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From: Erek Adams (erek_at_snort.org)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 14:42:30 CST

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    On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Ralph Churchill wrote:

    > I have snort 1.8.7. I have set my $HOME_NET to be
    > $eth0_ADDRESS and my external net set to !$HOME_NET.
    > However, I still get alerts from other computers on my
    > subnet! For example, the "SNMP public access udp" rule
    > says:
    >
    > alert udp $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET 161...
    >
    > For this example, assume my IP is 192.168.1.2. I'm
    > getting alerts for a packet from 172.20.39.32 to
    > 192.168.1.3. Why? I'm totally confused. I thought
    > $HOME, if set to $eth0_ADDRESS would only give alerts
    > for things coming into my IP?!?! Am I wrong?

    Depends.

    Where are the alerts coming from? From rules or from one of the
    preprocessors? Can you post a copy of the error? Can you post your
    HOME_NET statement?

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    Erek Adams

       "When things get weird, the weird turn pro." H.S. Thompson

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