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RE: Snort runs really slow
From: "Harper, Patrick" <patrick.harper () phns com>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 07:14:12 -0500
Are you talking about acid running slow? It is just a PHP front end to mysql. Acid gets slower the more alerts you have in the database. openaanval is faster in my opinion, you might give that a try. As for the database size you have a few options. Paul Schmehl has a log rotating script that you can find at www.ntsug.org. What you need to do most likely is tune your IDS. Tuning is the biggest job of running an IDS. If you have a bunch of irrelevant alerts then you are going to spend too much time looking at data that does not matter. Make sure you have all your variables set right and go through the rule files. That will help the most. -----Original Message----- From: Ali Nasir Hussain [mailto:alinasir () worldcall net pk] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:08 PM To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net Subject: [Snort-users] Snort runs really slow I have installed snort-2.1.3 Its really slow. When I installed it the main page was displayed after 2-3 seconds. but after 10-15 minutes the main page displays after about 60-70+ seconds. As the time progresses it takes more and more time to load. Also the the database size increases very severely. Any remedy for that Ali ----- Original Message ----- From: Ali Nasir Hussain <mailto:alinasir () worldcall net pk> To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 10:43 AM Subject: snort error I have installed snort but all the parameters are always ZERO. I have run the command snort -c /etc/snort/snort.conf and it gives me following error. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ------------------------------------------------------------- ERROR: Fatal Error, Quitting.. USAGE: database plugin output database: [log | alert], [type of database], [parameter list] [log | alert] selects whether the plugin will use the alert or log facility. For the first argument, you must supply the type of database. The possible values are mysql, postgresql, odbc, oracle and mssql The parameter list consists of key value pairs. The proper format is a list of key=value pairs each separated a space. The only parameter that is absolutely necessary is "dbname". All other parameters are optional but may be necessary depending on how you have configured your RDBMS. dbname - the name of the database you are connecting to host - the host the RDBMS is on port - the port number the RDBMS is listening on user - connect to the database as this user password - the password for given user sensor_name - specify your own name for this snort sensor. If you do not specify a name one will be generated automatically encoding - specify a data encoding type (hex, base64, or ascii) detail - specify a detail level (full or fast) ignore_bpf - specify if you want to ignore the BPF part for a sensor definition (yes or no, no is default) FOR EXAMPLE: The configuration I am currently using is MySQL with the database name of "snort". The user "snortusr@localhost <mailto:snortusr@localhost> " has INSERT and SELECT privileges on the "snort" database and does not require a password. The following line enables snort to log to this database. output database: log, mysql, dbname=snort user=snortusr host=localhost ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- -------------------------------------------------- I am using the following in snort.conf output database:log, mysql, user=snort password=xyz dbname=snort host=localhost Disclaimer: This electronic message, including any attachments, is confidential and intended solely for use of the intended recipient(s). This message may contain information that is privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure by applicable law. Any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender immediately. ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ 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 runs really slow Ali Nasir Hussain (Aug 10)
- Re: Snort runs really slow Edin Dizdarevic (Aug 10)
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- RE: Snort runs really slow Harper, Patrick (Aug 10)