Snort [PFSense] is configured but not blocking or generating alerts!

Posted by Chase Florell on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Chase Florell
Published on 2011-05-10T01:35:02Z Indexed on 2012/06/29 21:18 UTC
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I've got PFSense V 2.0-RC1 (i386) and I've got the latest version of Snort installed

I've loaded up a bunch of rules from Oinkmaster, I've enabled all of the preprocessors, and I've ensured the service is started.

When I let it sit for a while and then check my Alerts and Block list, there are no entries. Even when I test it by logging into Skype (skype is listed as a Rule from P2P), I don't get any entries in the logs.

If you need any further information, please let me know... I simply can't figure this one out.

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