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Cisco PIX Firewall: A family of network firewalls from Cisco. PIX units are high-performance, stand-alone devices that contain their own embedded operating systems and can support up to 64K simultaneous connections.; Full Cisco PIX Firewall Definition >>

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Allowing Only Passive FTP Through cisco pix firewall. Is It Possible?: One of the most commonly seen questions when dealing with firewalls and other Internet connectivity issues is the difference between active and passive FTP and how best to support either or both of them. This paper will help to clear up some of the confusion over how to support FTP...; Tags: FTP, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall, Micronet Solution, Network Security, Firewalls, Networking; White papers 2007-05-13
Use this template to configure a cisco pix firewall: Configuring a new Cisco PIX Firewall can be challenging and time-consuming. Why not automate the process with an Excel template? As a companion download to David Davis' article, "Configure a Cisco PIX Firewall with this template," this Excel workbook will generate the appropriate configuration for the firewall. All you need...; Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall, Network Security, Firewalls, Networking; Download resources 2007-01-11
Global Holding Company Increases Security and Reduces Internet Bandwidth Costs: Kulczyk Holding, one of Poland's largest private capital groups, has played a major role in developing, restructuring, and privatizing companies since Poland started moving to a market economy in 1990. In 2004, the company decided that it needed a more flexible, easier-to-manage firewall solution than its five-year-old Cisco PIX firewall....; Tags: Internet, Poland, Microsoft Corp., Cisco PIX Firewall, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking; Case studies 2005-12-23
Effectively manage cisco pix firewalls with CiscoWorks Management Center: This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' CCSP Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced Exam Certification Guide (CCSP Self-Study), 2nd Edition, explains the major features of Firewall MC and how you can use that functionality to manage multiple PIX devices across your network. Configuring your Cisco PIX Firewalls...; Tags: Chapter, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall, Firewalls, Network Security, Networking; Book chapters 2005-08-23
Cisco CCSP Self-Study: Cisco PIX Device Manager: This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' CCSP Self-Study: Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced (CSPFA), 2nd Edition, describes the PIX Device Manager (PDM) and its capabilities. It provides detailed information on installing the PDM and preparing the PIX Firewall to use the PDM, navigating the PDM configuration windows, performing basic...; Tags: Chapter, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall; Book chapters 2005-05-11

cisco pix firewall: Lock it down in 10 steps: Cisco's PIX Firewall has long been one of the most popular enterprise firewalls in use around the world. While it is known for its tight security and strong performance, the PIX Firewall is not completely hardened in its default settings. Here are 10 steps that you can take to further...; Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall, Network Security, Firewalls, Networking; Download resources 2005-03-02
The Installation and Configuration of a cisco pix firewall with 3 Interfaces and a Stateful Failover Link: This paper is intended to guide the reader through the installation and configuration of a Cisco PIX firewall. The configuration consists of inside, outside, and a DMZ network. A fourth interface will be used to provide a high-availability stateful failover situation. In this paper uses a Cisco PIX Model 525...; Tags: Firewall, Failover, Configuration, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall, Network Security, Networking; White papers 2002-04-29
Foolish Wisdom: Cisco Networks, Firewalls and VPNs for the Motley Fool: From its humble newsletter beginnings, The Motley Fool has grown into a very successful multimedia company. Significant growth in the business has also brought increased and significant exposure to security hazards. So, it has become even more critical for The Motley Fool to safeguard its information and intellectual property both...; Tags: VPN, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall, Firewalls, Network Security, Corporate Communications, Security, Networking, Marketing; Case studies
Cisco PIX Security Appliance: Cisco Systems gives a high priority to protecting its data and network from unauthorized users, both outside and inside the company. The accepted solution for many years has been to deploy a firewall in each of its multipeered Internet gateways worldwide. A firewall, which can be hardware- or software-based, examines...; Tags: Security, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall; Case studies
Cisco IT@Work Case Study: Cisco PIX Security Appliance: The challenge was to protect Cisco's data and network from unauthorized users. Cisco needed to eliminate the need for a second set of Access Control Lists (ACLs) and improve application availability for stateful failover. Cisco deployed Cisco PIX 535 Security Appliance at six small POPs worldwide. If primary device fails,...; Tags: Security, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall; Case studies
Cisilion Case Study: London Borough of Tower Hamlets: The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has over 10,000 workers and is responsible for providing Housing, Education, Social Services Highway and Environmental services in the Borough. They wanted to provide free wireless access to the community while at the same time provide secure wireless access to their staff members throughout...; Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall, Wireless Access, Network Security, Wireless, Networking; Case studies

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T1 ISDN PRI Debugger Lite (zip): T1 ISDN PRI Debugger Lite is a network tool design to simplify PRI activity analysis and troubleshooting. The tool takes Cisco(R) debug logs from the router that has the PRI interface in it and extracts the ISDN information to present: Caller / Called numbers / Direction of Call / Status...; Tags: T1, ISDN, Pippin Software, T1 ISDN PRI Debugger Lite, PRI Debugger, Productivity, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications; Software downloads 2008-05-07