> > Any known problems with the new version and Nessus v2.0? > > It requires g++ to compile and uses libpcap 0.7.1. I've minor gripes : > > - g++ is not installed everywhere > > - libpcap 0.7.1 : I did some testing of libpcap 0.6.x (the "post lbl > libpcap") on Linux, and when you have a great number of processes each > having a different filter on their own pcap filter, in some cases the > wrong packets will go through. I did not test it with libpcap 0.7, so > it might have been fixed, but that was pretty ugly. For the record, > Nessus 1.3.x _had_ libpcap 0.6.x in CVS for a while, and I switched > back to 0.4.x (the True One) because of its instability. I may give > a shot to 0.7.1, but I don't have high hopes. > > > If you have a modern Linux distribution and don't scan too many hosts at > the same time, none of my gripes are an issue. If you try to scan 200 > hosts simultaneously[*], your mileage may vary
Thanks. I usually only scan one host at a time with all plug-ins. I use Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2. I will go ahead and upgrade nmap later. :)
