Snort For Dummies
Chapter One
Installing Snort and MySQL
for Windows
In This Chapter
* Getting to know Snort for Windows
* Setting up Snort for Windows 2000
* Setting up MySQL for Windows 2000 and Snort
For an average Windows user, installing Snort is a little more of a
headache than for your average Linux user. This is because Snort was
developed initially for open-source Unix-like platforms such as Linux, and if
you are at all familiar with Linux, you know what that means: command-line
options and text-based configuration files. For a Windows user who's used to
point-and-click configuration, command-line is a little intimidating. Add to
that the fact that there's little supporting documentation for the Windows
platform on Snort's Web site or the rest of the Internet, and you have all the
makings of a bumpy ride.
Never fear: This chapter gives you step-by-step installation instructions for
getting your Snort IDS up and running on Windows.
The Windows Snort IDS Box
These are the minimum requirements for a Windows Snort box:
A PC running Windows NT 4.0, W ... read full excerpt from Snort (TM) for Dummies ebook
