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  Firewall Comparison: Checkpoint Firewall-1 and Cisco PIX
Cisco's PIX does have an HTML interface, however, it is normally configured from the command line.
Cisco's documentation is often conflicting, fails to explain which version of the PIX OS a certain configuration will or will not work under, and seems to be constantly changing.
Cisco documentation is generally considered second to none and the PIX reflects this attention to detail.
www.roble.com /docs/fw1_or_pix.html   (1295 words)

  
 Cisco PIX: Failover Demystified > Cisco PIX: Failover Demystified   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04)
The primary PIX Firewall is connected to the secondary PIX Firewall through a failover connection: the failover cable.
The role of Primary or Secondary PIX is established by the Failover cable.
Configuration replication is the function of synchronizing the configuration of the primary PIX Firewall to the secondary PIX Firewall.
www.ciscopress.com /articles/article.asp?p=24686   (2897 words)

  
 News @ Cisco: Cisco Extends PIX Family of Integrated Security Appliances
The Cisco PIX 515E and PIX 525 security appliances directly address growing customer demand for cost-effective, high-availability security solutions that simultaneously meet certain reliability requirements with offerings starting at less than $10,000 for a complete, two-system redundant solution.
The Cisco PIX Family delivers a multilayered defense through rich, integrated network security services including stateful inspection firewalling, protocol and application inspection, VPN, in-line intrusion protection and rich multimedia and voice security in a single device.
The Cisco PIX OS Software Version 6.3 is scheduled to be available at the end of March at no charge for customers with SMARTNet® support contracts.
newsroom.cisco.com /dlls/prod_031703.html   (1002 words)

  
 Cisco PIX Firewall
The Cisco PIX Firewall is the dedicated firewall appliance in Cisco's firewall family and holds the top ranking in both market share and performance.
All Cisco PIX Firewall models have IPSec encryption built-in, permitting both site-to-site and remote access VPN deployments, and operate on a hardened operating system focused on protecting both the security of the device and the networks its protects.
The Cisco PIX Firewall Series is cost effective both in cost and maintenance, and provides unmatched security and performance.
www.tribecaexpress.com /ciscoPIX.htm   (752 words)

  
 Cisco PIX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cisco PIX (Private Internet EXchange) is a firewall originally conceived in March 1994 by John Mayes of Redwood City, California.
Cisco Systems currently sells the PIX Firewall and continues its development.
PIX Classic firewalls with a serial number of 06002015 or lower came with 512k flash.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cisco_PIX   (2036 words)

  
 Cisco PIX 506e Firewall | Cisco PIX 506e
The Cisco PIX 506E Firewall has two optional encryption licenses (168-bit 3DES and 56-bit DES) available either at the time of ordering the appliance, or as an upgrade that can be purchased later.
The Cisco PIX 506E Firewall is a purpose-built security appliance that provides rich security services including stateful inspection firewalling, virtual private networking (VPN) and intrusion protection in a single device.
The Cisco PIX 506E Firewall is a reliable, easy-to-maintain platform that provides a wide variety of methods for configuring, monitoring and troubleshooting it.
www.networksecuritystore.com /cisco-pix-506e.asp   (1146 words)

  
 Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 501
Ideal for securing high-speed "always on" broadband environments, the Cisco PIX 501 Firewall, which is part of the market-leading Cisco PIX Firewall Series, provides robust network security capabilities, small office networking features and powerful remote management capabilities in a compact, all-in-one solution.
The PIX 501 is a reliable, easy-to-maintain platform that provides a wide variety of methods for configuring, monitoring and troubleshooting it.
PIX Device Manager (PDM) provides an intuitive, Web-based interface for administrators to easily configure and monitor a PIX 501, without requiring any software (other than a standard Web browser) to be installed on the administrator's computer.
www.tribecaexpress.com /Cisco_PIX_501.htm   (699 words)

  
 Cisco PIX 501 Firewall | Cisco PIX 501
The PIX 501 has two optional encryption licenses (168-bit 3DES and 56-bit DES) available either at the time of ordering the appliance, or as an upgrade that can be purchased later.
Ideal for securing high-speed "always on" broadband environments, the Cisco PIX 501 Firewall, which is part of the market-leading Cisco PIX Firewall Series, provides robust security capabilities, small office networking features and powerful remote management capabilities in a compact, all-in-one solution.
The Cisco PIX 501 Firewall is a purpose-built security appliance that provides rich security services including stateful inspection firewalling, virtual private networking (VPN) and intrusion protection in a single device.
www.networksecuritystore.com /Cisco-PIX-501.asp   (1248 words)

  
 Getting Started with the Cisco PIX Firewall > Foundation Topics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04)
The route command tells the Cisco PIX Firewall where to send information that is forwarded on a specific interface and that is destined for a particular network address.
The DHCP server is usually used in SOHO environments with lower-end models of the Cisco PIX Firewall, such as the 501 and 506 units.
DHCP client support on the Cisco PIX Firewall is designed for use by SOHO environments in which DSL and cable modems are used.
www.ciscopress.com /articles/article.asp?p=31464   (3492 words)

  
 What's New in Cisco PIX Firewall 7.0 > What's New in Cisco PIX Firewall 7.0   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04)
PIX firewalls have always operated on IP packets, where all of the stateful traffic inspection is performed at Layer 3.
PIX 7.0 introduces priority queuing on firewall interfaces, so that urgent or time-sensitive traffic can be identified and placed in a strict priority queue.
PIX 7.0 also offers zero-downtime or "hitless" upgrades, allowing the software image to be upgraded on a pair of security appliances without downtime at all.
www.informit.com /articles/article.asp?p=379751   (1564 words)

  
 O-040: CISCO PIX Vulnerabilities
Customers whose Cisco products are provided or maintained through prior or existing agreement with third-party support organizations such as Cisco Partners, authorized resellers, or service providers should contact that support organization for assistance with obtaining the software upgrade(s).
Cisco does not anticipate issuing updated versions of this advisory unless there is some material change in the facts.
This advisory is copyright 2003 by Cisco Systems, Inc. This advisory may be redistributed freely after the release date given at the top of the text, provided that redistributed copies are complete and unmodified, including all date and version information.
www.ciac.org /ciac/bulletins/o-040.shtml   (1757 words)

  
 Cisco PIX Firewall Basics
PIX terminology: we generally refer to the user segment as the Inside subnet.
PIX interfaces are normally shutdown until the administrator activates them.
After the PIX has been addressed, we need to think about what it is to do with the addresses of other devices.
www.netcraftsmen.net /welcher/papers/pix01.html   (2250 words)

  
 Network Computing | Sneak Preview | Security | Cisco's PIX Firewall Line Raises the Price-Performance Ante | Full ...
Although Cisco still faces a number of challenges, the competition better take notice: Cisco is making the right moves in the right direction with its PIX line of firewalls.
For those who have been away from the PIX for a while, Cisco apparently is making a push to retreat from its conduit notation and making use of the more traditional ACLs (access-control lists).
Fortunately, Cisco is attempting to solve this problem by moving to a single client; it has promised that version 3.0 of the VPN client will bring an end to this client craziness.
www.networkcomputing.com /1210/1210sp1.html   (1335 words)

  
 CDW Product Overview: Cisco PIX 501 Unlimited User Bundle
Ideal for securing high-speed "always on" broadband environments, the Cisco PIX 501 Security Appliance, which is part of the world-leading Cisco PIX Security Appliance Series, provides robust integrated security capabilities, small office networking features, and powerful remote management capabilities in a compact, all-in-one solution.
The Cisco PIX 501 Security Appliance delivers a multilayered defense for small offices through rich security services including stateful inspection firewalling, protocol and application inspection, virtual private networking (VPN), in-line intrusion protection, and rich multimedia and voice security in a single device.
Cisco PIX Security Appliances provide market-leading protection for a wide range of voice-over-IP (VoIP) and multimedia standards, allowing businesses to securely take advantage of the many benefits that converged data, voice, and video networks deliver.
www.cdw.com /shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=508333   (575 words)

  
 NetCitadel: fwb_pix
Cisco PIX is widely respected for its high performance and variety of feartures, however, it is also well known to be rather difficult to configure and manage.
Firewall Builder for PIX provides unprecedented flexibility: you can use a mix of cheap but powerful Open Source firewalls and proven rock solid Cisco PIX devices in the network and control all of them from the same central management station.
Correct PIX commands are chosen and used for each combination of objects in these rule elements.
www.netcitadel.com /p/cat_fwb_pix.html   (1209 words)

  
 Quick HOWTO: Configuring Cisco PIX Firewalls
This chapter covers how to configure it and in addition, there are a number of fully commented sample PIX configurations in the appendix in which each line is explained.
Your Cisco PIX will come with a console cable that will allow you to configure your PIX using terminal emulation software such as Hyperterm.
As the PIX will be acting as your default gateway to the internet, you will have to set the default gateway on all your servers to be 192.168.1.1 You must be using PIX IOS version 6.2 or greater for this to work.
www.linuxhomenetworking.com /cisco-hn/dsl-pix.htm   (1950 words)

  
 Cisco Pix: Internet and IT Service Providers - Cisco, HP & Microsoft Specialists for Business
The Cisco PIX 501 is a compact, ready-to-use security appliance that delivers enterprise-class security for small offices and enterprise teleworker environments.
The Cisco PIX 506E is a robust, purpose-built security appliance that delivers enterprise-class security for remote and branch office environments.
The Cisco PIX 515E versatile one-rack-unit design supports up to six 10/100 Fast Ethernet interfaces, making it an excellent choice for businesses requiring a cost-effective, resilient security solution with "demilitarized zone" support.
www.nph.com.au /CiscoPixFirewalls-SalesSupport.asp   (522 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Cisco Secure PIX Firewalls: Books: David W. Chapman Jr.,Andy Fox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04)
Regardless of whether you aspire to earn a Cisco security certification or take the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced (CSPFA) class for which this is the official textbook, you'll benefit from the authors' treatment of their subject.
As Course Director for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall course, David is charged with maintaining the integrity and quality of the course offering and mentoring instructors new to the course.
Working with Cisco routers there is really only one choice for firewalls and that is PIX, this 350 page book gives a first hand use, configuration and maintenance look at the PIX Firewall.
www.amazon.com /Cisco-Secure-Firewalls-David-Chapman/dp/1587050358   (2882 words)

  
 Cisco PIX Firewalls: Fixups, Failover, and DHCP
The PIX needs to know how to snoop on the conversations on the unusual port in the right way, in order to spot the packets where the payload IP address or port needs fixing.
With the release of PIX 6.2 software, which is very fresh at this writing, Cisco introduces the ability to do LAN-based failover freeing you from having to use the custom failover cable.
Cisco recommends not changing this setting.It is provided for compatability with other manufacturer's equipment which does not apply at this time.
www.netcraftsmen.net /welcher/papers/pix03.html   (2304 words)

  
 Smart Plug-in for Cisco PIX Firewall
Cisco PIX Firewall Series delivers strong security in an easy-to-install, integrated hardware/software firewall appliance.
The HP OpenView Smart Plug-in (SPI) for the Cisco PIX Firewall provides an organization with the ability to monitor all their PIX firewalls from one central management console.
PIX provides robust, enterprise-class, integrated network security services including stateful inspection firewalling, protocol and application inspection, virtual private networking (VPN), in-line intrusion protection, and rich multimedia and voice security-in easy-to-deploy solutions.
www.openview.hp.com /products/spi/spi_ciscopix/index.html   (272 words)

  
 Guide to Installing a Cisco PIX 501 Firewall: Advanced Setup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04)
Without these, your PIX is just a box with two IP addresses and no way to translate inbound traffic to your public IP or public traffic to your internal addresses.
The PIX 501 is the smallest model from Cisco, so we'll assume that your network isn't too large.
Thanks to Cisco's Adaptive Security Algorithm (ASA), the firewall settings are similar to the default settings of a home Linksys or Netgear router: All outbound traffic is permitted (unless expressly prohibited), and all inbound traffic is denied (unless expressly permitted).
www.techsoup.org /howto/articles/hardware/page4377.cfm   (1716 words)

  
 Cisco Certified Expert PIX Firewall Consulting Firm - California, San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose
PIX firewalls are based on a hardened, specially built operating system, PIX OS, minimizing possible OS-specific security holes.
Cisco PIX Security Appliances integrate a broad range of advanced firewall services to protect businesses from threats present on the Internet and common on business network environments.
Cisco PIX Firewalls offer a wealth of configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting options which give you the flexibility to configure these security appliances to best meet your business needs.
www.progent.com /pix_firewall_consulting.htm   (331 words)

  
 [Full-disclosure] Cisco PIX TCP Connection Prevention
Because the PIX does not verify the TCP checksum, the malformed TCP packet is allowed through the firewall in a half-opened, embryonic state.
TCP Intercept can be configured to allow the PIX to proxy all TCP connection attempts originated from behind any firewall interface after the first connection.
PIX will create and send the TCP SYN,ACK from the destination to the original source.
lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-November/038983.html   (1590 words)

  
 Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances - Products & Services - Cisco Systems
The market-leading Cisco PIX Security Appliance Series delivers robust user and application policy enforcement, multivector attack protection, and secure connectivity services in cost-effective, easy-to-deploy solutions.
Ranging from compact, plug-and-play desktop appliances for small and home offices to modular gigabit appliances with superior investment protection for enterprise and service-provider environments, Cisco PIX Security Appliances provide comprehensive security, performance, and reliability for network environments of all sizes.
Cisco PIX Security Appliance Software Version 7.0 Data Sheet
www.cisco.com /en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030   (223 words)

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