Questions tagged [cisco-pix]

The Cisco PIX line of products were devices that provided firewall and VPN functionality.

The Cisco PIX line of products were devices that provided firewall and VPN functionality.

They have been replaced by the Cisco ASA line of products. Many of the configuration commands used in PIX are the same or similar to those used in ASA, particularly earlier versions of the ASA operating system (version 7.x). Therefore, many useful answers to PIX related questions may be found under Cisco-ASA questions.

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Cisco PIX and VPN: Copy config to backup devices

Cisco newb question here. My company currently has one PIX and one VPN concentrator at our colo site. We purchased duplicate devices for redundancy. I need to copy the configs from the running devices and slap them on to the new duplicate devices.…
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Cisco PIX 501 and jumbo frames

We currently have a cisco pix 501 running in our office building and we just got word that our network is going to updated to run jumbo frames. I haven't been able to find much information, but from what I gather our PIX does not support jumbo…
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Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.3(5)

I am unable to ssh to any servers. I've exhausted every possible thing except the corporate firewall. Its an old cisco pix firewall. [model] Cisco PIX 501 I'm trying to figure out 1) how to temporarily disable it to prove that it is indeed the…
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Packet logging on PIX firewall

We have a Cisco PIX 515 firewall and I would like to set up a simple logging that would give us a traffic breakdown for billing by: source destination protocol port size time PIX is plugged into Catalyst 2970 and I was told that the best thing…
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Older PIX 515e running 8.0(4)28: Can't get internet access to work with DHCP on outside interface

Ok.. I admit it. I am probably missing something simple. A little help? I have an older PIX 515e that I am trying to get running. The outside interface is connected to a cable modem and configured for DHCP. This interface gets assigned an IP from…
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Cisco ASA/PIX Can't Access Internal Resources Behind NAT

My servers are natted 1:1 as follows, i.i.i.i maps to x.x.x.x where i is an internal IP, and x is the external IP. From an i.i.i.i machine, I cannot access x.x.x.x resources... What special configuration might be necessary to allow looping out, then…
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Are PIX firewalls still supported by Cisco?

I was told by a salesman at a hosting company to be wary of anyone trying to use a PIX firewall in my hosting solution because Cisco doesn't support them anymore or offer security updates. Is that true? His was the only company out of 5 that didn't…
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Route being ignored on core Cisco 6500 switch?

This is less likely a bug, and more likely a lack of my own understanding on routing. I am having an asymmetric routing issue where return traffic is going out the wrong firewall. I have an explicit static route stating to go to the correct…
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How do you configure a Lan to Lan VPN on an ASA without using your outside interface IP address?

I have two /28 subnets A & B. My PIX and ASA's outside interface addresses are both in subnet A. I am in the middle of a migration from the PIX to the ASA and need to use the PIX outside interface address on the ASA for the last two remaining lan to…
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How Do I Access A PIX External Port-Forward From The Inside Network?

I have a PIX running 8.0(3). I've got a port-forward to permit external users to hit a server on my inside network set up as so: static (inside,outside) tcp interface 8080 192.168.168.100 8080 netmask 255.255.255.255 access-list ACLIN extended…
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Cisco PIX 515 ipv6

I know cisco pix 515 is an old and EOL device, but does anyone know if it supports IPv6 or is that completely out of the question?
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Replacing a Cisco Pix Firewall with a D-LINK DFL-CPG310 Firewall

Does anyone have any experience migrating from a Cisco PIX to a so-called non-enterprise grade firewall/router/vpn? I'm a non-networking professional (developer) that flunked the CCNA (only got a 730) and find myself missing the ease of…
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Working with PIX firewalls

I have acquired a used Pix firewall. A PIX 506 to use as a firewall for my small home office, the netgear wi-fi was really not cutting it. I'd like to get a pointer on where to start with it, like how do I reset it to factory specs, log in,…
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How to enable FTP access to a server behind an Cisco Pix 515?

I have a Windows 2003 web server sitting behind a Cisco Pix 515 firewall. HTTP access is fine, but I can't make FTP access to work. The configuration I'm trying: fixup protocol ftp 20 static (inside,outside) netmask…
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Any advice on repairing a faulty power jack on a Cisco PIX 501?

One of my PIX 501 units has a power jack that is fairly sensitive to any movement of the chassis. If I so much as nudge the PIX, the power flow is interrupted and the PIX reboots. I remember reading that this is a common problem with the PIX 501,…
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