Re: returns empty report

try disable "ping the remote host",and use enable "nmap" to
port scan

lee

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---------- Original Message -----------
From: "George A. Theall" <theall@tenablesecurity.com>
To: nessus@list.nessus.org
Sent: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:42:11 -0400
Subject: Re: returns empty report

> On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 03:47:49PM -0600, Ken Dyke wrote:
>
> > We have a number of hosts where a service has been moved to a different
> > port.  For example, a host with ssh server listening on port 10022 (it
> > happens that it is the only port open on that host).  Even if I
> > specifically tell nessus to scan that port it still returns an empty
> > report.
>
> Is plugin #10180, ping_host.nasl, being run? Check the 
> nessusd.messages log; it might be even if you haven't enabled it 
> explicitly since it's a dependency on a number of scanners. If it is 
> and you're using TCP pings 
> (the default), make sure you include 10022 for the preference "TCP 
> ping destination port(s)". Otherwise, the ping scanner will mark the 
> host as dead since, in this case, no other ports are open and Nessus 
> will not bother scanning it any further.
>
> George
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