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snort_2.9.6.1_centos_6.5

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Install prerequisites

  • EPEL repo
  • RPMForge repo
  • Download snort and daq RPM's from snort.org
  • Install RPM's
    yum install libdnet-1.11-1.2.el6.rf.x86_64    #rpmforge
    yum localinstall ./daq-2.0.2-1.centos6.x86_64.rpm
    yum localinstall ./snort-2.9.6.1-1.centos6.x86_64.rpm

Configure Snort

  • Edit /etc/sysconfig/snort
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/snort_dynamicrules
chown -R snort:snort /usr/local/lib/snort_dynamicrules
chmod -R 700 /usr/local/lib/snort_dynamicrules

Copy any dynamic rulesets you have or are using to the above directory.

snort_2.9.6.1_centos_6.5.1399579397.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014/05/08 20:03 by admin