PIX-to-PIX Configuration

One advantage of using the PIX Firewall is that it has become a standard within the industry. As time passes, your business might acquire or become acquired by another company. To provide connectivity, you are faced with two choices: enabling VPNs over the Internet or using dedicated connections. Because one of the benefits of the PIX box is to allow secure VPNs, this section explores how to set up two PIX Firewalls between different locations through the Internet.

In this scenario, shown in Figure 4-10, assume that both companies trust each other totally. This means that you will not filter any traffic between the sites, and all hosts on both sites will be able to see all hosts on the other site. The peers use ISAKMP ...

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