Appendix E Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting the Appliance

Step 4 Initiate a manual block to a bogus host IP address to make sure the master blocking sensor is initiating blocks.

sensor# configure terminal

sensor(config)# service network-access

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

Step 5 Exit network access general submode.

sensor(config-net-gen)# exit

sensor(config-net)# exit Apply Changes:? [yes]:

Step 6 Press Enter to apply the changes or type no to discard them.

Step 7 Verify that the block shows up in the ARC statistics.

sensor# show statistics network-accessCurrent Configuration

AllowSensorShun = false

ShunMaxEntries = 100

State

ShunEnable = true

ShunnedAddr

Host

IP = 10.16.0.0

ShunMinutes =

Step 8 Log in to the CLI of the master blocking sensor host, and using the show statistics network-accesscommand, verify that the block also shows up in the master blocking sensor ARC statistics.

sensor# show statistics network-accessCurrent Configuration

AllowSensorShun = false

ShunMaxEntries = 250

MasterBlockingSensor

SensorIp = 10.89.149.46

SensorPort = 443

UseTls = 1

State

ShunEnable = true

ShunnedAddr

Host

IP = 10.16.0.0

ShunMinutes = 60

MinutesRemaining = 59

Step 9 If the remote master blocking sensor is using TLS for web access, make sure the forwarding sensor is configured as a TLS host.

sensor# configure terminal

sensor(config)# tls trust ip master_blocking_sensor_ip_address

For More Information

For the procedure to configure the sensor to be a master blocking sensor, refer to Configuring the Sensor to be a Master Blocking Sensor.

 

 

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IPS4520K9 specifications

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