It's my understanding that the PIX does not all any traffic to pass until rules are applied to allow particular traffic to pass. So the PIX is fully secure until ports are opened. This may have changed in newer releases of PIX for I have not worked with a new OS'd PIX with no rules applied for some time.
-----Original Message----- From: Munkhbayar.B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 6:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PIX with no rules No. They all requires specific configuration for initial use. You should configure them all. Specially PIX. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 10:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PIX with no rules Hello. Correct me if I'm wrong but FW1 with NO rules defined (when installing the FW), allows all traffic to pass... I'm not familiar with Cisco PIX, but is that the same case? Regards *******************Internet Email Confidentiality Footer******************* Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Please advise immediately if you or your employer does not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.
