Re: OpenPcap()

[Rob Munsch <rmunsch () solutionsforprogress com>]

Would i be wrong in guesstimating that the 2.4.5 is not running in 
promisc mode... and simply not getting as much traffic as the 2.6.0 is?

Gentoo-Wally wrote:

> Thx. So do you think a jump from 25% usage in 2.4.5 to 90% usage in
> 2.6.0 on a machine with 1Gb ram should be expected?
>
> On 6/20/06, Joel Esler <joel.esler () sourcefire com> wrote:
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> > Snort 2.6 uses more memory than it's predecessors.  The OpenPcap msg you
> > saw is normal, it's just telling you that there is no IP assigned to the
> > sniffing interface (eth0).  Which, if you are using a promisc card
> > interface with no IP, is exactly what you want...
> >
> > Joel
> >
> > Gentoo-Wally wrote:
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> >
> > > I've started looking at snort 2.6.0 and have run into something strange.
> > >
> > > Compile info:
> > > 1. gcc 4.1.1
> > > 2. ./configure --enable-dynamicplugin --enable-dependency-tracking
> > > --with-libpcap-includes=/usr/include/
> > > --with-libpcap-libraries=/usr/lib/
> > > 3. Have tried libpcap 0.9.4 and the current version of phil woods libpcap
> > > 4. Gentoo Linux box
> > > 5. 'ifconfig eth0 up promisc' to bring the interface up
> > >
> > > No errors during ./configure && make && make install
> > >
> > > when I start snort it hangs for 15-30 seconds at...
> > >
> > > Initializing Network Interface eth0
> > > OpenPcap() device eth0 network lookup:
> > >        eth0: no IPv4 address assigned
> > > Decoding Ethernet on interface eth0
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm starting it like this..
> > >
> > > /usr/local/bin/snort -i eth0 -u snort -l /var/log/snort -c
> > > /usr/local/etc/snort/snort.conf
> > >
> > > also tried...
> > >
> > > /usr/local/bin/snort -i eth0 -l /var/log/snort -c
> > > /usr/local/etc/snort/snort.conf
> > >
> > >
> > > At this point memory consumption sky rockets to 95% usage even with
> > > all preprocessors except flow turned off. After about 30 seconds it
> > > finishes initializing and appears to work correctly but at 95% memory
> > > consumption and swap usage begins kicking in.
> > >
> > > I googled the OpenPcap message but found nothing that seems relevant
> > > to my situation.
> > >
> > > I also have a snort 2.4.5 install on the same box. When it starts I do
> > > not see the OpenPcap message and it works flawlessly at around 18-24%
> > > mem usage with all preprocessors on.
> > >
> > > I also tried compiling 2.6.0 without the new dynamic preprocessors or
> > > the dep tracking and I still get the openpcap message and crazy mem
> > > usage.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Wally
> > >
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