Re: not load snort rules when I use -D option

[Jason Brvenik <jasonb () sourcefire com>]

Pablo Nebrera wrote:

> I solved the problem :-D
>
> The problem was I started snort as follow:
>
> /usr/sbin/snort -m 027 -d -D -l /var/log/snort -S HOME_NET=[0.0.0.0] -u
> root -g root -c /etc/snort/snort.conf -i br0
>
> and I had to put 0.0.0.0/0  :-D (stupid boy)
>  
You should not have to define a HOME_NET on the commant line. This 
should be set in snort.conf and is shipped set to the special range 
"any" by default.


> It doesn't tell me in the syslog, when I start snort, that snort has
> loaded the rules either, but the rules works!!! That was the confusion. 
>
> Now if I scan the ports, snort will log for the rules and for the
> preprocessors.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
>
> Pablo
>  



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