Network Security

Hi thereAfter rebooting an ASA-SSM-20 IPS the password is always reset back to the defaut (cisco). I have to SSH into the IPS and reconfigure the password each time. Anyone know why this is happening?CheersTim

Hi all,Running ASA 5520 8.2(1)I have an interface ACL applied, with a catch all at the end for logging traffic that does not match my specific rules.    access-list dmz-in extended permit ip DMZ-NET 255.255.255.0 any log informational interval 300 I ...

Hi,question1) When would any organization want to implement a dual layered firewall? Please give example.question2) Does it make a real difference if one were to use this scenario?question3) Cannot a powerful firewall be enough in order to avoid  the...

Hi,I have a cisco ASA firewall.Outside - Connected to Internet.DMZ- Connected to servers which open up connections to the Inside zone.Inside - secure applications.Scenario 1when request from the Internet hits the firewall public OUTSIDE ip. I nat it ...

Hi everyone.. please kindly help. We are using 4240 as a IDS at the moment and are looking to enable the IPS capability in near future.   However we only have one IPS on our site. For resiliancy we have 2 entry/exit points with 1 asa at each entry po...

Hi forumers'i am quite new to IPS. few quesiton to ask01. i install and configure the AIP-SSM-01 on my ASA unit, is it operating accordingly (attach 01 IPS)02. the virtual sensor 0 event action i set show as attached (attach 02 VS), is it meaning to ...

Hi,Since I migrate my Firewall with an ASA 5510 and I ve got some probleme with HTTP dowload from LAN. (The HTTP Browsing is good and I've no problem from DMZ).My Bandwith has been divided by two. I have got a 2Mb SDSL connexion.I use NAT to translat...

We have configured 20 route in ASA 5520. The CPU usage goes to 100 % at the moment when we add a specific route.route inside 10.254.101.0 255.255.255.0 10.254.102.254 1This is the same case when we add this route at the first cli or as the 10th cli o...

I've changed the password according to the procedure.Now after a reboot I can't login:localhost login:Login incorrectI tried admin/adminroot/ciscoroot/configured pwdnothing works!I can't access the server via web (license key need to be installed but...

Hi everyonewith the 5550 we get 4 gig ports on slot 0 and 8 gig ports on slot 1, also a fast ethernet management interface port. The documentation states that only 8 ports can be active at any one time but does that exclude this manament port so that...

If I use static port forwarding on my firewall for my exchange server, using smtp for emails and https for outlook web access, etc, when sending an email, the header shows the PAT public ip address. What happens then is that the RBLs kick in and it s...