Sean Carolan wrote: > Hi folks, wondering if you can help me with this: > > I'm using the Windows version of Nessus to scan my Linux servers. > When I scan the Linux box on my local LAN, I get a few messages in the > vulnerability report related to SAMBA, etc. However when I try to > scan a different Linux server on the public Internet, I get "No > vulnerabilities found" after about 10 seconds of scanning. I can't > believe it's actually going through the entire list of plugins in 10 > seconds. I even have my ssh info in the settings to let it log into > the Linux box as a normal user. I have tried turning off ping, and > also expanding "Checks read timeout" to 15 seconds, but no luck.
Try running a sniffer either on your local host or target to see which packets are actually getting to your target system. This is a very common support request our Direct Feed subscribers inquirer about. Typically it is a firewall or router or proxy or some network issue between the scanning host and the targets. Ron Gula, CTO Tenable Network Security _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus
