Hi, I have successfully scanned A Class networks though it does take a while ;-) and regularily scan B classes. i think th limiting factor is the amount of time you have available rather than the amount of entries you ask nessus to absorb. Regards,
Tim Bass Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Send Nessus mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Nessus digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Theoretical limit on targets (how2 vuln) > 2. RE: Theoretical limit on targets (Michael Scheidell) > 3. Re: Theoretical limit on targets (how2 vuln) > 4. new nessus install (Michael Mulholland) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:16:35 -0400 > From: "how2 vuln" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Theoretical limit on targets > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Does anybody know what is the theoretical limit on specifying > targets > for a given scan session? For example, in the context of Class C > subnets, how many Class C's can be specified in one host file - 10, > 50, 100, 200? > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:36:43 -0400 > From: "Michael Scheidell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Theoretical limit on targets > To: "how2 vuln" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I have used hundreds of individual ip addresses, maybe 2000 at once. > > (so, its that 2000 cids/32's?) > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:25:41 -0400 > From: "how2 vuln" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Theoretical limit on targets > To: "Michael Scheidell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > My question really is, what type of success have you had with /24s? > Thusfar, I have been able to successfully scan 20 /24s at once. I'm > trying to figure out how far can I push the envelope. Hence if > anybody > has experience that (s)he is willing to share, thanks in advance! > > On 8/19/06, Michael Scheidell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have used hundreds of individual ip addresses, maybe 2000 at > once. > > > > (so, its that 2000 cids/32's?) > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:09:20 +0100 > From: Michael Mulholland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: new nessus install > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > > > > > folks > > i have an old nessus install which requires an upgrade but the > previous > install was contracted in so i'm a bit in the dark about the current > nessus > product > > - is it still free for a corporate environment > > thanks > > michael mulholland > dfp/isu > Internal: 26709 > External: 90 526709 > > > > ********************************************************************************* ********** > Any views expressed by the sender of this message are not > necessarily > those of the Department of Finance & Personnel or The Office Of the > First > Minister and Deputy First Minister. This email and any files > transmitted > with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity > to whom > they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please > notify > the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your email > software. > All emails are swept for the presence of viruses. > ********************************************************************************* ********** > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Nessus mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus > > End of Nessus Digest, Vol 34, Issue 18 > ************************************** > > > _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus
