Re: Cisco IDS

[Will Metcalf <william.metcalf () gmail com>]

Debian woody.  I had to use the debian install disk built for dell servers.

http://wiki.osuosl.org/display/LNX/Debian+on+Dell+Servers

Regards,

Will


On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:15:05 -0500, shane mullins
<tsmullins () optidynamic com> wrote:
> Cool,
>
>     What OS did you use?
>
> Shane
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Will Metcalf" <william.metcalf () gmail com>
> To: "Joe Patterson" <jpatterson () asgardgroup com>
> Cc: <snort-users () lists sourceforge net>; <theodorestout () yahoo com>
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 2:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Cisco IDS
>
> > I turned my 4235s into snort boxes ;-)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Will
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:22:59 -0500, Joe Patterson
> > <jpatterson () asgardgroup com> wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > [mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net]On Behalf Of
> Theodore
> > > > Stout
> > > > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 10:13 AM
> > > > To: John Hally; 'snort-users () lists sourceforge net'
> > > > Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Cisco IDS
> > > ...
> > > > Following this, I have to say that Cisco IDS is good
> > > > in conjunction with the 65XX class of switches.  If
> > > > you need like +5Gig of throughput, this is a nice
> > > > solution.
> > >
> > > Note, however, that the IDS component of this, the IDSM-2 (I'm
> assuming this
> > > is what you are referring to) doesn't exactly have multi-gigabit
> inspection
> > > capability.  From
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps2706/products_data_sheet091
> > > 86a00801e55dd.html:
> > > "600 megabits per second (Mbps) of IDS inspection provides
> high-speed
> > > packet-examination capabilities and allows for more protection of a
> wider
> > > variety of networks and traffic"
> > >
> > > It sounds to me like you'd actually get better performance by taking
> a
> > > gigabit IDS and plugging it into a SPAN port.
> > >
> > > That, and it's also a $20K box.
> > >
> > > Which is, of course, one of the reasons that I prefer snort.  :)
> > >
> > > -Joe
> > >
> > >
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