued)
- Re: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Ramin Alidousti (Jul 11)
- Re: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? barre (Jul 11)
- Re: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Daniel Voyer (Jul 12)
- Re: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Dan Hollis (Jul 12)
- RE: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Crow, Owen (Jul 12)
- Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Davis, Scott (Jul 12)
- RE: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Burleson, Lee (IA) (Jul 12)
- Re: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Daniel Voyer (Jul 12)
- RE: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? ks (Jul 12)
- RE: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Andreas Steinmetz (Jul 13)
- RE: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Robert D. Hughes (Jul 13)
- RE: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Dan Hollis (Jul 13)
- RE: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Hawrylkiw, Dan G (Jul 17)
- Re: Snort-Machine = Security Hole? Ramin Alidousti (Jul 11)