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    snort?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by cosmic ac, Dec 13, 2006.

  1. cosmic ac

    cosmic ac Notebook Consultant

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    I found it at a used book store complete with disc will it run on a laptop?
     
    cosmic ac, Dec 13, 2006
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    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    Probably...what kind of specs does it require and what kind of specs do you have?
     
    vespoli, Dec 13, 2006
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    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    Could some one enlighten me. what is this, "snort" you speak of?
     
    Qhs, Dec 13, 2006
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  4. cosmic ac

    cosmic ac Notebook Consultant

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    The book is several years old I don't have it with me. I'm going to get an amd 64 bit 2048 meg ram and 40 gig hard disc.
     
    cosmic ac, Dec 13, 2006
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    kegobeer, Dec 13, 2006
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  6. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    snort is typically a UNIX intrusion detection utility that has been superceded by tripwire and the like. I'd leave it on the shelf if I were you. It's open source... the book is out-of-date, as is the software.

    http://www.snort.org/

    If you look, the latest release was... less than a month ago.

    http://www.snort.org/dl/binaries/win32/
     
    Pitabred, Dec 13, 2006
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  7. Gator

    Gator Go Gators!

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    You could say it's been rat-flailed!
     
    Gator, Dec 13, 2006
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