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List:       nessus
Subject:    Re: Nessus doesn't DNS resolve
From:       Renaud Deraison <deraison () nessus ! org>
Date:       2004-10-26 15:21:04
Message-ID: 20041026152104.GB14381 () nessus ! org
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On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 11:06:24AM -0400, OBrien, Edward wrote:
> When I launch a scan, I can't include DNS names, as it will fail.  If list
> the targets by IP, it works perfectly.  (and DNS resolves within the first
> few seconds of the scan.)  I understand that the plug-ins are doing the DNS
> at this point, but why can't I use DNS during the scan setup?

The DNS resolving is done on the nessusd side. Are you sure that the
operating system hosting it has a properly configured /etc/resolv.conf ?


				-- Renaud
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