Hi Jose
please update the code from svn (we improved error reporting), and re-run your 
command using “zc:eth4” as Luca said.

Alfredo

> On 27 Apr 2015, at 11:41, Luca Deri <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Jose,
> for using zc you need to use device “zc:eth4”. I am not sure you need the 
> cluster parameter
> 
> Luca
> 
> 
>> On 27 Apr 2015, at 11:36, Jose Vila <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I've installed PF_RING from the ntop repository, and compiled snort + daq + 
>> pfring daq from source, but have problems to run snort ...
>> 
>> I can run zcount and it gives good statistics on traffic rate:
>> 
>> # zcount -i eth4 -c 99
>> =========================
>> Absolute Stats: 120'907 pkts (0 drops) - 89'395'069 bytes
>> =========================
>> 
>> =========================
>> Absolute Stats: 249'119 pkts (0 drops) - 185'193'671 bytes
>> Actual Stats: 128'178.92 pps (0.00 drops) - 0.77 Gbps
>> =========================
>> 
>> =========================
>> Absolute Stats: 328'063 pkts (0 drops) - 243'939'955 bytes
>> Actual Stats: 127'437.35 pps (0.00 drops) - 0.76 Gbps
>> =========================
>> [ ... ]
>> 
>> But Snort execution fails (same error with pfring and pfring_zc daq):
>> 
>> # /usr/local/snort/bin/snort --daq-dir /usr/local/lib/daq/ --daq pfring_zc 
>> --daq-var clusterid=99 -i eth4 -v -e
>> Running in packet dump mode
>> 
>>         --== Initializing Snort ==--
>> Initializing Output Plugins!
>> pfring_zc DAQ configured to passive.
>> ERROR: Can't initialize DAQ pfring_zc (-1) - 
>> Fatal Error, Quitting..
>> 
>> If I list the loaded daqs both pfring and pfring_zc exist:
>> 
>> # /usr/local/snort/bin/snort --daq-dir /usr/local/lib/daq/ --daq-list
>> Available DAQ modules:
>> pfring(v1): live inline multi unpriv
>> pfring_zc(v10): live inline multi unpriv
>> pcap(v3): readback live multi unpriv
>> ipfw(v3): live inline multi unpriv
>> dump(v2): readback live inline multi unpriv
>> afpacket(v5): live inline multi unpriv
>> 
>> The NIC is a 10g intel nic with ixgbe driver. Hugepages are correctly 
>> configured.
>> 
>> Am i missing something here?
>> 
>> Thank you very much.
>> 
>> FYI, installed packages:
>> 
>> # yum list installed | grep ntop
>> e1000e-zc.noarch     3.0.4.1-1dkms      @ntop-noarch
>> igb-zc.noarch        5.2.5-1dkms        @ntop-noarch
>> ixgbe-zc.noarch      3.22.3-1dkms       @ntop-noarch
>> pfring.x86_64        6.0.3-8637         @ntop
>> pfring-dkms.noarch   6.0.3-dkms         @ntop-noarch
>> pfring-drivers-zc-dkms.noarch 1.0-0     @ntop-noarch    
>> 
>> 
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