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Yup it's the hardware question... (again)
From: "Brian Webster" <bwebster () ACDSystems com>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:14:50 -0700
Seems as though there are a variety of opinions as to the hardware requirements for your IDS. True, it is a really subjective question but I thought there would be more documentation on the subject. The FAQ's on a variety of sights seem vague at best. Can anyone help me out ? I was wondering if someone had some basic component specs or rule of thumb requirements for a Linux based IDS (running Snort/MySQL/apache/ACID) based on network size or activity. The plan is to run this IDS in the internal net. I am hoping to drop this in off one of the routers and direct all traffic for all subnets by it. This will generate a significant amount of traffic. In the current test environment, behind several switches, I am seeing about 10 percent of the network traffic. This logs about 3000-6000 alerts per day. By my estimations this may jump to 50,000+ once I employ it behind the main router. I fear I will fill my database logs quite quickly. The other concern is if the machine will keep up with the volume? If someone out there (with a whole lot more experience than me) cares to share their wisdom of what I can expect, I would appreciate the input. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Robotic Monkeys at ThinkGeek For a limited time only, get FREE Ground shipping on all orders of $35 or more. Hurry up and shop folks, this offer expires April 30th! http://www.thinkgeek.com/freeshipping/?cpg297 _______________________________________________ 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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