[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am looking at the nessus client GUI menus > for the first time and there is a ton of > options! Do the *real* users of Nessus > know *all* these options?
Well, I know what they means. Most of them... > I can choose > between ICMP pings or TCP pings. I didn't > even know there was such a thing as a TCP > ping. http://www.angelfire.com/space/netcensus/tcpping.html > I still don't know what this has to do with security?? Only if there is a firewall on the way. > Would it be wimpy/wrong to just always > run *all* nessus tests without understanding > all of them? I guess I must learn all stuff right? What do you mean? No, you are not supposed to read and remember all the scripts. Otherwise, it wouldn't be very useful to autmate those tests. But when Nessus says something about one of your machine, you should have a look at it: what it means, if this is dangerous or not, if this may be a false alarm, etc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED]: general discussions about Nessus. * To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe nessus" in the body.
