  We present the properties of the discrete X-ray sources detected in our
monitoring program of the `typical' elliptical galaxy, NGC 3379, observed with
Chandra ACIS-S in five separate pointings, resulting in a co-added exposure of
324-ks. From this deep observation, 132 sources have been detected within the
region overlapped by all observations, 98 of which lie within the D25 ellipse
of the galaxy. These 132 sources range in Lx from 6E35 erg/s (with 3sigma upper
limit <4E36 erg/s) to ~2E39 erg/s, including one source with Lx>1E39 erg/s,
which has been classified as a ULX. From optical data, 10 X-ray sources have
been determined to be coincident with a globular cluster, these sources tend to
have high X-ray luminosity, with three of these sources exhibiting Lx> 1E38
erg/s. From X-ray source photometry, it has been determined that the majority
of the 132 sources that have well constrained colors, have values that are
consistent with typical LMXB spectra. Additionally to this, a sub-population of
10 sources has been found to exhibit very hard spectra and it is expected that
most of these sources are absorbed background AGN. There are 64 sources in this
population that exhibit long-term variability, indicating that they are
accreting compact objects. Five of these sources have been identified as
transient candidates, with a further 3 possible transients. Spectral variations
have also been identified in the majority of the source population, where a
diverse range of variability has been identified, indicating that there are
many different source classes located within this galaxy.
