User guide

Reinstalling Appliance Firmware

Proventia Network IPS G and GX Appliance User Guide

Preparing to

reinstall firmware

Before you reinstall the appliance firmware, complete the following tasks:

smc91c92_cs SMC 91c92

xirc2ps_cs Xircom CE2, CE IIps, RE-10, CEM28, CEM33, CEM56,

CE3-100, CE3B, RE-100, REM10BT, REM56G-100

3c589_cs 3Com 3c589

fmvjl8x_cs FMV J181, FMV J182, TDK LAK-CD021, ConTec C-NET

(PC) C, Ungermann Access/CARD

pcnet_cs/NE2000

compatible cards

D-Link DE-650, Linksys PCMCIA, Accton EN2212, RPTI

EP400, PreMax PE-200, IBM Credit Card Adapter, Novell

NE4100, Kingston KNE-PCM/x, Allied Telesis LA-PCM,

ASANTE FriendlyNet

Card Brand Manufacturer

Table 15: Supported network cards

Description

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Choose a computer to access the appliance and reinstall the software.

This computer is referred to as the

Pre-boot eXecution (PXE) server

Requirements:

• The BIOS settings on the computer must allow it to restart from a CD.

For more information, see the computer’s documentation.

• Pentium II or compatible CPU

• 64M RAM

• IDE CD-ROM drive

• COM1 serial port

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Locate the following items included with the appliance package:

• Proventia Network Intrusion Prevention System Recovery CD

• an Ethernet cross-over cable

• a serial (null modem) cable

Note: ISS does not support the use of other cables.

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Record the following appliance settings for the management interface:

• IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway

• hostname, domain name, and DNS name server

Table 16: Before you reinstall the appliance firmware