PIX PDM problem

I have a PIX 515 which I cannot use PDM to connect to it via IE7, first I
get the certificate error and then it says:
"loading pix device manage"please wait...

Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.3(3)
Cisco PIX Device Manager Version 3.0(1)

Any idea how I can fix this? I have updated my Java, but didnt help.
Rob

Rob

On Nov 3, 8:40*pm, "Rob" <robshaha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have a PIX 515 which I cannot use PDM to connect to it *via IE7, first I
> get the certificate error and then it says:
> "loading pix device manage"please wait...
>
> Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.3(3)
> Cisco PIX Device Manager Version 3.0(1)
>
> Any idea how I can fix this? I have updated my Java, but didnt help.
> Rob

Try to downgrade java to 1.4 (recommended 1.4.1) or upgrade PDM to
3.04

Marcial Colomer

On Nov 3, 2:40*pm, "Rob" <robshaha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have a PIX 515 which I cannot use PDM to connect to it *via IE7, first I
> get the certificate error and then it says:
> "loading pix device manage"please wait...
>
> Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.3(3)
> Cisco PIX Device Manager Version 3.0(1)
>
> Any idea how I can fix this? I have updated my Java, but didnt help.
> Rob

Ya I know how to fix it! Stop using the PDM! Your mising out on so
many extra features that the pdm does not display. What do you need
the PDM for? PIX is not that hard to learn, especially if you have an
existing config to look at and figure out from. You do have a backup
copy of the config in text right?

Need help doing your task outside of the PDM? Rephrase the question on
how to complete the given task and give details on what the task is.

Steve

Techno_Guy

On 5 Nov, 02:43, Techno_Guy <banditshoc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 3, 2:40*pm, "Rob" <robshaha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a PIX 515 which I cannot use PDM to connect to it *via IE7, first I
> > get the certificate error and then it says:
> > "loading pix device manage"please wait...
>
> > Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.3(3)
> > Cisco PIX Device Manager Version 3.0(1)
>
> > Any idea how I can fix this? I have updated my Java, but didnt help.
> > Rob
>
> Ya I know how to fix it! Stop using the PDM! Your mising out on so
> many extra features that the pdm does not display. What do you need
> the PDM for? PIX is not that hard to learn, especially if you have an
> existing config to look at and figure out from. You do have a backup
> copy of the config in text right?
>
> Need help doing your task outside of the PDM? Rephrase the question on
> how to complete the given task and give details on what the task is.

Sadly, 'cos I like a LOT of what Cisco does, that is my
take on the issue too.

PDM is way way way way way better than the
router magico manager thingy (whatever they call it
this week) but I wouldn't bother with it.

The router one is utterly awful. Last time I tried it, it
required that you remove ALL security from your web
browser, that you have the exactly specified version
of this and that, that you wait for a long time to see
if it might actually be working.

If you should turn up with a different PC the next day then
you have to spend hours buggering about with no clue
as to whether it will eventually work or not.

If you want to see an exemplary network device
GUI then have a look at the truely magical Checkpoint
one. It may be the BEST software (in ANY category) that
I have ever seen. If you call your checkpoint
reseller you can get a 30 day (as I recall) free trial
license for the whole suite. Firewalls, smartdashboard,
the lot.

Otherwise my favourite software, with some vague
chronology, is:-

Unix I/O model - stdin/stdout/pipes - everything is a file
Unix file system with symbolic links - please wake
up and smell the coffee Microsoft. You are 30 years
(or more??) behind the game. I BEG you.
Turbo Pascal 3
Turbo Pascal 4 (+ all others)
MS Word
MS Excel
Turbo Debugger - pure magic (vs Codeview - yeuch)
Mosaic - Web browser in case you have forgotten
MS Access
Network General Sniffer
Google (well there is so much

Obviously Linux 'n' MS NT (+successors) are pretty neat too.

I have heard that C# is way cool 'n' groovy, but I
have not tried it.

Perl gets an honourable mention, but it is not
in the same class as the above since it is pretty
devilishly hard to use. Once tuned in it is very
powerful.

bod43