Step 1 (Add an interface to your host machine) |
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1. On your host PC/VM Click Start > Run > hdwwiz.cpl {enter} > At the "Add Hardware Wizard" click Next > Let it search > Tick "Yes I've allready connected the hardware > Next > Scroll to the bottom > Select "Add a new hardware Device > Next. |
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2. Select "Install the hardware that I manually select" > Next > Next > Select Network Adaptor > Next > Next > Finish. |
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3. Click Start > Run > ncpa.cpl > Right Click the new NIC and rename it to loopback adaptor > Then give it a valid IP on your test network. (Right click > properties > TCP/IP). |
Step 2 (Configure the connection) |
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4. Connect to the PIX as shown in Part 1 > Give the PIX an IP address with the following commands
enable
{Password} - Set blank by default
configure terminal
int e1
no shutdown
nameif inside
ip address {ip on test network}{subnet of test network}
write mem
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5. To connect tie PIX to the Loopback adaptor you need to add some networking in the GNS3 console > Drag the cloud object into the work area > Right click > Configure. |
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6. Select C0. |
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7.Select the loopback adaptor > Add > Apply OK
Note: If you are presenting a real adaptor you will only see some uncomprehensable numbers - locate the "Network Device List" Batch file in the GNS3 directory and run it whis will de-cypher those numbers for you. |
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8. Drag a switch onto the workspace. |
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9. Click the connection tool and select "Fast Ethernet". |
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10 Select the cloud (Loopback Adaptor) and drag a connection to the switch. |
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11. Select the PIX (Inteface e1) and drag a connection to the switch. |
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12. All green lights is good :) |
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13 From another machine on the network make sure you can ping the PIX to test connectivity. |
Note: If you are using Microsoft Hyper-V server, you may find that the whole thing fails at this point, If thats the case, then close down the Guest machine and add and configure a "Legacy Network Card". Bring the system back up and configure the new network card accordingly.
Also if you are in a virtual environment you can simply add another network card and get the cloud to use that instead of using a loopback adapter. |
Step 3 Install and configure the ASDM (Web Inteface) |
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1. Set up your TFTP server and have the asdm image file ready in the TFTP servers root directory. |
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2. We are now going to allow connection to the PIX via Telnet - becaue the console can be a bit twichy in the GNS3 environment.
enable
{Password} <-blank be default
configure terminal
telnet 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 inside
passwd cisco <- sets telnet password to cisco
write mem
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3. Now you can telnet to the PIX from another machine and copy the ASDM image from your TFTP server to the PIX.
enable
{Password} <-blank by default
copy tftp flash
{ip of the hosst running TFTP}
{filename of the asdm inage}
{Enter} to accept
The file will be copied over into the firewalls flash memory (Time for a coffee).
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4. Once the file is copied over you need to let the Firewall know that its the one to use, turn on the internal http server and allow access.
enable
{Password} <-blank by default
conf t
asdm image flash:asdm-603.bin
http server enable
http 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 inside
write mem
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5. Now simply connect via the ADSM inteface - if your unsure how to do that see my article here |
Using the information above you can present multiple network cards and clouds to the Virtual firewalls various interfaces (There are 5 interfaces on this firewall - its a PIX 525) - enjoy
NB Please dont email and ask me for PIX images and/or activation keys as refusal often offends - PL |
