Is This an OK place to talk about Cisco Firewalls?

jimb · February 23, 2011, 08:38:07 PM

Quote from: cholzhauer on February 23, 2011, 07:01:58 PM
Quote from: jimb on February 23, 2011, 03:40:22 PM
Are they eventually going to EOL the PIX line in favor of the ASAs?

Yeah, they're long gone.

note that PIX nor ASA run IOS

Ah. I sort of remembered them EOLing them a long time ago too, but it sounded like you were talking about recent PIXOS upgrades, which I didn't think they were doing anymore.

cholzhauer · February 23, 2011, 08:40:38 PM

Ohh, gotcha. They're still releasing code for the ASA's, but it's not compatible with a PIX and the PIX OS won't work on an ASA

jimb · February 23, 2011, 08:42:59 PM

Oh my bad. You were talking about both PIXes and ASAs. I didn't read carefully enough to see the upgrades were for the ASAs, not PIXes.

UltraZero · February 24, 2011, 10:53:50 AM

Yeah. I was on the Cisco website and they offer a free upgrade for the IPsec,but, not for the
Operating system.

6.33 is where she is and I understand IPv6 is only supported under 7.x and above. 8.04 i think is the highest version so I read on the net.

ASAs are so expensive though. I have always tended to purchase something way overkill for my network so I was looking at a 5510. That's a couple grand that I don't have.

It's not like I have tactical information I need to be securing. AT least not yet... ::) ::) ::)

UltraZero · February 24, 2011, 10:55:18 AM

Does anyone out there use a Pix with the PDM software?? IF so, what version of PDM are you using.

Thanks

cholzhauer · February 24, 2011, 10:55:37 AM

I think we discussed this elsewhere...the 5505 would be overkill for your network, and that's under $500

jimb · February 24, 2011, 02:09:55 PM

If this is just a home network, a BSD or linux box would work fine for you. If this is business, hrm, maybe juniper? The SRX firewalls seem to be pretty good and support IPv6.

UltraZero · February 24, 2011, 02:48:49 PM

Well, I've been thinking of putting up a Cisco Online lab. Just a thought.

Besides, Why use a bicycle to go to corner store when you can drive a Lamborghini there, pass it, jump on the highway for a mile or 2, get her up to speed (Just the speed limit because you know the sheer nature of a lamborghini says give me a ticket) and be back at the store before you would have on that old darn bicycle.. LOL.... ;D ;D ;D

All joking aside. I figured since I had this big box, I would put her online. but, unless I do some thing Illegal, which I don't think I want to go that route, Maybe I'll put her on ebay and buy a 5505 and put it in a rack mount chassis so it at least looks big and powerful... Slap a Lamborghini sticker on the front..

Now thats funny right there..

LOL

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