[lug] intrusion systems

[D. Stimits]

Peter Hutnick wrote:

> Avinash Dinesh said:
>
> >hello guys/Girls
> >
> >I am new to the field of networking and want to do a
> >project on *Intrusion Detection System*...
> >thought of using windows first then realised that
> >linux would be a great platform to work on,can anyone
> >tell me how to start with my project,iam student doing
> >my graduation in comp.sci and your help would help me
> >achieve something in my project
>
>
> Google is always a good starting point.
>
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=linux+ids&btnG=Google+Search
>
> or
>
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&cr=countryIN&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=linux+ids&btnG=Google+Search
>
> (Google doesn't seem to support Hindi, which suprises me.)
>
> LIDS might suit your needs.  http://www.lids.org/
>
> Snort is a major player.  http://www.snort.org/

I vote for snort, it is awesome.

D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net

PS: I did a book review on the snort book, I also recommend the book if 
you use snort.