Network Security

I just purchased an ASA with SSM-10 IPS module and am doing the initial configuration. The SSM has IPS v5.1(6)E1 installed on it and I wanted to know if I should upgrade it to the new IPS v6 before configuring and putting it into production. If so ca...

Hi all,I am runnning an ASA5510, with interface configInside: 192.168.0.254/24Outside: 123.123.123.241/28DMZ: 123.123.123.238/28that mean usable IP range in DMZ is 123.123.123.225-238usable IP range in Outside is123.123.123.241-254123.123.123.254 is ...

hi everybody,does anyone see what's wrong with the acl? although udp 500 is allowed, the pix blocks the traffic. net1 - pix1 - router - pix2 - net2%PIX-7-710005: UDP request discarded from 10.4.1.1/1024 to outside:10.2.1.1/500%PIX-7-710005: UDP reque...

I'm new to the world of cisco. (asa 5510).I have a rack at a data center that has multiple IP addresses - 254.16.220.1 thru 254.16.220.62 (obviously not the acutal addresses.)I need to integrate it slowly into my rack, pulling one server behind it at...

Hi,I need to know if the ASA5505 is limited to only using it's switch for the clients in the LAN. What am I missing here?We have 1841 with ADSL modem. Just purchased ASA5505 and installed Serial card on 1841 for Internet Leased Line.Disconnected ADSL...

Hey any help would be appriciated here...So I set up my PIX for PPTP, but I forget the username and password to log onto it from my windows computer. I can get into my PIX but it has been so long I'm at a loss as to how to reset/recover it.

I recently deployed an ASA 5505 and after powering this unit up, things seemed to be fine. After a few hours, all internal connections out to the Internet stopped. I have not been able to find the cause of this, but when this happens, I try pinging a...

We are wanting to firewall our server farm that lives on its own VLAN with a UTM/firewall device so we can control who gets access to databases with sensative information. What is the best practice to doing this without creating new VLAN's etc? Basic...

Hi, i have the last IPS version instaled inside an ASA. When the licence has expired, the sensor cannot log events from the last day and earlier to the CSM, only shows the current day events.Can someone tell me why? what happens with the old log? Can...

Hi,Ok...I'm struggling here. I have always used Watchguard products, and decided to step up and buy my first Cisco. I'm finding that the configuration is not quite as easy, and would love to get some help. I have a very simple setup. I need to setup ...

Why is my Cisco ASDM for my ASA 5505 trying to contact CISCO atlbj.cisco.com171.68.10.156:80 SYN_SENTIt only happens when I use the Real Time Log Monitor or the Log Buffer Viewer.As soon as I close down ASDM the connections shown with netstat -an to ...