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Configuration and Generated Files
Table 9 describes the files that are used or generated by the pnic-Compiler.
Table 9 Configuration and Generated Files
File Description Location
pnic_*.bit Generated after compiling static rules. They
are then renamed and copied to /usr/local/
pnic/firmware. When selecting firmware, the
.bit files are symbolically linked to the
corresponding renamed files in the firmware
directory. /usr/local/pnic/0
pnic_*.mapping Generated after compiling static rules. They
are then renamed and copied to /usr/local/
pnic/firmware. When selecting firmware, the
.mapping files are symbolically linked to the
corresponding renamed files in the firmware
directory. /usr/local/pnic/0
<firmware_filename>.bit Firmware files for Channel 0 and Channel 1.
They are the renamed .bit files that were
generated after compiling static rules. When
selecting firmware, these are the files to
which the .bit files in /usr/local/pnic/0 are
symbolically linked. /usr/local/pnic/firmware/
<firmware_filename>
<firmware_filename>.mapping Firmware files for Channel 0 and Channel 1.
They are the renamed .mapping files that
were generated after compiling static rules.
When selecting firmware, these are the files
to which the .mapping files in /usr/local/pnic/
0 are symbolically linked. /usr/local/pic/firmware/
<firmware_filename>
pnic_*.bin Contain compiled dynamic rules for Channel
0 and Channel 1. /usr/local/pnic/0
pnic_*.custmapping Contain the capture/forward policies for each
rule on Channel 0 and Channel 1. /usr/local/pnic/0
rules.custom Contains dynamic rules written in Snort
syntax. /usr/local/pnic/0