The command you reference is for context-based access control (cbac), part of the firewall feature set (ffs). What it is and how it works are clearly explained in the cisco documentation at cisco.com. Here's a shortcut link that gives you all the basics:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/110/32.html Your config was munged, so it's hard to say why your having the problems you report. Offhand it sounds like a dns lookup problem, but that's just a guess. HTH, Kent -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kenny Smith Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: why "ip inspect" block my traffic? [7:43802] Hi.. Can you tell me what is the function of the following command ? My previous administrator configured it. But we found that the we can!&t surf the net thru this router. The www traffic take very long time to load and pass thru this router. But after I issue !'no ip inspect name fw in!(, we are able to access the web traffic. Why?? ip inspect name fw tcp ip inspect name fw udp ip inspect name fw smtp ip inspect name fw ftp interface ethernet0 !K!K!K!K. !K!K!K!K. interface ethernet1 !K!K!K!K.. !K!K!K!K.. ip inspect name fw _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=43829&t=43802 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]