Re: Snort 1.8.1 Win32 MSSQL

["Chris Reid" <Chris.Reid () CodeCraftConsultants com>]

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Deploying Database Solutions

[...snip...]

More on DB-Library
--------------------------
As discussed in Application Programming Interfaces, DB-Library is a legacy
data access interface for Microsoft SQL Server that is supported by SQL
Server 7.0 and MSDE 1.0 for backward compatibility to applications written
for previous releases of SQL Server. The dynamic link libraries and
utilities associated with DB-Library are only installed when performing a
database server installation, or an installation of the SQL Server 7.0
client utilities.

The primary dynamic link library associated with DB-Library for Win32
operating systems is ntwdblib.dll. This file is redistributable. If you wish
to redistribute this file instead of installling the SQL Server 7.0 "Client
Connectivity" components discussed in the previous section, simply copy the
version of this DLL that shipped with either SQL Server 7.0 or SQL Server
7.0 Service Pack 1 into the Windows system directory on the target
workstation. Note that you must also install MDAC because ntwdblib.dll
depends upon several other components installed by MDAC, such as the SQL
Server 7.0 network libraries.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Burleson, Lee (IA)" <Lee.Burleson () ia ngb army mil>
To: "Snort-Users (E-mail)" <snort-users () lists sourceforge net>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 08:08
Subject: [Snort-users] Snort 1.8.1 Win32 MSSQL


> Greetings.
>
> It looks as though a dll needs to be included in the distribution of 1.8.1
> Win32 MSSQL.
>
> Testing:
> *  normal download, unzip, and config of Win32 MSSQL distro fails with a
> ~'missing ntwdblib.dll' (I'll spare you the entire message) Windows error.
> *  normal download, unzip, and config of Win32 -standard- distro works
fine.
> *  copied ntwdblib.dll from another PC with the SQL 2000 client installed
to
> %snortdir%
> *  Win32 MSSQL distro now works
>
> I guess some would just say the fix is "Install the SQL client", but in
the
> interest of security, I put forth that that is not the best idea.  With a
> simple file copy the problem is solved; I did not even have to register
it.
> Now that I've given it some thought, there _might_ be restrictions on
> distribution of that file, so I think the _final_ solution may be an
> addition to the DB README that instructs the user to copy the file from an
> existing SQL Server installation.
>
> - Lee
>
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