Re: Nessus reports all ports open

thanks for the info so far
yeah I am sure it is not a tarpit

if i should not use nmap what scanner do you recommend ? The nessus tcp
scanner?

On Dec 22, 2007 2:02 AM, Michel Arboi <mikhail@nessus.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:26:03 +0200
> "Ali Jawad" <alijawad1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ping Remote Host
> > NMAP
>
> Using Nmap is not an good idea in general. It only makes sense in rare
> situations:
> http://www.nessus.org/documentation/index.php?doc=nmap-usage
> Anyway, unless the NASL wrapper is very buggy, this means that Nmap
> (not Nessus) found all ports as open. So you are on the wrong list <grin>
>
> > Any hints what I did wrong ?
>
> Are you sure that you are not scanning a Labrea tarpit?



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