Hi,
Can anybody help me to understand the concept of FWSM module in 6500 switch and how the packet flow through FWSM ?
Thanks
Mathew

Hi Mathew,

The Firewall Services Module can be used in a variety of topologies depending on the needs of your network. For example, in a data center you may want to provide access control or segregate your security domains. The security domain can be a collection of servers with the same security level. Within that domain, multiple subnets or server farms can exist.

Check out the below link for basic intial configuration of FWSM

http://www.sanog.org/resources/sanog8/sanog8-datacenter-arch-tech-zeeshan-asim.pdf

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/fwsm/fwsm11/configuration/guide/fwpref.html

Hope to help !!

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