{"id":14,"date":"2005-05-04T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-04T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justinparrtech.com\/JustinParr-Tech\/howto-manage-pix-through-the-web-without-pdm\/"},"modified":"2013-04-28T20:18:52","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T01:18:52","slug":"howto-manage-pix-through-the-web-without-pdm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justinparrtech.com\/JustinParr-Tech\/howto-manage-pix-through-the-web-without-pdm\/","title":{"rendered":"HowTo: Manage PIX through the web without PDM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keywords: PIX PDM<\/strong><\/span>
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Configuration<\/strong><\/span>
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PIX 5xx<\/span>
PIX OS 6.3<\/span>
Tested with IE 6.0 SP1 and Firefox 1.03<\/span>
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Issue<\/strong><\/span>
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Sometimes it is desirable to make a quick and easy change to a PIX config without having to deal with the bloat of PDM or the overhead of remote control to a PC with a TTY session to the console port.<\/span>
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This is also a good tool for Help Desk situations, where the Help Desk can be given a web page with links to a home user’s PIX in order to check status or make minor modifications.<\/span>
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Although I have not done this, this technique could also be used to write an app that polls statistics or periodically updates remote PIX configurations by using a tool such as cURL or other scriptable browser widgets.<\/span>
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HowTo<\/strong><\/span>
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PIX OS 6 can accept URLs in the following form:<\/span>
<\/span>
https:\/\/pixipaddress\/exec\/some command<\/span>
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The browser will prompt for a login, and will then run the command as if you were connected via console, telnet, or SSH. The command output (if any) will be displayed in the browser.<\/span>
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The browser will “escape” the spaces (turn spaces in to %20), but if you are using an odd user agent or script component, you may need to manually substitute the spaces manually.<\/span>
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Assumptions:<\/span>
A. management subnet: 192.168.99 \/ 24<\/span>
B. PIX management interface: 192.168.102.1<\/span>
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1. Add the following lines to the PIX config (assumes your management subnet is 192.168.99 \/ 24):<\/span>
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pdm location 192.168.99.0 255.255.255.0 inside<\/span>
http 192.168.99.0 255.255.255.0 inside<\/span>
http server enable<\/span>
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2. In a browser, go to the following URL:<\/span>
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https:\/\/192.168.102.1\/exec\/sh arp<\/span>
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