Manage your Cisco Firewall from your Windows Mobile Device
KB ID 0000158 Problem You have a new windows mobile device and your bored! – well not really, I hope I never have to do this in anger but, It was an exercise in proving it can be done 🙂 Solution Before you start you need to ensure the following has been done, 1. The firewall in question needs an RSA Key generating on it, (on the firewall issue the following command “crypto key generate rsa” {without the quotes}. 2....
Cisco – Windows x64 Bit VPN Client (IPSEC)
Note: This page was originally written before the release of the Cisco x64 bit Windows 7 Client KB ID 0000163 Problem I was widely accepted for some time that Cisco’s support for the IPSEC VPN client will not be extended to x64 bit Windows platforms, That’s simply because they are gearing up towards their own AnyConnect VPN client. Update 18/02/10 – Cisco have released an x64 Bit VPN Client for Windows 7...
RDP to Multiple Servers with a Cisco PIX/ASA Firewall
KB ID 0000167 Problem WARNING: Allowing RDP traffic from ‘any’ IP this is a monumentally bad idea, ONLY allow RDP traffic from trusted hosts/networks, or better still, limit RDP to clients/locations the have their traffic protected by VPN. You want to connect via “Remote Desktop” to multiple servers behind your firewall. To do this you have three options. Note: This is an old article that refers to ‘pre...
Working with the Cisco VPN Client. (IPSEC)
KB ID 0000171 Problem Both at work, and while posting in forums, I have to explain how to configure the Cisco Client VPN software, so to save me writing lots of documentation, it’s about time I posted some information to cover every eventuality. Here we are dealing with the IPSEC VPN client, not the newer Cisco AnyConnect SSL client. Using this software you can connect from a remote location to your office network (or any other...
Cisco VPN Client Error “Failed to Enable Virtual Adapter”
Secure VPN Connection terminated locally by the Client Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adapter KB ID 0000179 Problem Note: If you see this on Windows 8 go here. Note: If you see this on Windows 10 go here. Solution Update 10/03/10 – This problem re-occured on one of my clients today – cured the problem by removing the VPN client, and upgrading to version 5.0.07.0240-k9-BETA. 1. Click Start > Computer. 2....