I have not been able to find a way to upgrade mine from DES that it came with to a 3DES that I purchased. According to the docs the only way to upgrade the license is to reinstall the OS and it recommends upgrading at the same time. How do I enter the key?
Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.1(2) Cisco PIX Device Manager Version 1.1(2) Compiled on Fri 16-Nov-01 14:28 by morlee pixfirewall up 10 days 22 hours Hardware: PIX-501, 16 MB RAM, CPU Am5x86 133 MHz Flash E28F640J3 @ 0x3000000, 8MB BIOS Flash E28F640J3 @ 0xfffd8000, 128KB 0: ethernet0: address is 0009.7c48.c239, irq 9 1: ethernet1: address is 0009.7c48.c23a, irq 10 Licensed Features: Failover: Disabled VPN-DES: Enabled VPN-3DES: Disabled Maximum Interfaces: 2 Cut-through Proxy: Enabled Guards: Enabled Websense: Enabled Thanks, Rick ""Brad Ellis"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Rick, > > You do NOT need to upgrade your PIX to run 6.2 OS, here's my pix 501 I'm > using with 6.2(1) and 3DES: > > brad-vegas# sh ver > > Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.2(1) > Cisco PIX Device Manager Version 1.1(2) > > Compiled on Wed 17-Apr-02 21:18 by morlee > > brad-vegas up 2 days 0 hours > > Hardware: PIX-501, 16 MB RAM, CPU Am5x86 133 MHz > Flash E28F640J3 @ 0x3000000, 8MB > BIOS Flash E28F640J3 @ 0xfffd8000, 128KB > > 0: ethernet0: address is 0008.a3f7.c052, irq 9 > 1: ethernet1: address is 0008.a3f7.c053, irq 10 > Licensed Features: > Failover: Disabled > VPN-DES: Enabled > VPN-3DES: Enabled > Maximum Interfaces: 2 > Cut-through Proxy: Enabled > Guards: Enabled > URL-filtering: Enabled > Inside Hosts: 10 > Throughput: Limited > IKE peers: 5 > > > thanks, > -Brad Ellis > CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security) > Network Learning Inc > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.optsys.net (Cisco hardware) > > ""Rick"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Has anyone upgraded a PIX 501. All of the current 6.x > > files all say they require 32meg DRAM and this 501 only has > > 16meg. The problem I have is I need to upgrade to a 3DES > > license and it requires that I load a new image and I don't > > want to take a chance with not being able to get the current > > releases to work. The funny thing is this came with 6.12 on it. > > Rick Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=46537&t=46519 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]