On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 DThomazflowserve.com wrote:

>
> How about removing and address from the rule.
>
> alert icmp $EXTERNAL_NET!172.20.11.3 any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"MISC
Large
> ICMP Packet"; dsize: >800; reference:arachnids,246;
classtype:bad-unknown;
> sid:499; rev:1;)
>
> I do not want to see alerts from 172.20.11.3, should I edit at the rule
or
> at the snort.conf?
> When I remove from the rule I get this error running snort
>
> Jul 3 11:16:40 ormnm9 snort: FATAL ERROR: ERROR /etc/snort//misc.rules
(7)
> => Rule netmask (16!172.20.11.3/30) didn't x-late, WTF?
>

Nope. Wrong syntax. Have a look at:

     http://www.snort.org/docs/writing_rules/chap2.html#tth_sEc2.2.3

From what I'm reading, your question has changed a bit. Now you're wanting
to
'ignore' a host and/or type of traffic from that host, but no others. If
that's correct, then have a look at this:

     http://www.theadamsfamily.net/~erek/snort/ignore.txt

If I'm on wrong... *shrug* Guess that would be a penalty drink[0] for me.
:)

-----
Erek Adams
Nifty-Type-Guy
TheAdamsFamily.Net

[0] http://www.theadamsfamily.net/~erek/snort/drinking_game.txt

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