On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 10:58:42AM -0500, Kaplan, Andrew H. wrote: > My initial plan is to have Nessus > read from a file that I would create a list of the > servers to scan. Several questions come to mind: > > 1. What should the format of the file be ie: text created via emacs, vi, etc.
It doesn't matter which tool you use to create it, just that it be a text file. > 2. Is it better to use the ip addresses, the FQDN, or a combination > of the two. It's easier to specify ranges when working with IP addresses; faster too. By the way: If you prefer to see hostnames in the report, make sure you select "Do a reverse lookup on the IP before testing it" in "Scan Options (reverse_lookup=yes). Also, you may be better off reporting by MAC address if the targets use DHCP to get their IP addresses and your scanner is on the same subnet as the targets. > The scheduling that is to be done, I was planning on using Inprotect to > accomplish this. Before I can do that, I wanted to > have the list of servers file created. Thanks. Well, this is what works with Nessus. Inprotect might use something different; I don't know, but if it doesn't I suggest asking on the Inprotect mailing list. George -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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