Re: PIX 501 help please!

From: Wilykiote (not_at_here.com)
Date: 08/30/04

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    Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:01:47 -0400

    "KOS" <neosarcastic@hotmail.com> wrote in
    news:IqpYc.56162$vO1.298903@nnrp1.uunet.ca:

    > I am new to the Cisco PIX 501. I am having difficulty setting it up on
    > my highspeed cable connection.
    > Running Cisco PIX 501
    > Version 6.3.3
    >
    > Bascially it's like this: Cisco was config'd to our network
    > information at work. I brought it home and ran a hyperterminal to it.
    > Once connected I ran the 'write erase' command. this as I understand
    > it sets everything back to factory. I then entered 'reload' and the
    > PIX rebooted. Once it was back up It asked me if I wanted to config
    > through interactive prompts... i said yes and set a domain name,
    > inside ip address (192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0) and a host name.
    >
    > Now there are 2 issues:
    > 1) the PIX will not pick up the current dynamic IP set to me from the
    > ISP. (tried straight through and X-Over cables from PIX to modem)
    > Confused: The 'Getting Started' Guide tells me that by default
    > (straight from the box or set to factory) nothing from the outside
    > will flow through to the inside. BUT some online documentation says
    > that by default the outside interface is set as a DHCP client and that
    > the 'out of the box' config should be fine 'as it is' for SOHO
    > environemnts, it also says that the only reason that you want to
    > configure the pix outside of the defaults is in the case of special
    > environments like setting up VPN's etc. ?? 2)The biggy: I CANNOT
    > connect to the https://192.168.1.1/startup.html. What I have tried:
    > a. Cabling: X-Over and striaght from PC to PIX ports 1-4
    > b. Checking the LEDs on the pix to ensure connection, there is a solid
    > green on the interface that my pc is connected to. Also when i pull
    > that cat5 XP tells me there is a cable unplugged so I know the
    > connection is there. c. Making sure that my browser can view ssl
    > pages. it can, i also disabled Norton Internet Security (just in
    > case) d.The PC is set to obtain IP automatically. I had to later go
    > back to the PIX through Hyperterminal and setup an inside DHCP pool
    > because the PIX wasn't doing by 'factory default'. IPCONFIG /release
    > /renew = IP from PIX. OK. so I should be able to get to that
    > https://192.168.1.1/startup.html now right? Wrong!
    >
    > What the f*?# am I missing here!
    >
    > Sorry for the long post.
    >
    > Any help would be great.
    > Thanks
    > Tony
    >
    >
    >

    Have you tried connecting thru the console?
    Plug in the console cable and login thru hyperterminal.
    once you get logged in, you should see something ike pix501>
    Type in enable and press enter, when it prompts for the password, just
    press enter becasue you haven't set one yet.
    then type in config t and press enter, this should set you in
    configuration mode.
    type in enable dhcpd and press enter, if you get an error then you have
    some sort of connectivity issue between your internet connection and
    your PIX
    if you get back to a command line prompt, then type in write mem, press
    enter and it should write the configuration to memory.
    Pull up th eWindows Command prompt, Strt>RUn>cmd and release your IP
    address or type in ipconfig and see what information pulls up. If
    nothing pulls up or you get teh generic auto configuration, then you
    have a different issue which is more than likely tied to the NIS you
    said you were using. You must shut down ALL Norton related services not
    just the firewall monitor itself. Or better yet, uninstall it. The
    PIX501 is a great SOHO firewall. 

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