> > Has anybody ever setup a central nessus server to be > used with multiple, simultaneous clients? Any idea > what the safe max per server is in terms of # clients > and # scanning threads (ie: target IPs/hosts)? I'm > interested in setting up a central server with the > ability to scan 50-100 confirmed hosts simultaneous > from 5-10 unique clients and am wondering if 1 server > can handle this, or if I'll need to setup multiple > servers.
this has just been discussed on the nessus list. here's a number for you to contemplate: From: Renaud Deraison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 5:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Multiple Nessus Scans On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 07:09:14PM +0100, Justin Owens wrote: > > I have just changed the nessusrc file aswell so that max_hosts = 2 > But am still getting the same result. The number of processes you will see is equal to : 2 * max_host * max_checks -- Renaud basically, the nessusd machine will be fine, but you may want to keep an eye on your network, as the server could flood the switches, or cause your firewall to run out of connection handles. - chris ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus Security Intelligence Alert (SIA) Service. For more information on SecurityFocus' SIA service which automatically alerts you to the latest security vulnerabilities please see: https://alerts.securityfocus.com/
