Re: Max number of packets per second for a port scan
Ron Gula <[email protected]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:42:48 -0500
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MALTE SIMON wrote: > Hello, > > I use Nessus 3.0.6.1 at winXP PRO SP2. What is the recommend Max number of packets per second for a port scanMax number of packets per second for a port scan? 500 or 50? Which option should I use to avoid Nessus scans on Windows XP with potentially false results? Greets Simon Aside from the limitations in your immediate physical network (Ethernet, 100Mb, Wireless, .etc) we don't really have a recommended limit. You will find port scanning most networks very different. Different combinations of network devices and topologies will have very different performance characteristics. Having said that, you should perform your scan with the defaults and then make changes to your scan once you have a baseline. Ron Gula Tenable Network Security _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus