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Re: snort pkt process speed
From: waldo kitty <wkitty42 () windstream net>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:13:52 -0400
On 6/23/2013 08:59, Balla István wrote:
hello, what happens if snort cannot process the packetflow fast enough? E.g.: if a fully used 100Gb/s link connected to snort. does it discard or drop the packets?
yes... there are a few settings in the conf dealing with how much memory is used... i've recently also seen something about processing timeout settings but can't recall what it was exactly about... -- NOTE: No off-list assistance is given without prior approval. Please keep mailing list traffic on the list unless private contact is specifically requested and granted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ 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://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=snort-users Please visit http://blog.snort.org to stay current on all the latest Snort news!
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