Wow! The past few days have been a roller coaster for me. I have corrupted the configuration file, corrupted the configuration register, learned many new (just the beginning) ASA commands, discovered priceless investigation techniques, learned the power of a knowledgeable user community, and learned the value of perseverance.
The URL 192.168.1.1/admin entered in the web browser still does not work. I have loaded the JAVA and ASDM Launcher on a new machine with the same results. I did notice there was limited communication between the browser and the HTTP server when I instructed the server to require an SSL certificate. The prompt appeared on the host computer and proved there was communication.
I am convinced the URL 192.168.1.1/admin approach may be fruitless. The good news is that starting the ASDM-IDM Launcher was a success. It did not work previously. I entered the 192.168.1.1 in the Device IP Address / Name field and was delighted to see the web site's certificate cannot be verified warning (indicating communication with the server). I accepted with the Yes selection and it began to load software. Once the Software update complete notification was listed the ASDM 6.2 window was displayed with a wealth of graphic information.
Do you know of any restrictions for the external flash drive (appliance did not like a 16 GB PNY Attache memory stick)?
Now I will start to learn more of the inner workings of the appliance using a friendly graphical interface. Thanks again for your assistance. I'm sure you will see future posts by me but without your help I would not have gotten this far. Thanks again!
