I've got a host to scan that doesn't respond to TCP or ICMP pings but I know is listening on certain ports. If I disable TCP and ICMP pings Nessus blindly tries to execute every pluggin without first scanning for open ports. What do I need to put in my .nessusrc to cause Nessus to run nmap?
I currently have the following Nmap options set. Nmap[radio]:TCP scanning technique : = SYN scan Nmap[checkbox]:UDP port scan = no Nmap[checkbox]:RPC port scan = no Nmap[checkbox]:Ping the remote host = yes Nmap[checkbox]:Identify the remote OS = yes Nmap[checkbox]:Use hidden option to identify the remote OS = yes Nmap[checkbox]:Fragment IP packets (bypasses firewalls) = no Nmap[checkbox]:Get Identd info = no Nmap[radio]:Port range = User specified range Nmap[checkbox]:Do not randomize the order in which ports are scanned = yes Nmap[entry]:Source port : = any Nmap[radio]:Timing policy : = Normal Regards, James
