----- Original Message ----- From: "Tate Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > checks_read_timeout: maximum number of seconds to wait for a probe > response: wait doing a recv() > plugins_timeout: the maximum number of seconds of lifetime for a > vulnerability check > > If you set checks_read_timeout to 1 second and plugins_timeout to 5 seconds, > you'll blaze through the scan. The problem is you may lose accuracy because > That is quite interesting. Correct me if I am wrong, but it looks like if the target interface that one is scanning is blocked/down for some reasons, nessusd does not learn about it. (I guess it might be too much to expect). That is, every one of the plugins will get delayed leading to a huge time. Usually I haven't had the patience to wait for the whole scan in such cases; I guess it could take days, am I right ?
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