Thanks. I read your URL link. So if I *don't* have a firewall in the way then a local Nessus scan *is* the same as a remote one??
Is the firewall the only problem then??? Chris On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 09:52:45PM +0100, Hugo van der Kooij wrote: > On Sun, 3 Nov 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I can install Nessus on every machine I want > > to scan. Then I would always do a local scan > > with Nessus... > > > > Is this just as good as attacking a machine > > from a *remote* location with Nessus? > > No. (See also: > http://hvdkooij.xs4all.nl/docs/Nessus-FAQ.html#Q.OTHER.FIREWALL) > > Hugo. > > -- > All email sent to me is bound to the rules described on my homepage. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hvdkooij.xs4all.nl/ > Don't meddle in the affairs of sysadmins, > for they are subtle and quick to anger. > > - > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: general discussions about Nessus. > * To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe nessus" in the body. -- _______________________________________ Dr. Christian Seberino SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego Code 2363 49590 Lassing Road, Room A339 San Diego, CA 92152-6147 U.S.A. Phone: (619) 553-7940 Fax: (619) 553-1269 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ - [EMAIL PROTECTED]: general discussions about Nessus. * To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe nessus" in the body.
