Chapter 6. Cisco's PIX Firewall

There are many firewall products on the market, and selecting one to profile for this book was no easy task. In previous editions of this book, we demonstrated Check Point's Firewall-1, but in this edition we decided to profile one of the new generation of SOHO (small office, home office) firewall devices that have become ubiquitous with the widespread adoption of broadband (both DSL and cable) Internet access by business and individuals alike.

Featured in this chapter:

  • An overview of PIX

  • Installing PIX

  • Configuring PIX

  • Configuring PIX security

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