PIX has to forward the mail to a virus-checking host to be cleansed. Simply
put, PIX is blazing fast but yes, it is watered down IOS/glorious ACLs.
VERY VERY WATERED DOWN.... Heck, you have to realize that the ENTIRE PIX
"firmware" until the 5.1.1 code with VPN fit onto a single floppy disk.
Make sure you are decent with IOS in general and print out the command
syntax cause it is just like the routers with a much less help-ful help in
the code.
ie: ? spits out entire command sets, not the next word etc
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Oscar Rau
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 9:56 AM
> To: Firewalls
> Subject: PIX and Virus Scanning
>
>
> We plan to install PIX firewall and would like to know the
> performance effects for running a virus check on inbound/outbound traffic.
>
> 1. Does the Virus Checking happen on the PIX system or is the
> traffic routed to
> an NT box which checks for the virus?
>
> 2. After the packets have been checked for viruses, do the
> packets go back to
> the PIX to be routed or NT routes them to the destination?
>
> 3. Which virus vendor works well with PIX?
>
> Thank you in advance for any info.
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>
> Oscar Rau
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