What is timeout Xlate?

timeout xlate 3:00:00 timeout pat-xlate 0:00:30. As an example, when a connection goes into idle state, the connection entry is removed after 1 hour(assuming above config) and post 1 hour, the xlate will be cleared after 30 seconds or 3 hour depending upon if its a nat or pat.

What is Xlate table in Asa?

It basically means “translation” as in NAT translation. So the pix/ASA keeps an xlate table which you can view and this is a record of all NAT translations done by the firewall. Dynamic and static NAT translations are entered into the xlate table but dynamic entries will eventually time out if not used and be removed.

How do I check Cisco ASA firewall uptime?

Enter the show version | grep up command in order to display the uptime of the security appliance. The device can be rebooted with one of these methods. For ASA security appliances: CLI – Enter the reload command in privileged mode.

What is the command to check NAT in Cisco ASA?

The output of the show nat detail command can be used in order to view the NAT policy table. Specifically, the translate_hits and untranslate_hits counters can be used in order to determine which NAT entries are used on the ASA.

How to troubleshoot Cisco ASA with itsecworks?

Check the timeout values in the firewall: Show the running config only for the interfaces with ip address: Show ip address and security level only: Check the MAC and the state of the interfaces. The name of the interface in the example below is internal. Here you can see following in the output

How is the syn timeout defined on the ASA?

It is defined as SYN timeout on the ASA. By default, the SYN timeout on the ASA is 30 seconds. This is how to configure Embryonic Timeout: If you find that the connection timeout does not work with the MPF, then check the TCP initiation connection.

What can a Cisco ASA command do for You?

This command -IF activated- can give us really useful basic information about network flows, passing through the firewall. Or if we have a performance problem with our internet connection, we can see who owns currently the line (whos head must be under the guillotine.)

How to check failover configuration in Cisco ASA?

Check the failover configuration: With class-map you can set the maximum session for a specific traffic or generally with any: The values from the session table of the firewall (the max against the used if configured): You can filter to the session that you looking for (example): Check the traffic on interfaces, the packet and byte counters.