[Bro] nprobe, ngrep, tcpdump and tcpflow -like behavior of BRO ids?

[Seth Hall]

On Dec 12, 2011, at 4:29 AM, Panos Sakkos wrote:

> I want to ask you if BRO ids can totally replace the following software:
> 
> 	• nprobe
> 	• ngrep
> 	• tcpdump
> 	• and tcpflow 

Instead of pointing to tools and asking if Bro can replace them, could you explain tasks you need to accomplish with a network monitoring tool?  All of those tools have a lot of functionality and Bro certainly doesn't implement every bit of functionality they have. :)
 
  .Seth

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