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Re: Tapping into the ring buffer
From: Harry Hoffman <hhoffman () ip-solutions net>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:18:44 -0400
Hi Sekure, Will something like this work for you: PCAP_FRAMES=32000 /usr/sbin/tcpdump -i eth0 -C 500 -w pcap.dmp and then snort -r pcap.dmp -c /etc/snort/snort.confyou'd need a loop for the snort bit but that should be pretty straightforward.
I believe that the apps are independent of each other, which is why you can run a host based firewall and still have snort grab all of the packets (someone please correct me if I'm wrong).
Also, you set the interface into promisc mode. The first application that does so allows any other application to not need to set promisc (again please correct me if I'm wrong).
HTH, Harry sekure wrote:
Snorters, I am running snort compiled against Phil Woods modified libpcap library and I was thinking if it was possible to tap into the buffer that it creates with other applications without having to recapture the packets off the wire if i wanted to run some additional statistical or gathering tools on them. For example, if i run snort and tcpdump side by side, on the same interface, are they both grabbing packets, and is this introducing any sort of latency? Could I for example run snort and ntop and PADS (passive.sourceforge.net) side by side on the same interface without introducing any more slowdown (other than what is caused by processing within the individual application). Does anyone know how much impact, if any, is introduced by running additional promiscious mode applications, specifically due to sniffing, or if there is any interaction at all? I am not 100% clear about what happens deep in the guts of the OS, so i need someone to set me straight. Thanks in advance. ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Snort-users mailing list Snort-users () lists sourceforge net Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users Snort-users list archive: http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=ort-users
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- Tapping into the ring buffer sekure (Aug 19)
- Re: Tapping into the ring buffer Harry Hoffman (Aug 19)
- Re: Tapping into the ring buffer sekure (Aug 22)
- RE: Tapping into the ring buffer Joe Patterson (Aug 22)
- Re: Tapping into the ring buffer sekure (Aug 22)
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- Re: Tapping into the ring buffer Milani Paolo (Aug 23)
- Re: Tapping into the ring buffer Harry Hoffman (Aug 19)