Re: Snort & iptables on the same box

[Michael Boman <michael.boman () gmail com>]

On 6/14/05, Will Metcalf <william.metcalf () gmail com> wrote:
> snort rely's on the QUEUE target in iptables to receive its data.

Only in inline (IPS) mode. As an IDS it uses libpcap to recieve data
and doesn't care what firewall rules you have in place.

Best regards
 Michael Boman

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