topic Re: Password Recovery on pix 515e in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373304#M748837 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I will try the hub/switch in between to fix or eliminate the variable. Thank you.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:47:13 GMT kmallett 2010-02-24T23:47:13Z Password Recovery on pix 515e https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373300#M748815 <P>I am trying to resurrect an older firewall<SPAN style="background-color: #f8fafd;"> for a project. It is a Pix 515e. I do not have the passwords, so I am trying to do a recovery. I do not seem to be able to get the Ethernet ports on the firewall to intitialize. I have the pix connect to a computer. The console port is connected to the serial pc port and I am at the monitor&gt; port. I have a cross-over ethernet cable attached to Pix E0 and the PC Ethernet interface. At the prompt, monitor&gt; I type interface 0, it comes back with...</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="background-color: #f8fafd;">Ethernet auto negotiation timed out.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="background-color: #f8fafd;">Ethernet port 0 could not be initialized.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="background-color: #f8fafd;">Any ideas on what is going on? I actually have 2 pix 515's doing the same thing. The pc Ethernet port is known good.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="background-color: #f8fafd;">Thoughts?? Thank you in advance.</SPAN></P> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 17:14:38 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373300#M748815 kmallett 2019-03-11T17:14:38Z Re: Password Recovery on pix 515e https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373301#M748816 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hardcode the speed of on the PIX 100full and see if that helps.</P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_password_recovery09186a008009478b.shtml#pix_without">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_password_recovery09186a008009478b.shtml#pix_without</A></P><P></P><P>Have you tried the other interfaces in the PIX? Did you try to add a switch or hub between the PIX and the PC?</P><P></P><P>-KS</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:57:09 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373301#M748816 Kureli Sankar 2010-02-24T22:57:09Z Re: Password Recovery on pix 515e https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373302#M748819 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you for your response.</P><P></P><P>I cannot get into the Cisco pix config far enough to set the speed. The enable password is what I am missing.</P><P>I have tried pix E0 and E1, both.</P><P>I have not put a switch or hub inbetween, but then again it should not require it.</P><P></P><P>Again, thank you. Anyone else have any suggestions on why the pix ethernets will not initialize. It has to be something stupid I am missing, or could be hardware.</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance...</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:20:47 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373302#M748819 kmallett 2010-02-24T23:20:47Z Re: Password Recovery on pix 515e https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373303#M748827 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would certainly try a hub or switch in the middle which will help the interface auto negotiate.</P><P>If that fails then you have a hardware issue.</P><P>-KS</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:36:42 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373303#M748827 Kureli Sankar 2010-02-24T23:36:42Z Re: Password Recovery on pix 515e https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373304#M748837 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I will try the hub/switch in between to fix or eliminate the variable. Thank you.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:47:13 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/password-recovery-on-pix-515e/m-p/1373304#M748837 kmallett 2010-02-24T23:47:13Z