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RE: Snort 2.0.4 on OpenBSD 3.4 is dropping packets
From: JP Vossen <vossenjp () netaxs com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:05:24 -0500 (EST)
From: dlbox () comcast net To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:21:52 +0000 Subject: [Snort-users] Snort 2.0.4 on OpenBSD 3.4 is dropping packets Hello, I was hoping someone could help me out here. I have Snort 2.0.4 installed on a new OpenBSD 3.4 system. Here is my system configuration:
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I am using a NetOptics Fiber Tap to monitor traffic. OpenBSD and Snort work fine, except that I notice that Snort drops packets, where the previous installtion of RedHat 9 on the SAME box reported no dropped packets. I have tuned Snort (rules, binary logging, etc,) to reduce dropped packets, but I am wondering the following:
<snip> You may want to look at this paper on OS Scalability [0]. Very interesting, and many bad things to say about OpenBSD's speed or lack thereof. :-( Later, JP [0] http://bulk.fefe.de/scalability/ ------------------------------|:::======|-------------------------------- JP Vossen, CISSP |:::======| jp{at}jpsdomain{dot}org My Account, My Opinions |=========| http://www.jpsdomain.org/ ------------------------------|=========|-------------------------------- You used to have to reboot the Windows 9.x series every couple of days because it would crash. Now you have to reboot Windows 200x or XP every couple of days because of a patch. How is that better or more stable? ------------------------------------------------------- This SF. Net email is sponsored by: GoToMyPC GoToMyPC is the fast, easy and secure way to access your computer from any Web browser or wireless device. Click here to Try it Free! https://www.gotomypc.com/tr/OSDN/AW/Q4_2003/t/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl _______________________________________________ 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=snort-users
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- Snort 2.0.4 on OpenBSD 3.4 is dropping packets dlbox (Nov 17)
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- RE: Snort 2.0.4 on OpenBSD 3.4 is dropping packets JP Vossen (Nov 17)
- RE: Snort 2.0.4 on OpenBSD 3.4 is dropping packets SRH-Lists (Nov 17)