Re: Distro of choice

[Joel Esler <jesler () sourcefire com>]

Just let me echo what Nick just said.  Shared Object rules don't work on
Windows.

If you are using Snort on Windows i'd encourage you to move off if possible.

J

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists () tx rr com>wrote:

> The best OS for Snort is the one you know the most about.  In depth
> knowledge
> of the OS allows you to concentrate on what matters - the snort processes -
> and
> ensures that you will likely secure the box sufficiently to protect it from
> attack.
>
> --On Monday, May 03, 2010 23:27:54 -0400 BrainStomp Snort
> <snort () brainstomp net> wrote:
>
> > So before I start - yes I know that I'll probably get 10 different
> answers;
> > yet I have to ask just the same.
> >
> > What is the current distro of choice for deployment of snort?
> >
> > My sensors are getting long on the tooth (5 years old) running on Pentium
> D
> > processors and 1 gig of RAM and it is time to upgrade. So I have a nice
> new
> > set coming but I haven't settled on what distro to use for the deployment
> of
> > the sensors.
> >
> > I'll need to run the basic stuff (snort, apache, php, base, mysql)
> >
> > right now I'm using Slackware but I'm comfortable with any linux distro.
> I'm
> > just trying to find out what would be best for snort.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>
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