On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Hugo van der Kooij wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Bernie wrote:
>
> > i got freebsd on my machine with ipfw. there is no lan
> > on it and i only use dial-up to ISP.
> >
> > i'd like to test my sys with nessus and started doing
> > so until i read in the FAQ that if you have firewall
> > between nessusd and the system you want to scan, the
> > results may be inacurate.
>
> I wouldn't trust any test against the local system. If you want to test it
> then bring it online and test from another system. (Perhaps a neighbor or
> friend)
>
> Hugo.
>
> --
Thank you for your reply. saved me a lot of time and at least now i know i
might not be secure...
as you said, a frient'll be the solution...
Regards,
--Bernie
