Re: FW: ERROR: OpenPcap

["Chris Reid" <chris.reid () codecraftconsultants com>]

Mike,

Take a closer look at the command line.  There's a space between "Program"
and "Files", and another space between "Apache" and "Group".  Put the whole
path after -l in double quotes.

Chris Reid



----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Steele" <michaels () silicondefense com>
To: <snort-users () lists sourceforge net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 1:26 PM
Subject: [Snort-users] FW: ERROR: OpenPcap


> Mike,
>
> Use Snort -W to get a list of adapters. Say you only have one adapter,
> so it should show your adapter in location 1.  CD to your snort folder
> and type Snort -v -i1 and that will allow snort to sniff on adapter 1.
> After doing this you should see all kinds of traffic in the command
> window, if not go to your browser and generate some traffic.
>
> Let me know how things go.
>
> -Michael
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Balzotti [mailto:mike.balzotti () worldwidepackets com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 11:41 AM
> To: michaels () silicondefense com
> Subject: ERROR: OpenPcap
>
> I am trying to install snort from your documentation. Upon testing to
> make sure it is working I get an error.
> The test I am running is
> Snort -c C:\snort\Snort.conf -l C:\Program Files\Apache
> Group\Apache\htdocs\logs -ix
> where is x = 1
>
> The snort -v -x1 works fine as far as I can tell.
>
> The error I get on the fist is as fallows
>
> C:\Snort\Snort -c C:\snort\Snort.conf -l C:\Program Files\Apache
> Group\Apache\htdocs\logs -ix
> log directory = C:\Program
>
> Initializing Network Interface \
> ERROR: OpenPcap() FSM compilation failed:
>                 parse error
> PCAP command: Files\Apache Group\Apache\htdocs\logs -i2
> Fatal Error, quitting..
>
> Thanks for your help in this.
>
> Mike Balzotti
> Network Systems Technician II
> World Wide Packets
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