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Hi folks!I've got a freshly formatted Cisco PIX 515E firewall that I am trying to configure with the proper boot image. When it boots, I can escape into the monitor mode, set the IP address, and download the boot image (pix804.bin) from the TFTP serv...
Hi folks!Got a PIX 515E firewall with an Unrestricted license. I want to upgrade it to 3DES encryption. I register for the upgrade on the Cisco web site, it recognizes the serial number, and I'm sent an activation key. However, when I go to enter tha...
Hello!We've purchased a used Cisco PIX 515E firewall that we are using to replace a previous firewall of the same model. I have successfully copied the configuration from the old unit to the new via TFTP. Everything appears to be working normally...
Hi folks!We have purchased a used Cisco PIX 515E firewall that I am trying to configure. It was originally password protected, but I have used the password reset utility supplied by Cisco to clear the password and have formatted the flash. I am n...
Hi folks!Got a Cisco PIX 515E firewall that I need to reset the password on. I've downloaded the np70.bin password reset file from Cisco's web site and placed it on a TFTP server. I can interrupt the boot process on the PIX and get into the "moni...
Well, this is interesting.If I use "nameif" to give the interface a name and security level, and then do a "show interface" command, it says "IP address unassigned." If I try to do an "ip address" command at the prompt to assign an IP address, it acc...
Thank you very much for your help!I e-mailed them as you suggested and eventually got a follow-up phone call from one of their support engineers. For some reason, they had the wrong type of license connected with our firewall's serial number in their...
Thank you very much for your help!Once I realized that the "inside" and "outside" designations had somehow become transposed, I re-transferred the configuration from the old unit. It correctly transferred with the interfaces set correctly. I must hav...
Thanks! I checked and the "inside" interface is indeed set to a security of 100. Here's the output of "show nameif" at the "configure terminal" prompt:Ethernet0 outside 0Ethernet1 inside ...
