I am trying to recover a password from a PIX 501 and can't seem to get the TFTP connection going. There is an archived thread that describes my same problem.
If you are following this process, have you verified your IP configuration by attemping to ping the TFTP server shortly before you attempt the file transfer? If ping fails, it's likely due to incorrect IP configuration being specified on the PIX.
I found the problem. My laptop is using Windows XP and I had to turn off the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service. It worked fine after that. Below are some easy instructions that I typed up.
- Use a console cable from laptop to the PIX
- Plug a crossover cable from the laptop NIC to port 1 of the PIX
- Set a static IP address on the laptop
(IP 192.168.1.2, Subnet 255.255.255.0, Gateway 192.168.1.1)
- Open a TFTP server on the laptop
- Go into RMON mode on the PIX by hitting ESC during boot up to break the sequence
- Type – interface 1
- Type – address 192.168.1.1
- Type – server 192.168.1.2
- Make sure you can ping the laptop from the PIX (I couldn’t ping the PIX from the laptop)
- *** Turn off the “Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)” Service if XP
- Type – file np63.bin (depending on the software version)
- Type – tftp
- It will then ask if you want to reset the passwords
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