Two DSL lines coming into PIX

[vdalehubbard]

Greetings

Currently, we are using a 506E PIX and are wanting to get DSL through a local ISP. To get all the IPs we want, we are going to have to go with 2 DSL lines. Course, the 506e doesn't have 3 ethernet ports for 2 to come in and 1 to go out. So, we are looking at upgrading to the 515e and get an additional ethernet port put in to give us the 3 ports we need. I wanted to ask if this will work with load balancing and everything. The company we go through to purchase Cisco products said this wouldn't work.

Thanks

Dale

[Patrick Iseli]

Hi Dale,

this is not possible for the PIX with PIX OS 6.3.x.

This might be possible with an external Router that is doing the routing on both ADSL connection. I have seen many posts that suggested two external router with HSRP and then a PIX Firewall behind. But you would need to buy 2 routers !!!

There ia also the new PIX OS 7.0 release that will be released in April that support Active Active Failover and Loadbalancing but I have not seen if it will be possible to Loadbalance ISP links.

Another way could be if the ISPs supports a routing protocol as BGP.

sincerely

Patrick

[vdalehubbard]

How about a 2600 in front of the PIX? We have one that was actually given to us recently and it looks in superb shape.