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    Snort 2.9.2.3 pkg v. 2.5.4 Error in logs

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      RChadwick
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      I just installed the Snort package, as well as most rules. Everything seems to be working OK (I haven't seen if Snort is blocking anything bad yet), but every minute I keep getting the same two error messages in the logs:

      Mar 18 00:34:16 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:34:16 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:34:03 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:34:03 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:33:57 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:33:57 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:33:38 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:33:38 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:33:28 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:33:28 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:33:20 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:33:20 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:33:06 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:33:06 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:32:52 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:32:52 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:32:41 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:32:41 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:32:31 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:32:31 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:32:22 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:32:22 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:32:12 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:32:12 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:32:04 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:32:04 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down
      Mar 18 00:31:55 dhcpd: dhcp.c:3230: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over fallback interface.
      Mar 18 00:31:55 dhcpd: send_packet: Host is down

      Google and search hasn't revealed any answers. If everything else was OK, I'd be inclined to leave it. However, I'm using a flash drive, and I'm worried this might prematurely wear out the drive.

      Thanks!

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