BGP in PIX/ASA

rajeshchandran · ‎09-23-2009

HI,

I have a client who is going for a new Firewall. However he seems to have got some positive points on having BGP in his PIX/ASA from some website. From my information his is going to be an intranet with just one gateway to the internet.

does he really need a firewall with BGP feature

What are the advantages if he goes for a Firewall with BGP

Rgds

Rajesh

huangedmc · ‎09-23-2009

Cisco's ASA/PIX firewalls don't support BGP.

The only dynamic routing protocols they run are RIP, EIGRP, and OSPF.

If you only have a single circuit out to the Internet, you don't need BGP, but just a single default route.