Cisco PIX 515E upgrade to 7.0 Code
Today I used the monitor mode version of the installation procedure to upgrade a Cisco PIX 515E that was 2 months from being out of a SMARTNet contract. Just in time. This is done by rebooting the firewall with the reload command or flipping the switch (whichever you prefer), and pressing ESC during the boot cycle when the prompt tells you to, then getting started with the string of commands that are required. First lets set the interface. interface inside Then lets set the IP address address 10.0.0.1 Next lets tell it where the TFTP Server is. server 10.0.0.10 Now lets tell it the file name. file pix707.bin Finally, lets tell the firewall to upload the file. tftp The firewall will start to download, then install the code and it'll…