Re: Snort on Multiple Interfaces

[Ron <iago () valhallalegends com>]

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Well, I have some limited IPTables rules, but nothing really special.

I'm going to look into snort_inline.  But right now, I have it on both
interfaces.  I just want to make sure that they're not going to get in
the way of each other.

Thanks!

Joel Esler wrote:
> Are you using your computer as a firewall?  If not, if you just have
> the traffic coming in and going right back out, i would say, run one
> instance of Snort on either interface.
>
> Someone correct me if I am wrong.
>
> J
>
> On 7/21/05, Ron <iago () valhallalegends com> wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> I am running snort on a computer that bridges my network.  All traffic
> from the internet enters through eth0, which bridges it to eth1, which
> plugs into a switch.
>
> 2 questions:
> - Should I run Snort on both interfaces, or just one? If just one, which
> is better, internal or external?
> - Should I run Snort in permiscuous mode?  I don't see any reason to,
> since neither side has a hub, but I'm just checking to make sure.
>
> Thanks!
> Ron

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