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Looking for recommendations for distributed Snort GiGE Sensors (network architecture described in message)
From: Landon Stewart <lstewart () superb net>
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 23:48:45 -0800
Any recommendations on hardware (for now) are greatly appreciated. Cost effectiveness is important so a minimum to do the job. I don't want to get into load balancing on multiple 100mbit links if possible as the iron is too costly.
- I've seen discussion about bus speeds and the maximum data that can be processed with those bus speeds. What is my minimum? Could I get away with 33MHz bus?
- What if I use fiber GiGE links? Network description (hardware/throughput): NOC 1: Router - CORE1 - Cisco 12008 GSR PIPE 1 Gbit/s AVG 140 Mbit/s PEAK 184 Mbit/s Router - CORE2 - Cisco 12008 GSR PIPE 1 Gbit/s AVG 102 Mbit/s PEAK 180 Mbit/sBoth routers distribute traffic to their own distribution switches (each one is a CAT5513)
Visualize this at: http://nsssc.superb.net/img/dca1-fall2003.gif NOC 2: Router - CORE1 - Cisco 12012 GSR PIPE 1 Gbit/s AVG 110 Mbit/s PEAK 130 Mbit/s Router - CORE2 - Cisco 12012 GSR PIPE 1 Gbit/s AVG 200 Mbit/s PEAK 280 Mbit/sBoth routers distribute traffic to their own distribution switches (each one is a CAT4912G)
Visualize this at: http://nsssc.superb.net/img/dca2-fall2003.gif- If you could look at the URL's listed to visualize the networks, where would the best place be to put mirrored sensors and what kind of hardware would I require? - What kind of requirements would I need for the centralized database system to store the alerts given the amount of IDS data that might be produced? Does it need SCSI or striped RAID? Could I get away with a good SCSI drive and some good RAM?
- Other than ACID what are the other *good* analysis consoles? I had thought maybe EACH core router (or distribution switch) would require: 1 x fast machine like a DUAL 2.4GHz with 1GB of RAM 1 x GiGE interface (fiber?)- Could I get away with one sensor for each NOC and each of those sensors would have two GiGE interfaces or would that be too much data to process? I doubt I could do two CORE routers on one machine but what do you think?
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- Looking for recommendations for distributed Snort GiGE Sensors (network architecture described in message) Landon Stewart (Dec 08)
- RE: Looking for recommendations for distributed Snort GiGE Sensors (network architecture described in message) Tim (Dec 09)
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- RE: Looking for recommendations for distributed Snort GiGE Sensors (network architecture described in message) Val P (Dec 10)
- RE: Looking for recommendations for distributed Snort GiGE Sensors (network architecture described in message) Michael Steele (Dec 10)
- RE: Looking for recommendations for distributed Snort GiGE Sensors (network architecture described in message) Jason Haar (Dec 11)
- RE: Looking for recommendations for distributed Snort GiGE Sensors (network architecture described in message) Landon Stewart (Dec 11)