Network Security

What this stems from is the ISP does not want to give me multiple IP's. Setup is a ADSL connection acting as a bridge connected to a PIX 501 version 6.2. The outside interface has a public IP address. Then you have to have another public IP for the g...

I see that the 6.2 image is available, but I'm seeing that 32MB RAM is required.From what I can see, the 501 only comes with 16MB of RAM.What is the final consensus on whether I can upgrade my 501 image?Thanks.

Hello,I wanted to know when I upgrade the software on the PIX from 6.13 to 6.21 ,should I load the PDM software or is it that PDM software gets downloaded along with 6.21.Also for the remote management of the PIX through VPN tunnel what are the thing...

Hello,If I have exsisting configs on the PIX and I install PDM 2.0 is there any thing that we need to do or it is just that in the PIX I go to "setup" and configure the parameters for the PDM.Or the configuration of the PDM is different when there is...

Hi, i understand the purpose of the "inside", "outside" and "ip address failover", however what does the "unused" interface accomplish?Thanks

I have a Pix 501 connected to a DSL Modem using pppoe. The PDM is 6.2(1). In this case i have just one Public ip address.Can someone tell me how to host an Microsoft exchange server behind teh pix, and make the smtp relay service work correctlyThanks...

Hi, i have two Pix's, one Active the other failover - pointing to two routers (each connected to a different ISP configured with HSRP. My question is, obviously the PIX cannot run any dynamic protocols except RIP (which is not an option). i have a s...

I'm trying to setup L2TP/IPSec to PIX connection, the example suggest to use CA for client authentication. 1) is it necassary to use CA for L2TP/IPSec connection?2) if so, i have already setup a CA server, what is the CA script location which i could...

We have had PPTP working for several months on a PIX 515 pair up until last Wednesday. Since that time no one has been able to connect via PPTP. Cisco VPN 3.x clients are working OK. As far as I can see, no changes have been made to the PIX config in...

Hi,is it possible to use connect via a checkpoint secure remote client to a cisco pix?Any help is much appreciated.Alex

Was wondering if any of you have seen a problem similar to this one. Not sure how long it's been going on. We found it while logging some email traffic, and noticed that a great deal of traffic is from the second and third servers listed in the MX re...

I've been doing some config changes and wanted to go back to the default config and used the command 'clear config all' and I cannot now return to the PDM or use telnet. What can I do to get back to the Pix PDM or CLI??? Thnks.Barry

Hi,I have recently had a PIX stop forwarding traffic because of the 'reliable TCP syslog' feature, the syslog server had gone down.To stop it happening again I changed the PIX to use logging via UDP instead, however the same thing happened again a co...

I have create PPTP connection between client and PIX, but i just wondering, are there anyway i can apply ACL to this connection. Look forward for any suggestion, thank you

One of our vendors is attempting to send print jobs through the PIX to one of our HP4000 printers (which is using a JetDirect card - IP only protocol used). The first series of reports prints fine, but when the computer on the other end sends the se...