GNS3 with PIX ASA 8.03

Here is a little tutorial for the GNS3 config using the 0.6 version :

I used the pix image 8.0.3 (and ASDM 8.0.3).

First thing is configuring a loopback on your host with 192.168.1.2 then you need to use a switch between the PIX and the cloud in GNS3.

You then configure E4 with 192.168.1.1 and give it a name.

pix(config)#int E4
pix(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
pix(config-if)#no shut
pix(config-if)#duplex full
pix(config-if)#speed 100
pix(config-if)#nameif management

You then transfer the ASDM image using your ftp server:

pix(config)#copy tftp://192.168.1.2/asdm-603.bin

You then enable the https server and define the range of management ip addresses :

pix(config)#http server enable
pix(config)#http 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 management

Tell the PIX which ASDM image to use:

pix(config)#asdm image flash:asdm-603.bin

And finally create a username and password to access the HTTPS server:

pix(config)#username USER password PASSWORD privilege 15
pix#wr

You should be able to access the HTTPS server, try a reboot if it doesn't work the first time then install the ASDM on your computer and you're good to go. I had to downgrade my Java on XP to get it work... in case ASDM doesn't launch properly.