Cisco IDS-4230-FE - Intrusion Detection Sys Fast Ethernet Sensor Installation And Configuration Manual page 391

Appendix B Troubleshooting
To make sure the sensor is connected properly, follow these steps:
If you have an IDS-4230 or IDS-4220, make sure you have swapped the
Note
interfaces. See
page
Log in to the CLI.
Step 1
Step 2 Make sure the interfaces are up and that the packet count is increasing:
sensor# show interface sensing
Sensing int0 is down
If the interface is down, make sure the sensing port is connected properly:
Step 3
a.
b.
Verify the interface configuration:
Step 4
a.
b.
Verify again that the interfaces are up and that the packet count is increasing.
Step 5
sensor# show interface sensing
Sensing int0 is up
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Upgrading the IDS-4220-E and IDS-4230-FE to 4.x Software,
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Hardware is eth0, TX
Reset port
Make sure the sensing port is connected properly on the appliance.
See the chapter on your appliance in the Cisco Intrusion Detection System
Appliance and Module Installation and Configuration Guide Version 4.1.
Make sure the sensing port is connected to the correct SPAN or VACL capture
port on the IDSM-2.
See the chapter on the IDSM-2 in the Cisco Intrusion Detection System
Appliance and Module Installation and Configuration Guide Version 4.1.
Make sure you have the interfaces configured properly.
Refer to Assigning and Enabling the Sensing Interface, page
procedure.
Verify the SPAN and VACL capture port configuration on the Cisco switch.
Refer to your switch documentation for the procedure.
Hardware is eth0, TX
Reset port
Troubleshooting the 4200 Series Appliance
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