
This command creates two files: alert (you can open it using sudo gedit) and (you can open with wireshark). Make sure that the nfig file has the Home_Net propery configured (not just any).

Snort –c location of nfig file(/etc/sort/nf) -r filename.pcap –b –l location of case file (/home/Desktop/case). Perhaps one of the most known tools to detect suspicious activities on the network. Network based intrusion detection system. The easiest way to install it was by doing the following: wget -O tcpdstat.zip unzip tcpdstat.zip cd netik-*/ make make install Furthermore, it can be challenging to find the tool online. It is a very useful tool but it is not included in most installations of Linux.

pcap extensionĪnalyzes network capture and issues statistical information. where no host is a filter to not include traffic to FORENSIC machine. Sudo tcpdump -n -X -i eth0 -s 1515 not host -w | nc. Very useful tool to quickly capture packets and send them via a netcat connection. Great tool with intuitive user interface.
