Hmmm... I think I just found my answer...below...However if I enable the Ping as it says and the host is firewalled it will fail and then the host will be skipped ??
J. On Tue, 16 May 2000, Gary Flynn wrote: > Hmmm, > > It seems to be running all the tests on nonexistent > hosts in the selected subnet even though I have > "optimize_test=yes" in the nessusd.conf and the > optimize test button pushed in the window. opimize_test won't help here. This option runs the 'plugin preselection' that I explained on this list weeks ago. Read the archives if you are interested in what it does. Your problem is due to the 'ping'. I suggest you enable the 'ping hosts' option of nmap, in the 'prefs plugins.' section. The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential, intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by email and delete this email. Any views expressed in this email are those of the individual sender unless the sender specifically states This mail was virus scanned by SurfControl.
