connecting PIX to Switch ????

[kthned]

Please help me in this scenario .

The Scenario is,

i hav PIX 515E with 2 fastethernet ports 100 Mpbs.

and a 4503 switch with supervisor engine IV. and a module with 6 fiber ports,

All 6 fiber ports have been used

Now i want to connect PIX with switch , but the problem is that we r short of ports

If i buy a GBIC and connet to the fast ethernet PIX than the question is "Will there is any issue of speed mismatch ???? "

or

"Can we decrease the Speed of GBIC 5483 to 100 Mpbs ?? "

or please suggest me any other solution.

[thisisshanky]

You can get the 5483 and set the speed and duplex. I think the 4503 is running IOS like CLI.

int gi 0/1

speed 100

duplex full

On the PIX

int e0 100full

HTH

[kthned]

Thanks Shanky , for ur reply, but the problem is i hav read many docs but no say that u can degrade the speed of 5483 to 100 Mbps , I have concerned on it. Please tell me , Have u run those commands on GBIC specially Speed 100

Thanks

[amit-singh]

Hi,

You cannot change the speed or duplex on GBIC module. It only works on 1000 MBPS.

regards,

-amit singh

[kthned]

Thanks Amit, now can u give me feasible suggestion , so that i connect my 4503 to PIX 100 Mpbs.

Thnaks

Syed Umair Ali

[amit-singh]

Hi Syed,

You have only 2 options:

1 Get an ethernet module for your 4503 with 10/100/100 ports which can be configured for speed/duplex.

2. Try connecting another switch if you have a spare one with the fiberuplink to your 4503 fiber module and then connect the PIX to the switch. Set the gateway on your Switch as the PIX.

regards,

-amit singh

[kthned]

Thanks again Amit , if i conect PiX to my access switch that is 2950 thru 100 M link .

Will there be no security concern , ok than i will put that link in other VLAN or something else plz suggest

And Please tell me can acl works with 2950 ?

Thanks again

[amit-singh]

Syed,

You can put your fiber and fix connection into a different vlan. Yes ACL works on 2950 switch and only with enhanced immage.

regards,

-amit singh