Re: [Snort-inline-users] bpdu packets and snort_inline

[Roman G. <sl...@sl...>]

Yes, there are vlans and everything on that network.

And linux bridge should be there completely transparent and forward every
possible packet/protocol.

It looks like it does not do it somehow.

hmm

Roman Glebov

P.S What does trunking mean?

> Are you trunking and using vlans?
>
> Regards,
>
> Will
>
> On 4/21/07, Roman Glebov <sl...@sl...> wrote:
>>
>> i did a test . i have one cisco device before the bridge
>> and second cisco device after the bridge.
>>
>> the first sends the bpdu packets all the time, which are never received
>> by
>> the second one after the bridge.
>> my stp on the bridge is off because it should not participate but simple
>> forward all of the traffik.
>>
>> > hmmmm you will not see bpdu's in snort-inline. What makes you think
>> they
>> > are
>> > not being passed?  Do you have stp enabled on the bridge?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Will
>> >
>> > On 4/21/07, Roman Glebov <sl...@sl...> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Sorry, i forgought to tell
>> >> It is simple bridge with stp off:
>> >>
>> >> brctl addbr br0
>> >> brctl addif eth0
>> >> brctl addif eth1
>> >>
>> >> ifconfig br0 up
>> >>
>> >> br0 eth0 eth1 have no adresses.
>> >>
>> >> I am using debian unstable kernel :
>> >> 2.6.18-4-686
>> >>
>> >> With regards Roman Glebov
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > what does your bridge configuration look like?
>> >> >
>> >> > On 4/21/07, Roman Glebov <sl...@sl...> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hallo!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I found recently out that snort inline or the bridge are not
>> >> forwarding
>> >> >> any bpdu packets!
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Is this a known problem or a missconfiguration ?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Roman Glebov
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
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