Re: Windows File Contents Compliance Checks
Ron Gula <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.security.nessus.general |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
jamjam wrote: > Hello, > > I am having some difficulty with the Windows File Contents Compliance > Checks. > > I am attempting to scan a Win XP Pro SP2 system and I am receiving this > error: > > "Communications error" :[FAILED] > -error message: It was not possible to establish a WMI connection with > 192.168.0.226 > > In the "Credentials" Tab of the Nessus Client (v3.2.0 build 2G281_Q) > > I entered the appropriate SMB account name and SMB password. > > I have tried all SMB password type options and have also done so with the > "only use NTLMv2" option checked. > > I am flummoxed - please help! > > Thanks! Hello jamjam, WMI requires port 135 to be open on the scanned machine. Ron Gula Tenable Network Security _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus