Software Installation

Running Snort

Platform
Intel® PAC
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
Application Note
Capture Software Version
Link™ Capture Software 12.4

In this chapter

This chapter describes how to install Snort from source for use with SmartNICs and Napatech Software Suite.

Note: Snort is updated frequently, and the installation procedure described in this chapter might not be optimal for the most recent release of Snort, for your OS, or for your application.
Note: For security reasons, you will want Snort to run as an unprivileged user in a production environment. This installation procedure does not describe how to do this.