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Re: [Snort-users] Win32: failed to initialize dynamic preprocessor: sf_sdf (ipv6)
From: "Michael Steele" <michaels () winsnort com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 09:02:18 -0400
Max, I'm not sure what the development team is doing. This file is new to Snort, and I read somewhere that: ----------\ if you are not using IPV6 delete sf_sdf.dll file from 'snort_dynamicpreprocessor' folder to avoid this ' failed to initialize dynamic preprocessor: sf_sdf (ipv6)' error. ----------/ I don't really think this is the way the development team intended the file to be handled. I've enabled IPV6 and have selected the option on install and the same error pops up. Maybe I'm not doing something right. It seems that any .dll file dumped into that folder is loaded, where we specified the loading in 2.8.5 Hopefully someone from the development team will give us some insight about this problem. Kindest regards, Michael... WINSNORT.com Management Team Member -- ****************** Established ~ 2001 ******************* * Visit Us @ http://www.winsnort.com * * ~~ FREE WinIDS Snort installation guides ~~ * * ~~ FREE support forums ~~ * * Snort: Open Source Network IDS - http://www.snort.org * ********************************************************* -----Original Message----- From: Max Williams [mailto:Max.Williams () mflow com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 4:10 AM To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Win32: failed to initialize dynamic preprocessor: sf_sdf (ipv6) I too have this problem. I'm curious, what do we lose by excluding this file? -----Original Message----- From: Michael Steele [mailto:michaels () winsnort com] Sent: 06 May 2010 04:54 To: 'Jun Wan' Cc: snort-users () lists sourceforge net Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Win32: failed to initialize dynamic preprocessor: sf_sdf (ipv6) John, Why? The problem is happening when just the bare essentials are added to the snort.conf to get Snort running. I don't believe there is a way for Snort (latest release) to run successfully on Windows without removing the file in question from the preprocessor folder. Kindest regards, Michael... WINSNORT.com Management Team Member -- ****************** Established ~ 2001 ******************* * Visit Us @ http://www.winsnort.com * * ~~ FREE WinIDS Snort installation guides ~~ * * ~~ FREE support forums ~~ * * Snort: Open Source Network IDS - http://www.snort.org * ********************************************************* From: Jun Wan [mailto:junwei_wan () hotmail com] Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:25 PM To: michaels () winsnort com Cc: snort-users () lists sourceforge net Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Win32: failed to initialize dynamic preprocessor: sf_sdf (ipv6) Hi Michael, Would you pls provide us the Snort.conf. Cheers John ________________________________________ From: michaels () winsnort com To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 19:51:24 -0400 Subject: [Snort-users] Win32: failed to initialize dynamic preprocessor: sf_sdf (ipv6) There seems to be an issue with the Win32 version of the Snort. After installing a fresh development site for testing and using only the files from the latest Snort, Version 2.8.6-ODBC-MySQL-FlexRESP-WIN32 GRE (Build 38). Upon running Snort, there is a failure with; failed to initialize dynamic preprocessor: sf_sdf (ipv6), and Snort quits. I'm thinking there is a problem with the preprocessor that is associated with the sf_sdf.dll file. I've seen some other inquires about this same problem. It seems that removing the file from the folder is the only way to allow Snort past this issue. Looking at the Snort guide, I see no direction past this problem. I'm not sure if it's a configuration issue that I'm missing, or just a faulty dll? Can anyone shed some light on this issue? File Information: Snort version (-V): Version 2.8.6-ODBC-MySQL-FlexRESP-WIN32 GRE (Build 38) File: sf_sdf.dll CRC: 9E771F6D MD5: C223BB52D469244C8E21B0DAE05AE1C8 Kindest regards, Michael... WINSNORT.com Management Team Member -- ****************** Established ~ 2001 ******************* * Visit Us @ http://www.winsnort.com * * ~~ FREE WinIDS Snort installation guides ~~ * * ~~ FREE support forums ~~ * * Snort: Open Source Network IDS - http://www.snort.org * ********************************************************* ________________________________________ Looking for a hot date? 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