That does not work for clear text traffic.As of now only for IPSEC traffic.So the best solution in ur case is the one given above by configuring the sub interface

Hi Sebastan,Typical failover communication through the failover cable includes:MAC addresses exchange [This is NOT the ARP table,this is just to swap the Mac address of the Active pix to standby in case of failover,because the MAC address is swaped f...

Hi,Check the list of options for number of interfaces you can use on pix-525.It will depend on the License you have in pix.http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/iaabu/pix/pix_sw/v_63/hig63/525.htm#wp1040963Hope this helps.Tanveer

Hi,Pix will not replicate the config from standby to active unit,so make sure when ever you make any config changes it has to be on the Active unit.Simply Check which Pix is Active then make the config changes on that.Tanveer

Hi sebastan May be I had stated in worng way.But the regular traffic does not play any role in interface going in testing mode .The interface will only go into testing mode if the interface does not receive hello from its peer interface.But pix does ...