On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 01:54:05PM -0600, eric wrote:
> When running any types of scans tcp_connect, syn scans or nmap scans,
> etc. the load average will quite often sit at 30 or more on the
> host, taking days to scan 6 /24's. This is with "all but dangerous"
> plugins enabled.
30 of load is not too bad.
> So my question is: what have folks done to speed nessus up? Are
> there any words of wisdom you can offer?
Yes - install Nessus 2.1.0, off from CVS. It now uses a "plugin server"
which reduces disk access and therefore should reduce the load
dramatically. Any feedback on it would be more than welcome.
-- Renaud
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