It really depends on your scan requirements. If you plan to do a lot of hosts and a lot of checks at the same time, you'll need a really beefy box.
If you pick up the "Nessus Network Auditing" book, it gives an overview of hardware requirements based on how you plan to scan. -David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joris De Pooter Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Nessus requirements Hi, Oh, thanks for your reply, although my question was about hardware requirements : meaning cpu power, ram, and so on :) I plan to use nessus on a gentoo-based linux, but I don't know what kind of hardware I will need. And is using nessus with VMware is a good option or not ? Steve Sanders a �crit : >I have just configured a Nessus server using RedHat with minimal >unnecessary packages. The packages I found necessary are as follows: >bison, flex, fontconfig-devel, freetype-devel, gcc, gcc-c++, >gdk-pixbuf, glib-devel, gtk2-devel , gtk+-devel, lynx, nmap, >openssl096, openssl096b, openssl-devel, pam-devel, patch, rpm-build, >sharutils, XFree86-devel, and zlib-devel. Keep in mind, this list is >not the minimum necessary for Nessus, but was the minimum I needed for >my needs, so there are some unnecessary packages in this list if all >you intend to do is run a Nessus server. > > >On 4/19/05, Joris De Pooter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Hello, >> >>I'd like to know what are the required and recommended configurations >>to run a Nessus server under gnu/linux ? >> >>Thanks for your help :) >> >>-- >>Joris De Pooter >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Nessus mailing list >>[email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus >> >> >> > > > -- Joris De Pooter _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus -----Message Disclaimer----- This e-mail message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from the Principal Financial Group or any of its member companies may be retained as required by law or regulation. Nothing in this message is intended to constitute an Electronic signature for purposes of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) or the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ("E-Sign") unless a specific statement to the contrary is included in this message. _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus
