Not sure exactly how you are configuring the scan config, but someone recently had this same issue:
https://www.mail-archive.com/openvas-discuss@wald.intevation.org/msg06133.html On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Jack Harvey <ja...@synnex.com> wrote: > By way of further explanation of my issue: > > I have a linux-based computer with a firewall. This computer does not > respond to “pings”. If I run a scan with the “Full and very deep” config, > the scan takes seconds and > > returns no results. If I do a port scan with nmap (from my OpenVAS > computer) and the –Pn parameter (treat all hosts as online), it finds > several ports open…verified by the system owner. > > I have cloned the “Full and very deep” config and tried to modify the port > scanner section “launch nmap for network scanning” and enable “treat all > hosts as online”, but still have no success > > scanning and getting some results. > > Help appreciated! > > > > > > *From:* Jack Harvey > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 29, 2014 11:34 AM > *To:* openvas-discuss@wald.intevation.org > *Subject:* don't ping... > > > > Sorry for the ignorant question. I am looking for the right scan config > setting so that all hosts are treated as live. > > Direction appreciated. > > > > Jack Harvey CISSP > > Synnex Corporation > > 864-349-4939 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openvas-discuss mailing list > Openvas-discuss@wald.intevation.org > https://lists.wald.intevation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openvas-discuss > -- http://volatile-minds.blogspot.com -- blog http://www.volatileminds.net -- website
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