On Tue Feb 20 2007 at 18:53, Scott Pate wrote:

> check_ports.nasl determines a port to be closed, do other plugins launch
> against the port after that

Not relevant, as check_ports.nasl is an "ACT_END", i.e. it runs after
all other plugins. 

> Does the plugin determine a port to be closed if it fails to open a tcp
> socket (in which case the port may not be closed), or if it receives a
> RST (in which case the port is most definitely closed)? 

It tries to open a connection through the standard API. The port might
be filtered.
  
> What would be the implications of disabling this plugin? 

None.
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