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error message trying to set up Snort for Windows
From: Richard Muniz <rmuniz () birnerdental com>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 09:17:52 -0600
hi Everyone, I've been trying to set Snort 1.8.7b121 (Win32 Binary) release on a Windows 2000 Server, Svc pak 3. I downloaded all the software as per the instructions posted at www.silicondefense.com/techsupport/winsnortsnarf-iis_1.8.7.htm <http://www.silicondefense.com/techsupport/winsnortsnarf-iis_1.8.7.htm> , and followed the instructions closely. The only difference between what I did vs. the instructions is that I used winZIP rather that WinRAR to decompress my files. So far, so good.Now, here's where I run into a problem. When it comes to testing snort, I run it, and it's seeing traffic. Then at the snort command prompt, I type in Snort -c C:\snort\snort.con -I C:\inetpub\wwwroot\logs -i1 (1 being my adaptor). I shouldn't be getting this, but I get an error message that says the following: C:\snort\snort -c C:\snort\snort.conf -I C:\inetpub\wwwroot\logs -I1 Log Directory = log Initializing Network Interface \ ERROR: OpenPcap<> FSM Compilation Failed Illegal char 'C' PCAP command: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\logs -i1 Fatal Error, Quitting.. I've uninstalled, reinstalled, double and triple checked to ensure I'm running the correct version, even downloaded the software again after having uninstalled the old, and tried whole new copies. Here, this is supposed to generate a file called alert.ids under C:\inetpub\wwwroot\logs, but it doesn't generate anything. Anybody ever ran into this, and if so what did you do to solve the problem? Appreciate any assistance. Rich
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