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    Snort 2.9.1 pkg v. 2.1.1 Error.

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      sekular
      last edited by

      http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-8-stable/All/snort-2.9.2.3.tbz

      That is a corrected path for the amd64 release. It appears the 8.1 path no longer exists.

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        tritron
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        i386 is at http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8-stable/All/snort-2.9.2.3.tbz
        Don't we need snort package compiled for pfsense?

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          Cino
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          @tritron:

          Don't we need snort package compiled for pfsense?

          yes because there is a patch that is needed so it can integrate into pfsense for auto blocking

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            ucantekme
            last edited by

            in my case
            rm -r /var/db/pkg/snort-2.9.0.5_1
            pkg_add ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-stable/All/snort-2.9.2.3.tbz

            Then I try to install snort 2.9.2.3 from pfsense package manager again. It's only install perl-threaded-5.10.1_3.tbz from package manager.
            Now snort 2.9.2.3 is running on my PfSense 2.0.1 i386

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              sirWest
              last edited by

              @ucantekme:

              in my case
              rm -r /var/db/pkg/snort-2.9.0.5_1
              pkg_add ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-stable/All/snort-2.9.2.3.tbz

              Then I try to install snort 2.9.2.3 from pfsense package manager again. It's only install perl-threaded-5.10.1_3.tbz from package manager.
              Now snort 2.9.2.3 is running on my PfSense 2.0.1 i386

              Thanks a million dude, it works! :)

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                Cino
                last edited by

                @ucantekme:

                in my case
                rm -r /var/db/pkg/snort-2.9.0.5_1
                pkg_add ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-stable/All/snort-2.9.2.3.tbz

                Then I try to install snort 2.9.2.3 from pfsense package manager again. It's only install perl-threaded-5.10.1_3.tbz from package manager.
                Now snort 2.9.2.3 is running on my PfSense 2.0.1 i386

                Is auto blocking working?

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                  condector
                  last edited by

                  Install.. but snort don't start.

                  pfSense 2.0.1 AMD64:

                  pkg_add http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-stable/All/snort-2.9.2.3.tbz

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                    sirWest
                    last edited by

                    @condector:

                    Install.. but snort don't start.

                    pfSense 2.0.1 AMD64:

                    pkg_add http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-stable/All/snort-2.9.2.3.tbz

                    yes sadly the same problem here - it was too soon to cheer, it installed everything fine and configuration went fine but it won't start and no error message also. Strange is that on snort page it says the old package version not the new one…

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                      Cino
                      last edited by

                      @sirWest:

                      Strange is that on snort page it says the old package version not the new one…

                      It would because the GUI is from pfSense.. Snort doesn't come with a GUI… You have to create the config files by hand... pfSense GUI creates the files for us

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                        ucantekme
                        last edited by

                        Yep Snort is looking down in services… And yep it was too soon to cheer :)

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                          ucantekme
                          last edited by

                          new issue /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libpcre.so.1" not found, required by "snort" it says in console if you try to use snort command

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                            Cino
                            last edited by

                            @ucantekme:

                            new issue /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libpcre.so.1" not found, required by "snort" it says in console if you try to use snort command

                            this is most likely because you installed the snort package from freebsd.org… you have to be very careful when install packages that aren't from files.pfsense.org... you can break your box...

                            ps snort didn't start because i believe it needs a patch to make it work with pf...

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                              ucantekme
                              last edited by

                              It's my test box so no problem :)

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                                expert_az
                                last edited by

                                same error

                                My system :
                                2.0.1-RELEASE (amd64)
                                built on Mon Dec 12 18:43:51 EST 2011
                                FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p6

                                Beginning package installation for snort…
                                Downloading package configuration file... done.
                                Saving updated package information... done.
                                Downloading snort and its dependencies...
                                Checking for package installation...
                                Downloading http://files.pfsense.org/packages/amd64/8/All/snort-2.9.2.3.tbz ...  could not download from there or http://ftp2.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-8.1-release/All/snort-2.9.2.3.tbz.
                                of snort-2.9.2.3 failed!

                                Installation aborted.Backing up libraries...
                                Removing package...
                                Starting package deletion for mysql-client-5.1.53...done.
                                Starting package deletion for snort-2.9.2.3...done.
                                Starting package deletion for perl-threaded-5.10.1_3...done.
                                Removing snort components...
                                Menu items... done.
                                Services... done.
                                Loading package instructions...
                                Include file snort.inc could not be found for inclusion.
                                Deinstall commands...
                                Not executing custom deinstall hook because an include is missing.
                                Removing package instructions...done.
                                Auxiliary files... done.
                                Package XML... done.
                                Configuration... done.
                                Cleaning up... Failed to install package.

                                Installation halted.

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                                  darklogic
                                  last edited by

                                  Same issue here as well.

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                                    condector
                                    last edited by

                                    Online again! Thanks!

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                                    • jimpJ
                                      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                      last edited by

                                      Yes this should be OK now, I managed to get a new set of binaries built and uploaded. For one reason or another the nightly automated build process (even when run by hand) was not completely building the snort package and related binaries.

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                                        condector
                                        last edited by

                                        But now I have another problem…

                                        snort[25261]: FATAL ERROR: ByteExtract variable '^Authorization\x3A\s*Basic[ \t]+' in rule [3:13308] is used before it is defined.

                                        Snort install perfectly, but not work…

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                                          pfsparc
                                          last edited by

                                          Same here:
                                          snort[56806]: FATAL ERROR: ByteExtract variable '^Authorization\x3A\s*Basic[ \t]+' in rule [3:13308] is used before it is defined.

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                                          • jimpJ
                                            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                            last edited by

                                            Might be related:
                                            http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,45656.msg238815.html#msg238815

                                            Try updating your snort rules.

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