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      rudfinch
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      I looked into snort.inc, looks like snort supposed to fetch perl-threaded-5.12.1_1.tbz as dependency… but couldn't find anywhere... the link to the file seems broken... I don't know if this is the cause of alert_pf error... hope this will be fixed soon. :)

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        asterix
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        Can anyone fix the Snort install package?

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          dzeanah
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          It's possible the maintainer is on vacation.  I sent him a pm a while back and have not yet received a response.

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            asterix
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            Any updates on the Snort package fix?

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              th3r3isnospoon
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              I haven't heard or seen anything yet  :-\

              Hopefully soon….

              -th3r3isnospoon

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                asterix
                last edited by

                Over a week since the package is in broken state  >:(

                Has no one installed snort since last 7 days?

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                  th3r3isnospoon
                  last edited by

                  @asterix:

                  Over a week since the package is in broken state  >:(

                  Has no one installed snort since last 7 days?

                  Apparently not….Hope this is fixed soon...

                  -th3r3isnospoon

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                    asterix
                    last edited by

                    Down with Snort since past 10 days !!  >:(

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                      CyCyb3rradberRad
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                      I am having the same problem and it appears this person might have the same issue as well.
                      http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,37952.0.html

                      I feel so naked without my Snort.  ;D

                      pfSense 2.0 RC2 build date June 15th
                      Snort 2.8.6.1 pkg 1.34

                      Also one more thing to add.  According to the pfSense_Snort Twitter account it looks like he is planning a release pretty soon of Snort 2.9.0.4 pkg 1.37.  Hopefully that has a fix for the issue we are seeing.

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                        berglundma
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                        I too am having the same issue. Based on the number of reads I'm thinking we're not alone.

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                          dwood
                          last edited by

                          Same thing here on a new install:

                          Version:
                          2.0-RC3 (amd64)
                          built on Tue Jun 21 23:37:22 EDT 2011

                          Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 330 @ 1.60GHz
                          Current: 799 MHz, Max: 1599 MHz

                          When starting Snort:
                          snort[26473]: FATAL ERROR: /usr/local/etc/snort/snort_31943_re1/snort.conf(351) Unknown output plugin: "alert_pf"

                          Cheers,
                          D.

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                            asterix
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                            The Snort package is broken since over 2 weeks now. First I thought it was a snapshot issue but after trying multiple snapshots, I confirmed it's a snort package issue.

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                              dwood
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                              With a clean RC3 install, the error message is now different than with RC2

                              Clean RC2 install:
                              snort[26473]: FATAL ERROR: /usr/local/etc/snort/snort_31943_re1/snort.conf(351) Unknown output plugin: "alert_pf"

                              Clean RC3 install:
                              Jun 23 01:50:39 SnortStartup[5379]: Snort HARD Reload For 22075_re1…
                              Jun 23 01:50:38 SnortStartup[1825]: Snort Startup files Sync…

                              Is there a method to "manually" install a newer version of snort without using the package?  Looking at various dates on the "JamesDean" twitter feeds, the last update was on Mar 16, indicating 2.9.0.4 was due in a few days.  This being June, safe bet that "jamesdean" is otherwise occupied…so would love to figure out a fix that doesn't use the package if that is at all possible.

                              Btw, I've been posting my adventures (including a hardware list and various notes) with pfSense over at smallnetbuilder:  http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=5379

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                                asterix
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                                Any progress on this issue resolution?

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                                  psgandalf
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                                  I upgraded to built on Mon Jun 27 06:38:49 EDT 2011 on my Alix board.
                                  Before I deleted the interface and reset snort. After the upgrade Snort
                                  started but I wasn't able to choose any rules even thoug the update went
                                  well. But after stopping the interface and restarting it the rules where ther
                                  to choose from. Back in business  ;D

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                                    asterix
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                                    Tried that. Doesn't work for me.

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                                      jamesdean
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                                      I am updating snort-dev binaries, I have to remove snort from pfsense packages 2.0 x86 for a day or two. Its broken anyway.

                                      The new GUI is done, Im on the last strep, that is setting up pfSense ports to build binaries automatically.

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                                        dwood
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                                        Thanks for the update.  I'd guess AMD64 is next?

                                        I know the time committment required to do the work you're doing.  I'm sure I speak for literally 1000s when I say thanks for your efforts :-)  I'm a recent pfsense convert and despite the current bugs, still loving it.

                                        Cheers,
                                        Dennis.

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                                          _igor_
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                                          Thanks, jamesdean, that sounds great! Take your time to fix your issues. Great job you do with this great package!

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                                            sporkpdx
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                                            I am also running into this.

                                            I have managed to copy a working package over from a pfsense 1.2.3 install for the timebeing but I'm hoping this gets fixed for 2.0 x64 asap, I'll owe ya a beer. :)

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