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Manage an ASA 5505 via console port with 2511

Asked by: d_prime

I have a 2511 router configured to connect with all of my devices successfully...except for the ASA 5505 firewall. When I try to access the firewall it opens a connection, I know this because it says it's open and can be verified with the 'sh sessions' command; but it seems to get stuck there without even getting to the authentication. The firewall and router work otherwise. I'm fairly new to this and I'd appreciate any help.

2511
------------------------------------------------
Current configuration:
!
version 12.0
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
service password-encryption
!
hostname R1
!
!
username <username> privilege 15 password 7 <password>
ip subnet-zero
ip host R2 2001 10.0.0.100
ip host R3 2002 10.0.0.100
ip host R4 2003 10.0.0.100
ip host S1 2004 10.0.0.100
ip host S2 2005 10.0.0.100
ip host S3 2006 10.0.0.100
ip host F1 2007 10.0.0.100
!
!
interface Loopback0
 ip address 10.0.0.100 255.255.255.255
 no ip directed-broadcast
!
interface Ethernet0
 ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.240
 no ip directed-broadcast
!
interface Serial0
 no ip address
 no ip directed-broadcast
 shutdown
!
ip classless
!
!
!
line con 0
 logging synchronous
 transport input none
line 1 16
 transport input telnet
line aux 0
 password 7 <password>
 login local
line vty 0 4
 password 7 <password>
 login local
!
end
 
 
 
========================================
ASA 5505
--------------------
ASA Version 7.2(4)
!
hostname F1
enable password <password> encrypted
passwd <password> encrypted
names
!
interface Vlan1
 nameif inside
 security-level 100
 ip address 10.1.1.129 255.255.255.0
!
interface Vlan2
 nameif outside
 security-level 0
 ip address dhcp setroute
!
interface Ethernet0/0
 switchport access vlan 2
!
interface Ethernet0/1
!
interface Ethernet0/2
!
interface Ethernet0/3
!
interface Ethernet0/4
!
interface Ethernet0/5
!
interface Ethernet0/6
!
interface Ethernet0/7
!
ftp mode passive
dns domain-lookup inside
dns domain-lookup outside
dns server-group DefaultDNS
 name-server X.X.X.X
 name-server X.X.X.X
object-group icmp-type ICMP-INBOUND
 icmp-object echo-reply
 icmp-object unreachable
 icmp-object time-exceeded
object-group network GROUP
 network-object X.X.X.X 255.255.255.255
 network-object X.X.X.X 255.255.255.255
access-list INBOUND extended permit icmp any any object-group ICMP-INBOUND
access-list INBOUND extended permit ip object-group GROUP any
access-list INBOUND extended permit tcp host X.X.X.X any eq X
pager lines 24
logging enable
logging console notifications
logging buffered warnings
logging asdm notifications
mtu inside 1500
mtu outside 1500
icmp unreachable rate-limit 1 burst-size 1
asdm image disk0:/asdm-524.bin
no asdm history enable
arp timeout 14400
global (outside) 1 interface
nat (inside) 1 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
static (inside,outside) tcp interface X X.X.X.X X netmask 255.255.255.255
 
access-group INBOUND in interface outside
timeout xlate 3:00:00
timeout conn 1:00:00 half-closed 0:10:00 udp 0:02:00 icmp 0:00:02
timeout sunrpc 0:10:00 h323 0:05:00 h225 1:00:00 mgcp 0:05:00 mgcp-pat 0:05:00
timeout sip 0:30:00 sip_media 0:02:00 sip-invite 0:03:00 sip-disconnect 0:02:00
timeout sip-provisional-media 0:02:00 uauth 0:05:00 absolute
aaa authentication telnet console LOCAL
aaa authentication ssh console LOCAL
aaa authentication enable console LOCAL
aaa authentication serial console LOCAL
http server enable
http 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 inside
no snmp-server location
no snmp-server contact
snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication linkup linkdown coldstart
telnet X.X.X.X 255.255.255.0 inside
telnet X.X.X.X 255.255.255.0 inside
telnet timeout 5
ssh X.X.X.X 255.255.255.0 inside
ssh timeout 5
console timeout 15
dhcp-client client-id interface outside
dhcpd auto_config outside
!
 
username <username> password <password> encrypted privilege 15
!
class-map inspection_default
 match default-inspection-traffic
!
!
policy-map type inspect dns preset_dns_map
 parameters
  message-length maximum 512
policy-map global_policy
 class inspection_default
  inspect dns preset_dns_map
  inspect ftp
  inspect h323 h225
  inspect h323 ras
  inspect rsh
  inspect rtsp
  inspect esmtp
  inspect sqlnet
  inspect skinny
  inspect sunrpc
  inspect xdmcp
  inspect sip
  inspect netbios
  inspect tftp
!
service-policy global_policy global
prompt hostname context
Cryptochecksum:57520962a0f6ef77157b8d1edce371f6
: end

                                  
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2009-07-03 at 12:15:16ID24542935
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Answers

 

by: lrmoorePosted on 2009-07-04 at 07:04:43ID: 24776939

There's nothing special or magic about the asa console port different from a router. Not sure why it wouldn't work just as you have it. Uses same baud rate and everything else that the other devices use.. unless you've changed them someplace.

 

by: asavenerPosted on 2009-07-04 at 07:13:32ID: 24776965

I don't think the ASA has a route to your router.

Router's address is 10.0.0.1, ASA's address is 10.1.1.129, and I don't see any route statements in the ASA configuration.

 

by: lrmoorePosted on 2009-07-04 at 07:41:56ID: 24777021

No routing required. This is a simple reverse-telnet session on the 2511 to a serial aux port connected to the console port of the ASA

 

by: d_primePosted on 2009-07-04 at 07:58:14ID: 24777059

I added an inside route to 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 via gateway 10.0.0.1 (since that's the only device connected directly from that net) with metric 1 as a 'just in case' and still no dice. When I connect directly via the console port with my PC using default settings everything works perfectly, and the cable is custom but it works - I've tried it with several other devices.

 

by: asavenerPosted on 2009-07-04 at 15:50:02ID: 24778249

Er... why bother with reverse telnet when you can just telnet from the 2511?

 

by: d_primePosted on 2009-07-05 at 07:14:15ID: 24780058

asavener

It would be easier to just go ahead and do that, since that does work. But, it seems like I should be able to get the reverse telnet working somehow, and i tend to learn more trying to 'fix' things than just circumventing the problem...on the other hand, there doesn't seem to be much more to do to 'fix' this problem.

i guess I'll leave this open for a bit longer to see if anybody is able to add anything - otherwise i'll have to consider it a lost cause :(

 

by: d_primePosted on 2009-07-05 at 07:59:55ID: 24780196

problem solved - the wonderful custom cable that I'd been using was the problem. I swapped it out with all my other connections to test it with other devices, again, but this time it wasn't working so well. Again, I tried a new cable for the ASA 5505 connection and that seemed to work. So, moral of the story is that I need to get a decent cable tester.

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