On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Andrew wrote:

> A PIX -is- a router (firewall router.)  Hence, ip route statements and the 
> ability to run RIP.  It's a box with two (or more) interfaces that connects 
> networks.  Granted, it's not a box you would use for 'normal' routing 
> functions but to say the PIX is not a router is just wrong.

UNIX and windows hosts have default route statements, and some of them
will do RIP.  

Cisco doesn't think a PIX is a router, either.

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/iaabu/pix/pix_v50/config/config.htm#xtocid109169

See step 10.

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