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    Snort fails to start on 1.0.1 stable

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      rwalker
      last edited by

      Running the current package (just set it up today).  Started it on the command line (the gui was not giving me anything in the system log).  Just showing the bottom 15 lines or so:

      Rule application order: ->activation->dynamic->pass->drop->alert->log
      Log directory = /var/log/snort
      Verifying Preprocessor Configurations!
      Warning: flowbits key 'dce.bind.veritas' is set but not ever checked.
      Warning: flowbits key 'ms_sql_seen_dns' is checked but not ever set.
      Warning: flowbits key 'realplayer.playlist' is checked but not ever set.
      299 out of 512 flowbits in use.


      *** interface device lookup found: fxp0


      Initializing Network Interface fxp0
      Decoding Ethernet on interface fxp0
      ACSM-No Memory: acsmCompile!

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        jeroen234
        last edited by

        you need a newer version of pfsense
        remove snort
        then upgrade pfsense with a snapshot
        and then install snort again

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          hoba
          last edited by

          We fixed some stuff in the package system that only is available in the latest snapshots. You need to upgrade following the procedure that jeroen234 pointed out.

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            ronnieredd Rebel Alliance
            last edited by

            I had the same issue. I just change the "performance" drop-down from "ac-sparsebands" to "ac-banded" and snort started up normally.

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