Yup, that's pretty much the way to view it. It is also applicable to layer-3 switches (view the vlan as the virtual interface) and a handfull of 2500 series routers (2516, 2505, 2507, etc)
thanks, -Brad Ellis CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security) Network Learning Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.optsys.net (Cisco hardware) ""Mark Odette II"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Or from a different perspective... even though it may not be technically > correct... > > consider the "Inside" interface to be a Virtual or Logical interface, rather > than a Physical Interface. > > Is that safe to say?!?! > ... and this only applies to the PIX 501. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > CiscoB > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 7:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PIX 501 Ver 6.1 [7:43896] > > > Those ports are switched ports of the inside interface. Envision those four > ports as being a single port representing the inside interface. So you only > have (2) interfaces avaiable (the inside and the outside). > > thanks, > -Brad Ellis > CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security) > Network Learning Inc > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.optsys.net (Cisco hardware) > > ""Jablonski, Michael"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I'm trying to configure ethernet 2-4 on a PIX 501 (3DES), but it comes > back > > saying only 2 interfaces are active. When I do a show version it say > > "maximum interfaces: 2" Am I missing something or what? Please lemme > > know!!! > > > > Thanx, > > mkj > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Michael Jablonski > > ABN AMRO Asset Management Holdings, Inc. > > 161 North Clark St. > > 9th Flr > > Chicago, IL 60601-2468 > > PH: 312.884.2996 > > FAX: 312.278.5550 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be > > privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender > > by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Any > > unauthorized use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part > > is strictly prohibited. Please note that e-mails are susceptible to > > change. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (including its group companies) shall not be > > responsible nor liable for the proper and complete transmission of the > > information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its > > receipt or damage to your system. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (or its group > > companies) does not guarantee that the integrity of this communication > > has been maintained nor that this communication is free of viruses, > > interceptions or interference. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=43921&t=43896 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
