Re: XP SP2 and Nessus

[JGrimshaw () ASAP com]

Isn't that a good thing?  I would expect that is one of the things that 
the firewall is supposed to prevent.



"Mike" <mike () superiorholidayadventures ca> 
07/21/2004 07:07 AM

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Has anyone done any testing with XP SP2's firewall and Nessus?  I've
begun a few simple tests and am finding that Nessus completely fails to
scan the system when SP2's firewall is enabled.

Mike Fetherston

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