Transparent firewall/PIX with multiple context

[g.schaarup]

When configuring transparent firewall (PIX525 ver. 7.0(1)) with multiple context. Everything seems to work but I see many packet drops like show below is this normal due to the MAC discover where the first packet is dropped or ?:

C525-PIX/Context1(config)# sh int

Interface Ethernet4 "inside-1", is up, line protocol is up

MAC address 00e0.b606.5f79, MTU 1500

IP address 192.168.0.238, subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Received 693416 packets, 39479567 bytes

Transmitted 792 packets, 56735 bytes

Dropped 331906 packets

Interface GigabitEthernet0.131 "outside-1", is up, line protocol is up

MAC address 0003.47e2.fbb6, MTU 1500

IP address 192.168.0.238, subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Received 46268 packets, 2330611 bytes

Transmitted 361700 packets, 20114836 bytes

Dropped 45477 packets

Thanks

Gert Schaarup

[pradeepde]

The following URL discusses how exactly the multiple context works, guess this should help you understand the whole thing

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/iaabu/pix/pix_sw/v_70/config/contexts.htm#wp1116332

[james.e.mcwilliams]

That URL gave me a 404 error did cisco move it on the site?