Cisco Firepower FTD BitTorrent problem
Are torrents bad? Wow, yes! One of first few rules in the ACP created for all my customers have to do with torrents. Torrents are a horrible thing on any network,…
Why does the Cisco Lina process on the Firepower Threat Defense consumes 100% (or more) CPU?
Actually, this is normal because the lina process is constantly polling the Network Interface Cards (NICs) for input traffic. In short, the lina process utilization can be safely ignored. Key…
Cisco FTD 6.2.2.2 code issues. Wait for 6.2.3?
Since 6.2.2.2 came out, this new code fixed a laundry list of issues, although we’re all still waiting for 6.2.3 code which is considered Cisco “Make it or Break it”…
How to Upgrade your Cisco ASA to Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
Open you ASA CLI, and if you are at the > prompt (because you had the SFR module installed), press Ctrl-Shift-6 Ctrl-Shift-6-X to get back into the ASA. Verify the…
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability Critical Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20180129-asa1 First Published: 2018 January 29 17:00 GMT Last Updated: 2018 January 29 22:33 GMT…
Cisco FTD Interface Update Failed with Error “External proxy invoked LwInterfaceAPIupdatePolicy”
If you are using code 6.2.x and are trying to create new interfaces on your Cisco FTD device, you may receive this error: “External proxy invoked LwInterfaceAPI updatePolicyEntriesWithDomain method and…
Cisco FTD device with high volume of event data can prevent policy deployment – (solution found)
A large customer with 10Gig interfaces on their Cisco 4100 FTD’s and 4500 FMC found an issue when bringing new FTD devices online. The issue arose because there was so…
Cisco FTD Device Platform settings issues…
Are you running Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) and having issues when you deploy your Device Platform settings? You are not alone, and no, you are not crazy! The platform…
Why is my Health status on my Cisco FMC always Critical? !@#$% …
Do you have this Critical Alert on your FMC and you just leave it because you can’t get it to stop? Are you going batty over this like all my…
A new FTD device is not like the new ASA was….
There are differences between a brand new shiny powerful FTD box and what we’re use to with the ASA’s we’ve been installing since 2005. When you installed an ASA there…
How to physically move your Cisco FTD device to another location safely…
In the past when we wanted to move our ASA’s, we just powered them down, moved them, powered them up and readdressed them if needed. No mess no fuss. Yea,…
How to see a “hit list” on your SI and ACP rules on Cisco FTD…
There is a great gem of a command that you can run from the FTD CLI or from the Advanced Troubleshooting tab in the Cisco FTD FMC GUI. The “show…