Re: Error Starting Snort with DAQ

[rob iscool <robrob2626 () yahoo com>]

This is my command to starrt Snort.

snort -f /usr/local/etc/snort/snort.conf -l /var/log/snort -v -i vr0

Thank you for the help
Robert



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From: Joel Esler <jesler () sourcefire com>
To: rob iscool <robrob2626 () yahoo com>
Cc: snort-users () lists sourceforge net; Michael Scheidell 
<michael.scheidell () secnap com>
Sent: Wed, February 2, 2011 9:37:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Error Starting Snort with DAQ

Looks like you are starting Snort incorrectly.

What is your full command line?


On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:34 PM, rob iscool <robrob2626 () yahoo com> wrote:

Has anyone seen this error before. Im running on FreeBSD 72x86.
> I sorry if this has answered before.
>
> Robert
>
> ========Start of Error==================
> #: snort -f /usr/local/etc/snort/snort.conf -l /var/log/snort -v -i vr0
> Running in packet dump mode
>
>       --== Initializing Snort ==--
> Initializing Output Plugins!
> Snort BPF option: /usr/local/etc/snort/snort.conf -l /var/log/snort -v -i vr0
> pcap DAQ configured to passive.
> Acquiring network traffic from "vr0".
> ERROR: Can't set DAQ BPF filter to '/usr/local/etc/snort/snort.conf -l
> /var/log/snort -v -i vr0' (pcap_daq_set_filter: pcap_compile: syntax error)!
> Fatal Error, Quitting..
> ===========================
>
> ======== Start of Patch =========
>
> --- os-daq-modules/daq_pcap.c.orig      2011-01-30 15:28:19.000000000 -0500
> +++ os-daq-modules/daq_pcap.c   2011-01-30 15:27:19.000000000 -0500
> @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int pcap_daq_initialize(const DAQ
>    for (entry = config->values; entry; entry = entry->next)
>    {
>        if (!strcmp(entry->key, "buffer_size"))
> -            context->buffer_size = strtol(entry->key, NULL, 10);
> +            context->buffer_size = strtol(entry->value, NULL, 10);
>    }
>    /* Try to account for legacy PCAP_FRAMES environment variable if we weren't
> passed a buffer size. */
>    if (context->buffer_size == 0)
>
>
> =============================
>
>
>
>
>
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