"Patrick W. Bass" wrote:
> Do so at your own peril.
>
> ""Frank Wells"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Hey Folks,
> > Can I put a non-Cisco ethernet card (Intel/3com) in my PIX 520 as a third
> > interface, and if so, how does one load the driver for it? I assume the
> > driver for the cards that come with it are built in to the IOS.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
>
To repeat DO SO AT YOUR OWN PERIL.
But having said that I have used non-Cisco NIC in a PIX and had it work. I had a PIX
520
and they used Intel cards. So I hunted in my store room for an Intel nic, trying to
match the chipset as closely to the original Cisco card.
Once I had this, and booted up the PIX the IOS recognised the third card and there were
no problems with drivers or any other error messages.
As for proprietary firmware on the Cisco NICs, and they being modified to disable
promiscuous mode, may be something you should look into. I never thought of that until
now, because when I booted up the PIX everything worked and I was just happy with that.
One thing to note - The MAC address on the NIC defines it to be Cisco instead of an
Intel, even though they use an Intel chipset. Also when you do do something like this,
you have to know (or instruct your client) that if anything breaks down Cisco TAC can
refuse to help you or honor any warranty when you call them.
Thanks
Abu Sheikh
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