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    Snort not working for me (again)

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      yoda715
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      Can you describe any changes that you made prior and up to you noticing that snort stopped working? I will see if I can duplicate.

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        PC_Arcade
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        None, I just started using the latest snapshot, I re-installed from scratch as well as something in my old xml backup caused pfsense to not boot :(

        I THINK it's caused by the fact I'm using DHCP and therefore the staticIP box is blank, it's the only /32 I can find with no IP address allocated (as I'm on a /24 network)

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          yoda715
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          @PC_Arcade:

          I THINK it's caused by the fact I'm using DHCP and therefore the staticIP box is blank, it's the only /32 I can find with no IP address allocated (as I'm on a /24 network)

          Are you referring to DHCP on the WAN interface?

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            PC_Arcade
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            @sdale:

            @PC_Arcade:

            I THINK it's caused by the fact I'm using DHCP and therefore the staticIP box is blank, it's the only /32 I can find with no IP address allocated (as I'm on a /24 network)

            Are you referring to DHCP on the WAN interface?

            Sorry, I should have been clearer. Yes, DHCP on the WAN interface, the Static box on the WAN interface is the only occurence of /32 that I can find

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              yoda715
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              Hmm. That shouldn't have any problems. I am using DHCP on the WAN interface and it enters the correct WAN IP for me.

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                PC_Arcade
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                I wouldn't read anything into it, I'm clutching at straws  ;D

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                  yoda715
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                  No clue. I will update to the latest snapshot later and see if I have any troubles. Im running 12-19 snapshot right now with no problems.

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                    PC_Arcade
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                    Thanks sdale, your help is much appreciated

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                      yoda715
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                      I updated to the 1-19 snapshot and snort is running properly for me. Not sure what could be your problem. ???

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                        Guest
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                        Any chance you're trying to run snort on multiple interfaces?

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                          PC_Arcade
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                          @submicron:

                          Any chance you're trying to run snort on multiple interfaces?

                          None whatsoever :(

                          Weird, I'll stop using it again then.

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                            PC_Arcade
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                            Probably, however what I don't understand is how it's picking up an incorrect setting in the first place

                            I'll try your suggestion later

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                              PC_Arcade
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                              OK, this is the line in my snort.conf :

                              var HOME_NET [192.168.1.0/24,/32,86.3.142.145,192.168.1.2,,]

                              however if I remove the ,/32, the file gets recreated when I save snort config and overwrites any changes I make :(

                              any ideas?

                              I can post the entire snort.conf file and the startup logs if it helps?

                              There is another warning in the snort starup log though :
                              snort[13576]: WARNING /usr/local/etc/snort/snort.conf(36) => flush_behavior set in config file, using old static flushpoints (0)

                              Does that shed any light?

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                                yoda715
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                                Do you remember if you recently updated your snort rules before you started having troubles?

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                                  PC_Arcade
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                                  The rules were updated, BUT so was my entire machine, I changed to the 19th's image (cos of the lovely new look gui!) and reinstalled from scratch, everything was upgraded

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                                    yoda715
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                                    I'm not sure why, but I have problems starting snort when I have web-misc category checked. If you have that ruleset enabled, try disabling it and see if Snort will start up.

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                                      PC_Arcade
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                                      Not ticked, could this thread shed any light (or at least point to the fact that there's something odd going on with the HOME_NET line?) : http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,3427.0.html

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                                        sullrich
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                                        @PC_Arcade:

                                        Not ticked, could this thread shed any light (or at least point to the fact that there's something odd going on with the HOME_NET line?) : http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,3427.0.html

                                        No, because that has already been fixed.

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                                          PC_Arcade
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                                          Has it?? What snapshot was it fixed in?

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                                            sullrich
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                                            @PC_Arcade:

                                            Has it?? What snapshot was it fixed in?

                                            Those files do not reside in a snapshot.  They are on the server… Its a package file, not a base file.

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