Cisco ASA Remote Management via VPN
Apr21

Cisco ASA Remote Management via VPN

ASA Remote Management KB ID 0000984 Problem It’s been ages since I has to do this, I usually just manage firewalls via SSH from outside. But I was out on a client site last week and needed to connect to to my ASA, so I simply connected in via AnyConnect; Note: The same procedure is applicable if you are an IPSEC VPN client, L2TP VPN client, or simply coming in over a site to site VPN link. And attempted to SSH, no joy, I tried...

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ASDM on Windows 11?
Nov24

ASDM on Windows 11?

ASDM on Windows 11 KB ID 0001806 Problem Can you install ASDM on Windows 11? yes, but as usual there’s some pre requisites. Someone asked this question on EE today, so I thought I’d check. ASDM on Windows 11 Solution ASDM requires Java, theres an open Java version, but to be honest, most people (and certainly most older firewalls) are using the Oracle JRE so make sure you have that installed before you do anything. Note:...

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Windows: Cisco ASDM ‘This app can’t run on your PC’
Nov24

Windows: Cisco ASDM ‘This app can’t run on your PC’

‘This app can’t run on your PC’ KB ID 0001574 Problem Whys isn’t Java dead yet? 🙁 Anyway, I tried to connect to a clients ASDM today, and from my Windows 10 machine, I got the following error; Windows 11 Windows 10 This app can’t run on your PC To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher. ‘This app can’t run on your PC’ Solution Make sure you have installed Java...

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iLO: Java Error “Unable to Load Resource”
Jun09

iLO: Java Error “Unable to Load Resource”

KB ID 0001567 Problem When attempting to connect to an iLO 3 remote console on an HP Server; General Exception Name: com.hp.ilo2.intgapp.intgapp ExitException: Unable to load resource https://{Server}/html/intgapp3_231.jar Solution Having added the URL to the iLO to the trusted sites in the the Java Preferences, I thought this all I had to do. Turns out I was wrong. Navigate to Administration > Security > Encryption >...

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Cannot Access / Open ASDM
Nov17

Cannot Access / Open ASDM

KB ID 0000458 Problem Out of the box Cisco PIX/ASA devices should have a working ASDM. This config can get broken over time, and also there are a few things that can trip you up on your client machine. Solution Make sure the client machine you are using is not the problem 1. The ASDM runs using Java make sure the machine has Java installed. Note: If you are using Java version 7 Update 51 see the following article. Unable to Access...

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