Open Passive FTP Connection through Cisco ASA5520 Firewall
I am looking for help to allow members of our LAN to access passive FTP connections through a Cisco ASA5520 Firewall. The main issue i have is that i don't speak Cisco at all. I long for a web interface but alas no. If anyone can help point me in the right direction. Here is some information that i hope is relevant.
WAN port is called Example_Outside
LAN port is called Example_Inside
If it can be done using network-object and access-list i would be very grateful. I would even be delighted to get this to work on a single PC with IP address 192.168.45.234
Thank you
WAN port is called Example_Outside
LAN port is called Example_Inside
If it can be done using network-object and access-list i would be very grateful. I would even be delighted to get this to work on a single PC with IP address 192.168.45.234
Thank you
Network Engineer
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I suggest you use ASDM for ASA management. So much easier for managing security rules, network groups, nested network groups, etc. Cisco routers and switches I use CLI, but ASDM GUI for ASA firewall.
Dan's comment is spot on. The only issue you may have is if you are using encrypted ftp (ftp-ssl). Since the session is encrypted the ASA can't inspect the commands. If the server supports the CCC command, after you login you can issue it. That will cause all commands to be sent in clear text so the ASA can inspect.
If the server does not support the CCC command, then you need to find out what port range the server uses for passive ftp connections and then setup a rule that allows outbound tcp packets destine to the server within that port range.
If the server does not support the CCC command, then you need to find out what port range the server uses for passive ftp connections and then setup a rule that allows outbound tcp packets destine to the server within that port range.
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1. Can you please post the result of the following command, obfuscating the real IPs?
sho run
2. ASDM is a Java app. It runs on Win XP - Win 10. No Firefox required.
sho run
2. ASDM is a Java app. It runs on Win XP - Win 10. No Firefox required.
Network Engineer
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I use ASDM on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 using current version of Java just fine. I don't even have Firefox.
What FTP client are you using to test with? The ftp client that comes with Windows only supports active FTP.
Is there away you can run a packet capture to verify what the client is sending out and what the server is returning? To do this you will need to run the capture in front of the firewall on the firewall.
Is there away you can run a packet capture to verify what the client is sending out and what the server is returning? To do this you will need to run the capture in front of the firewall on the firewall.