Re: Having trouble using -b switch

[rkeller () lsoft com]

Yes, it does.  And, when in binary mode, a new log file is created within the log 
directory.


> rkeller () lsoft com writes:
>
> > I'm a fairly new users to SNORT so bear with me.
> >
> > I'm running snort 1.8.7 for Windows (from the binary
> > snort-1.8.7-win32.exe) with WinPcap 2.3 and the latest stable snort
> > rules (last modified 9/26).
> >
> > Withing the local.rules file I have the following rule:
> >
> > alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:"TCP traffic";)
> >
> > which is a test to make sure snort is working properly
> >
> > When I try to run snort with 'snort -d -l log -b -c snort.conf' when
> > the local rule is active, I receive the following error in a popup
> > window:
> >
> > snort.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows.  You
> > will need to restart the program.  An error log is being created.
>
> Hrm does the log directory exist?
> -- 
> Chris Green <cmg () sourcefire com>
> You now have 14 minutes to reach minimum safe distance.


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Richard Keller
Senior Computer Operations Engineer
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