Poke a temporary hole in the firewall allowing echo request from your address and echo reply to your address? Being very explicit is a pain in the arse but doing that and taking the hole out within an hour should work without being too bad.
--- "Wigg, Guy G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I have a number of hosts located behind a > firewall that I need to scan. > These hosts vary from email servers, to web servers > to SSL servers and other > types, without a common TCP port open. Initially > with the TCP ping enabled > only the non-SSL servers were scanned, the rest > appeared dead in the report. > I therefore disabled both the TCP/ICMP ping options > (we don't allow ICMP > through the Firewall) under preferences, hoping that > it would scan the host > regardless of what ports were open. Unfortunately I > now get a report that > indicates all hosts are dead. Anyone have any ideas? > I am using Nessus > 1.2.0. > > thanks > Guy > > ----- > Guy Wigg > Standard Bank Information Security Analyst > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: +27-11-636 0795 > Cell/mobile: +27-82 824 7094 > Fax: +27-11-631 8156 > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Disclaimer and confidentiality note > > Everything in this e-mail and any attachments > relating to the official business of Standard Bank > Investment Corporation (Stanbic) > is proprietary to the company. It is confidential, > legally privileged and protected by law.\ > Stanbic does not own and endorse any other content. > Views and opinions are those of the sender unless > clearly stated as being that of Stanbic. > > The person addressed in the e-mail is the sole > authorised recipient. > Please notify the sender immediately if it has > unintentionally reached you and do not read, > disclose or use the content in any way. > > Stanbic can not assure that the integrity of this > communication has been maintained > nor that it is free of errors, virus, interception > or interference. > > > ______________________________________________ > ===== ----------------------------------------------------------- Only failures don't include failing in their plans ----------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.com
