Cisco Systems ASA5505 Configuration Question

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ASA5505 Configuration Question tman 06-13-08
Posted by tman on June 13, 2008, 5:08 pm
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We are using an ASA5505 as a firewall in a branch office.

Here is an example of my access list and nat configuration. THis
allows pop3 and smtp to come in to the mail
server from the Internet.

access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any interface
outside eq pop3
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any interface
outside eq smtp

static (inside,outside) tcp interface pop3 192.168.1.5 pop3 netmask
255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) tcp interface smtp 192.168.1.5 smtp netmask
255.255.255.255

This is a small branch and they do not have internal DNS and must use
public DNS. As a result they cannot connect to their internal mail
server from inside using the public address.

Is there something I can add to the ASA5505 to allow this?

Thanks

Posted by artie lange on June 13, 2008, 5:11 pm
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tman wrote:
> We are using an ASA5505 as a firewall in a branch office.
>
> Here is an example of my access list and nat configuration. THis
> allows pop3 and smtp to come in to the mail
> server from the Internet.
>
> access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any interface
> outside eq pop3
> access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any interface
> outside eq smtp
>
> static (inside,outside) tcp interface pop3 192.168.1.5 pop3 netmask
> 255.255.255.255
> static (inside,outside) tcp interface smtp 192.168.1.5 smtp netmask
> 255.255.255.255
>
> This is a small branch and they do not have internal DNS and must use
> public DNS. As a result they cannot connect to their internal mail
> server from inside using the public address.
>
> Is there something I can add to the ASA5505 to allow this?
>
> Thanks

2 things you may try:

modify the hosts file on the PC to point to the internal address

or

DNS Doctoring

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_configuration_example09186a00807968c8.shtml

Posted by tman on June 13, 2008, 8:28 pm
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> tman wrote:
> > We are using an ASA5505 as a firewall in a branch office.
>
> > Here is an example of my access list and nat configuration. =A0THis
> > allows pop3 and smtp to come in to the mail
> > server from the Internet.
>
> > access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any interface
> > outside eq pop3
> > access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any interface
> > outside eq smtp
>
> > static (inside,outside) tcp interface pop3 192.168.1.5 pop3 netmask
> > 255.255.255.255
> > static (inside,outside) tcp interface smtp 192.168.1.5 smtp netmask
> > 255.255.255.255
>
> > This is a small branch and they do not have internal DNS and must use
> > public DNS. =A0As a result they cannot connect to their internal mail
> > server from inside using the public address.
>
> > Is there something I can add to the ASA5505 to allow this?
>
> > Thanks
>
> 2 things you may try:
>
> modify the hosts file on the PC to point to the internal address
>
> or
>
> DNS Doctoring
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_configuration_exa...- =
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Since I have the ACLs in place to allow traffic thru the ASA on the
various ports and I have static NATs from outside to inside for the
various services, do you think just adding the following static NAT
might do the trick?


static (inside,outside) interface 192.168.1.5 netmask 255.255.255.255
dns

Thanks

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