Re: How to test if snort is properly functioning?

[Joost Ringoot <joost.ringoot () meteo be>]

I can recommend this tutorial: 
[ https://upcloud.com/community/tutorials/installing-snort-on-centos/ | 
https://upcloud.com/community/tutorials/installing-snort-on-centos/ ] 

very fast hands on, works, just a few extra 

> From: "Joost Ringoot" <joost.ringoot () meteo be>
> To: "snort-users" <snort-users () lists snort org>
> Sent: Thursday, 14 March, 2019 09:35:21
> Subject: [Snort-users] How to test if snort is properly functioning?

> Hello,

> I have just set up snort and let it run with this command:

> snort -i ens224 -A fast -c /etc/snort/snort.conf

> It is running with this as last lines:
> Preprocessor Object: SF_GTP Version 1.1 <Build 1>
> Preprocessor Object: SF_SSLPP Version 1.1 <Build 4>
> Preprocessor Object: SF_FTPTELNET Version 1.2 <Build 13>
> Preprocessor Object: SF_DNS Version 1.1 <Build 4>
> Preprocessor Object: SF_DNP3 Version 1.1 <Build 1>
> Preprocessor Object: SF_DCERPC2 Version 1.0 <Build 3>
> Commencing packet processing (pid=31593)

> ens224 is a secondary network interface which is not configured with IP address,
> I think that is ok and preferred?

> But nothing gets logged

> I tried a couple nmaps to get something logged:

> eg:
> nmap -sP 192.168.15.0/24

> even on the machine itself

> BTW: 192.168.15.0/24 is the subnet that is on the primary interface configured,
> it is the same physical LAN as the secondary interface that I use for snort.

> I would expect that snort would log something about the portscan, but nothing.

> There are daily alert files in
> /var/log/snort

> but they are empty

> Are my expectations wrong?
> What should I do for instance to get a portscan logged by snort?

> (BTW: pulled pork is installed and
> ./pulledpork/pulledpork.pl -c /etc/pulledpork/pulledpork.conf

> ends with
> Done
> Please review /var/log/sid_changes.log for additional details
> Fly Piggy Fly!
> )

> Thanks in advance,

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