Comments on: Upgrading the Cisco PIX 506E

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:03:38 +0000

Go to the Support, Download Software, Security, Firewall, PIX to download the software.

By: steve

steve — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:00:35 +0000

Hi all;

Does anyone have the “correct” URL @ Cisco for an upgrade to my 506(e)?

For show ver, I get:

PIX-506, 32 MB RAM, CPU 200 mhz
Flash is 8 MB
BIOS Flash is 32KB

I’m on an older version, 6.2(1)

I have a Cisco account, but can’t find a upgrade/download section for it. Please copy and paste the URL if you got it.

Thanks, Steve

By: S

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:43:13 +0000

Can anyone send me the latest firmware ?
need for a 515
sjw@techie.com
Thanks

By: Master

Master — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:16:00 +0000

How can upgrade the 506E to 16MB Flash?

Just replace the Flash from 8MB to 16MB? The 506E Bios can detect 16MB Flash?

By: pillow

pillow — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:37:14 +0000

Is there anyone who has got contacted with jj?
Or could the owner of this website tell me the e-mail of jj?

By: mvalpreda

mvalpreda — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:50:41 +0000

Anyone found a place apart from eBay that has the “shorter” PC100 SYNCH RAM that is needed in the 506e? All I have is RAM that is too tall to fit in the device with the cover on.

By: danny

danny — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:38:43 +0000

Hi, can anyone get hold of the cisco pix v8 os for me. I’ll pay! email me at: dannyuw2000@yahoo.co.uk

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:25:38 +0000

WARNING: DO A SHOW VER AND SAVE A COPY OF YOUR ACTIVATION KEY BEFORE YOU MESS WITH YOUR PIX 506E!! (I didn’t, and accidentally zeroed it, and had to call TAC to get it. What a pain.)

I replaced the 32M stick with a 256M PC133 stick. Then I upgraded to v7. Had to use the monitor to boot from tftp, format the flash, and copy the new code. Now it’s running 7.12 – largest OS that will fit in the 8M flash. Then I found an old Celeron 633 pga370. Works like a champ, although it calls it a “Pentium III”.

Only problem is whenever it boots, it now says “Have to burn block 0″ and then it burns block 0. Since this is a flash chip there must be a limited number of burns. I feel like I’m shortening its life each time I turn it on.

By: Albert

Albert — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:38:52 +0000

I’d love to hack and open up the 506e’s BIOS. I’d like to have the option of installing something like *BSD or Linux or any *nix on it. It’d make a great firewall.

I am very use to pf/ipf syntax and prefer it to the pixOS actually.

By: pillow

pillow — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:24:26 +0000

@meister_sd
Happy to see you here.
I’d like to do the tests that you need to verfiy your supposition, or otherthings helpful to this hacking.

By: meister_sd

meister_sd — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:57:15 +0000

I’ve dumped the bios and the other chip next to the bios (on left) and found the string. When I get more time, I’ll see about changing the string to 506e. I’d really like to dump a 506e and a 515e. Does anyone have a broken one to test this on?

By: james

james — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:26:22 +0000

I bought a programmer and it should be here shortly. I intend on finding a way to reprogram the onboard flash/Eprom. My goal is to make it unrestricted.

By: pillow

pillow — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:03:48 +0000

I havn’t found the unpacking and packing tools, where should i go to look for such information? goole is not helpful enough for this.

would jj like to give some guidance?

By: Dmitriy

Dmitriy — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:28:56 +0000

I wanna install patched 8.0 on my 506e. Anyone can share it for me ??? thx

By: pillow

pillow — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:35:51 +0000

506E but not 506