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Re: Don't see traffic unless have IP


From: Glenn Forbes Fleming Larratt <glratt () rice edu>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 14:40:38 -0500 (CDT)

Hm. The same config works fine for me (Cisco 3524XL, Sun Ultra 10, Solaris).

You did "ifconfig {interface} up", even though the interface is
unaddressed, didn't you? If not, try that.

        -g

On Thu, 16 May 2002, Jhumri Tilayia wrote:

Hello,

I am mirroring traffic on a Cisco switch to the port where the Snort box is
hanging off of. The interface on the Snort box has no IP address. The
problem is that Snort does not see any traffic if that interface does not
have an IP assigned to it. As soon as I assign any random IP to it it works
just fine.

Is it a known issue with Snort or does it sound like something to do with
the switch (Cisco 6500) we are using ?

Also, is it possible to use a port that sees all the mirrored traffic as a
source port (i.e. can I connect to the interface hanging off of that port ?)

Thanks.



                                Glenn Forbes Fleming Larratt
                                Rice University Network Management
                                glratt () rice edu


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