On Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 05:44:51PM +0000, S Iremonger wrote: > I am reposting this message as this has not been appearing on mailing-list > and I have now seen message stating that the mailing-list has been broken! > > -Using client NessusWX 1.4.2 on windoze-2000 -- were having trouble > with the client-pc slowing-down / "freezing" and not working properly! > > -Incomplete tests. Even though full set of tests were selected; the scan > completed and the results showed only minimal results. Loads of stuff > would be missed about what was running on the ports that the scan may > have found open. This would happen after e.g. a few successful scans; > then fail to produce sensible results again, then ?may fix itself (not > sure)?; usually fixed by just restarting nessusd. > > -No feedback on the scan. The client showed no feedback on how the scan > was progressing. If left long enough and the scan stopped the results > file indicated that the scan was actually taking place. > > -Scan locking up. At various points the scan used to lock up. Stopping the > scan produced a results file apparently up to the point of cancellation. > > I have tried under 2 different linux distributions/versions but still seem > to run into the same problems ;/
Maybe you want to send us extracts for /usr/local/var/nessus/logs/nessusd.messages > I have been meaning to try 1.0.* version of nessus -- e.g. the "nessus" > package in debian 3.0r0... -- but I am very muddled by the 'certificates' > part -- I do not understand who needs what certificate file, etc. -- this > just doesnt seem to work! -- Doesn't really make any sense to me! > would most appreciate if somebody pointed me at relevant information so I > can get this set up to actually work! Nessus 1.0.x is not supported any more. Don't use it.
