This error has to do with Winpcap and the way the version of Snort downloaded from Snort.org initializes it. Uninstall your version of Snort, go to SiliconDefense.com, download their version of the Snort installer and install it.
Jim Grossl Boise, Idaho USA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 8:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SNORT: Setting up How To Can some tell me how, or point to some info on how to set up Snort on a w2000 server? www.snort.org has no helpful info. The manual and readme do nothing but say 'you can do this or that' I installed it and ran the test config and got this: |> IDScenter test console <| -- Press ENTER after checking Snorts output -- Log directory = log Initializing Network Interface \ ERROR: OpenPcap() FSM compilation failed: syntax error PCAP command: Files\Sourcefire\Snort\snort.conf -l C:\Program Files\Sourcefire\S nort -A full -h any Fatal Error, Quitting.. I have no clue what to do. I found no rulesets to download. I am lost. Pleasr help. dp
