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:
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> > 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.
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