Appendix E Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting the Appliance

profile-name: r7200

block-interfaces (min: 0, max: 100, current: 1)

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interface-name: fa0/0

direction: in

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pre-acl-name: <defaulted>

post-acl-name: <defaulted>

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firewall-devices (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)

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sensor(config-net)#

Step 3 Manually connect to the device to make sure you have used the correct username, password, and enable password, and to ensure that the device is reachable from the sensor:

a.Log in to the service account.

b.Telnet or SSH to the network device to verify the configuration.

c.Make sure you can reach the device.

d.Verify the username and password.

Step 4 Verify that each interface and direction on each network device is correct.

For More Information

For the procedure for verifying the interfaces and directions for each network device, see Verifying the Interfaces and Directions on the Network Device, page E-40.

Verifying the Interfaces and Directions on the Network Device

 

 

 

 

To verify that each interface and direction on each controlled device is correct, you can send a manual

 

 

 

 

block to a bogus host and then check to see if deny entries exist for the blocked addresses in the ACL of

 

 

 

 

the router.

 

 

 

 

To initiate a manual block to a bogus host, follow these steps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1

Enter ARC general submode.

 

 

 

 

sensor# configure terminal

 

 

 

 

sensor(config)# service network-access

 

 

 

 

sensor(config-net)# general

 

 

 

Step 2

Start the manual block of the bogus host IP address.

 

 

 

 

sensor(config-net-gen)# block-hosts 10.16.0.0

 

 

 

Step 3

Exit general submode.

 

 

 

 

sensor(config-net-gen)# exit

 

 

 

 

sensor(config-net)# exit

 

 

 

 

Apply Changes:? [yes]:

 

 

 

Step 4

Press Enter to apply the changes or type no to discard them.

 

 

 

Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.1

 

 

 

 

E-40

 

 

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Cisco Systems IPS4520K9 Router, Enter ARC general submode, Start the manual block of the bogus host IP address

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