Pretty sure 501 is a fixed port firewall. You can't buy another NIC. Just has outside NIC, and, an internal NIC which is presented as a 4 port switch.
I think the 515 is the smallest expandable Cisco Firewall. Regards, Gaz ""Mcfadden, Chuck"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > You need to purchase an additional NIC to have a DMZ. It comes standard > with two interfaces, as you stated. > ccie1ab > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 12:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PIX 501 [7:27002] > > > I followed the link. The data sheet says : > > Quote > Interfaces > Console Port: RS-232 (RJ-45) 9600 baud > Outside: Integrated 10BaseT port, half-duplex, RJ45 > Inside: Integrated auto-sensing, auto-MDIX 4-port 10/100 switch, RJ45 > Unquote > > The way I interpret this is that this PIX basically has two interfaces :- > one outside (10BaseT port) and one inside but implemented as 4-port switch, > which means you can only have two segments and no DMZ. Please correct me if > I am wrong. > > > > ""Ole Drews Jensen"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > If you look here (watch for wordwrap) > > > > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/fw/sqfw500/prodlit/px501_ds.htm > > > > You will see that it has 4 x 10/100 Mbps ethernet interfaces. > > > > This could be a newer model, but this one with 10 users and 3DES > encryption > > license, can be bought from new for $495.- > > > > Hth, > > > > Ole > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Ole Drews Jensen > > Systems Network Manager > > CCNP, MCSE, MCP+I > > RWR Enterprises, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > http://www.RouterChief.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > NEED A JOB ??? > > http://www.oledrews.com/job > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Tran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 9:38 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: PIX 501 [7:27002] > > > > > > My take on the PIX501 is that it is similar to Cisco router 2501 in that > the > > hardware is > > FIXED. It only has two interfaces. If you want to add another segment to > > your network > > (i.e. DMZ) then you have no choice but to upgrade to either a 515 or > higher. > > Other than > > that, the PIX IOS code is the same through out the PIX Series (with the > > exception that for > > the 501 and 506 you don't have redundancy (fail-over support). > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alex Lee" > > To: > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 9:57 AM > > Subject: Re: PIX 501 [7:27002] > > > > > > > Has anyone used this PIX yet ? > > > > > > There were some discussions about this topic 2 weeks(?) ago but none of > > the > > > participants to the discussion has had any actual hand-on experience > with > > > the PIX 501 at that time. > > > > > > I got a quote from our supplier for a new PIX DES bundle with 10 user > > > licence for less than $500.00. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=27385&t=27002 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
