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Multiple Encapsulations

Snort will not decode more than one encapsulation. Scenarios such as 

Eth IPv4 GRE IPv4 GRE IPv4 TCP Payload

or 

Eth IPv4 IPv6 IPv4 TCP Payload

will not be handled and will generate a decoder alert.


Steven Sturges 2008-04-01
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