[c-nsp] Strange PIX interface problem

[Peter Nyamukusa]

Hi folks,

I just reset a Pix 515E to factory default using the command "wr erase".
I am now trying to reconfigure it again and it looks like everything is
working fine except the interfaces I cannot seem to bring them up
When I type the command interface Ethernet 1 form the config prompt its
simply returns and does not change to PIX(config-if) there is also no error
deplayed. Just wondering if any one has come across this before or it could
just be a bug

pixfirewall(config)# int e1
pixfirewall(config)# sh int e1
interface ethernet1 "inside" is administratively down, line protocol is down
  Hardware is i82559 ethernet, address is 0012.7f5b.deee
  IP address 192.168.1.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 10000 Kbit half duplex
        305 packets input, 27324 bytes, 0 no buffer
        Received 305 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants
        0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
        0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns
        0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
        0 babbles, 0 late collisions, 0 deferred
        0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
        input queue (curr/max blocks): hardware (128/128) software (0/0)
        output queue (curr/max blocks): hardware (0/0) software (0/0)

Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.3(3)
Cisco PIX Device Manager Version 3.0(1)

Compiled on Wed 13-Aug-03 13:55 by morlee

pixfirewall up 2 hours 3 mins

Hardware:   PIX-515E, 64 MB RAM, CPU Pentium II 433 MHz
Flash E28F128J3 @ 0x300, 16MB
BIOS Flash AM29F400B @ 0xfffd8000, 32KB

Encryption hardware device : Crypto5823 (revision 0x1)
0: ethernet0: address is 0012.7f5b.deed, irq 10
1: ethernet1: address is 0012.7f5b.deee, irq 11
Licensed Features:
Failover:                    Enabled
VPN-DES:                     Enabled
VPN-3DES-AES:                Disabled
Maximum Physical Interfaces: 6
Maximum Interfaces:          10
Cut-through Proxy:           Enabled
Guards:                      Enabled
URL-filtering:               Enabled
Inside Hosts:                Unlimited
Throughput:                  Unlimited
IKE peers:                   Unlimited

This PIX has an Unrestricted (UR) license.

Serial Number: 808440708 (0x302fd384)
Running Activation Key: 0x2fab0bdd 0x7a16e505 0xc2402929 0x96e856cd


Cheers Peter