Re: Failed to parse the IP address: $HOME_NET

[Joel Esler <jesler () sourcefire com>]

Or, you know, line 55.

On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Lay, James <james.lay () wincofoods com>wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chiesa Stefano [mailto:Stefano.Chiesa () wki it]
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 9:32 AM
> To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
> Subject: [Snort-users] Failed to parse the IP address: $HOME_NET
>
> <snip>
>
> ERROR: /etc/snort/../rules/snort.rules(7073) !any is not allowed:
> !$HOME_NET.
> Fatal Error, Quitting..
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> I understood I have to configure the HOME_NET variable (I have almost
> all the variables at the "any" value).
> But, and this is the main problem, no matter what I write to configure
> the variable I always get an error.
>
> ipvar H0ME_NET 212.239.x.x/25           w/o brackets
> ipvar H0ME_NET [212.239.x.x/25] w/ brackets
> ipvar H0ME_NET [172.16.40.111] w/ single internal address
>
> using 'ipvar' or simply 'var' I get these errors:
>
> [root@s-dr-snort ~]# /usr/sbin/snort -T -d -i eth0 -u snort -g snort -c
> /etc/snort/snort.conf -l /home/snort/log/eth0
> Running in Test mode
>
>         --== Initializing Snort ==--
> Initializing Output Plugins!
> Initializing Preprocessors!
> Initializing Plug-ins!
> Parsing Rules file "/etc/snort/snort.conf"
> ERROR: /etc/snort/snort.conf(55) Failed to parse the IP address:
> $HOME_NET.
> Fatal Error, Quitting..
>
> <snip>
>
>
> Stefano,
>
> Can we see the first say...20 lines of your snort.conf?  Thanks.
>
> James
>
>
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Joel Esler
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