What is the diffrence between asa transparent and routed mode ?

[toufeeq690]

What is the diffrence between ASA transparent and routed mode ?

[Jennifer Halim]

Transparent mode is a Layer 2 firewall, where the interface pair of the ASA is in the same L3 VLAN.

Routed mode is a Layer 3 firewall, and each interface of the ASA is int different L3 VLAN.

Here is more information on the firewall mode for your reference:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa82/configuration/guide/fwmode.html#wp1201691

Here is sample config on transparent mode:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_configuration_example09186a008089f467.shtml

Hope this helps.

[varrao]

Hi Toufeeq,

Here's all you need to know about the transparent mode:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_configuration_example09186a008089f467.shtml

In the routed mode, the firewall act as an L3 device and is the next hop, but in the transparent mode it is just like a bump in the wire. For routed mode:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_qanda_item09186a00805b87d8.shtml

Hope this resolves your query:

Thanks,

Varun

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