firewall and IPS

[carl_townshend]

Hi all, can anyone tell me what extra functionality I get when I use an IPS in the firewall ?

[andrew.prince]

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps6032/ps6094/ps6120/prod_brochure0900aecd80402ef4.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns785/networking_solutions_package.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6825/index.html

[carl_townshend]

hi there

can you tell me what the ips does that the firewall does not, as firewalls perform deep packet inspection, what does the ips pick up that this doesnt ?

cheers