Pix 501

mpmccarron · ‎09-13-2007

I want to place a stateful inspection firewall in front of one of my servers (between it and my LAN) and also create a VPN between the firewall and another firewall on another subnet within my network. Can the 501 accomplish this? I am going to purchase both firewalls and will be the same.

Jon Marshall · ‎09-13-2007

Hi

Yes the pix 501 can do this for you. Be aware that the 501 and 506E pix firewalls cannot run anything later than version 6.x so it has a limited upgrade path.

You may want to consider the ASA5505 although i don't have cost differences. But yes the 501 would suffice for you.

HTH

Jon

srue · ‎09-13-2007

the cost difference is not an issue. ie, there's hardly any difference.

I just purchased a 5505 for myself from lanstreet.com for 370 USD which includes shipping. (10 user license).

on cdw, they are the same price. on lanstreet.com, the 501 is actually more.

mpmccarron · ‎09-13-2007

Thanks for the info.

how do the licenses work? Do I need a license for each user who is going through the firewall at a time or do I need a license for each user on my network?

Jon Marshall · ‎09-13-2007

Hi

I believe the licensing is based on the number of inside hosts ie. ip addresses. A 10 user license would allow 10 inside hosts to connect out through the firewall.

The license is upgradeable to 50 user or unlimited user so you are not going down a dead end.

Jon