Cisco PIX and IOS software (with the FW/IDS feature set) includes some virus/attack blocking capabilities. It is more limited than their stand-alone IDS products. For more detail, I think it would be helpful to know exactly what your friend said. What were they trying to suggest?
Fred Reimer - CCNA Eclipsys Corporation, 200 Ashford Center North, Atlanta, GA 30338 Phone: 404-847-5177 Cell: 770-490-3071 Pager: 888-260-2050 NOTICE; This email contains confidential or proprietary information which may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the named recipient(s). If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected the email, please notify the author by replying to this message. If you are not the named recipient, you are not authorized to use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email, and should immediately delete it from your computer. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 3:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: how does firewall & switch port block Blaster virus? [7:74092] Hi.. My friends told me other than the microsoft patches can prevent Blaster virus , a firewall and blocking switch ports can block the virus too. Is there any configuration need to be added in my PIX and Cisco switch ports in order to block them? If yes, is there any example?? But I don't understand the concept, can you explain to me the concept? How can a firewall and switch port block Virus??? For example, my PIX disallow every incoming traffic except the ping reply, doesn't it mean it block the virus too?? _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: http://shop.groupstudy.com FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=74103&t=74103 -------------------------------------------------- **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: http://shop.groupstudy.com FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html
