$ ./configure && make
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# make install
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$ ./configure --with-libpcap-includes=/opt/include --with-libpcap-libraries=/opt/lib
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# ./snort -evi eth0 
Running in packet dump mode

Initializing Network Interface eth0

        --== Initializing Snort ==--
Initializing Output Plugins!
Decoding Ethernet on interface eth0

        --== Initialization Complete ==--

   ,,_     -*> Snort! <*-
  o"  )~   Version 2.4.4 (Build 28) 
   ''''    By Martin Roesch & The Snort Team: http://www.snort.org/team.html
           (C) Copyright 1998-2005 Sourcefire Inc., et al.
 NOTE: Snort's default output has changed in version 2.4.1!
       The default logging mode is now PCAP, use "-K ascii" to activate
       the old default logging mode.

05/06-14:16:13.214265 0:C:29:C3:C8:3B -> 0:A:95:F5:F1:A5 type:0x800 len:0x92
192.168.0.43:22 -> 192.168.0.60:63126 TCP TTL:64 TOS:0x10 ID:29515 IpLen:20 DgmLen:132 DF
***AP*** Seq: 0x7FCD85CF  Ack: 0xA75EBFF2  Win: 0x9E8  TcpLen: 32
TCP Options (3) => NOP NOP TS: 486412346 1797431762 
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+

05/06-14:16:13.252177 0:A:95:F5:F1:A5 -> 0:C:29:C3:C8:3B type:0x800 len:0x42
192.168.0.60:63126 -> 192.168.0.43:22 TCP TTL:64 TOS:0x10 ID:38015 IpLen:20 DgmLen:52 DF
***A**** Seq: 0xA75EBFF2  Ack: 0x7FCD861F  Win: 0xFFFF  TcpLen: 32
TCP Options (3) => NOP NOP TS: 1797431762 486412307 
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
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# mkdir /usr/local/etc/snort &&\ cp etc/[^Makefile]* /usr/local/etc/snort
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var HOME_NET any
var EXTERNAL_NET any
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var HOME_NET [10.1.1.0/24,192.168.1.0/24]
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output database: log, mysql, user=snort password=snortpass dbname=SNORT host=dbserver
output database: alert mysql, user=snort password=snortpass dbname=SNORT host=dbserver
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# mysql SNORT -p < ./schemas/create_mysql
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# snort -T -c /usr/local/etc/snort/snort.conf
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# snort -Dd -c /usr/local/etc/snort/snort.conf
