On 10/05/07 06:51, Kevin Mc Grath wrote: > Performing a scan on a device. During the scan the device enters an > error state, and the device is unreachable (ICMP Ping Monitor used to > check device availability). But Nessus fails to see this and "appears" > to continue scanning forever (must manually terminate the scan). > Nessus has subjected the device to something serious, but the > incomplete report indicates no security holes at this point. Is there > an alternative way to pinpoint the exact plugin that caused this > fault.
Are you able to attach a console to the device and monitor a log while the scan occurs? Are can you configure it to log events remotely to another system and ensure its clock is accurate? How have you configured the Nessus scan; eg, what are you scanning and have you enabled thorough tests? George -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus
