Cisco ASA and PIX Firewall Handbook

Cisco ASA and PIX Firewall Handbook
By Dave Hucaby
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Publisher: Cisco Press
Pub Date: June 07, 2005
ISBN: 1-58705-158-3
Pages: 840

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A concise reference to implementing the most popular PIX Firewall 7.0 and 6.3 features Learn how to configure the new PIX Firewall version 7.0 Understand, install, and support the most common features of the best-selling Cisco Systems® PIX and IOS firewall products Learn from configuration examples that graphically illustrate complex procedures Scan important reference information quickly with a standardized organizational structureCisco PIX Firewall Handbook is a guide to the most commonly implemented features of the top selling Cisco Systems firewall security solutions. Whether you are a novice or an experienced network security engineer, you will be able to quickly and easily configure a wide range of Cisco PIX and IOS firewalls, including all new features of the PIX 7.0 firewall release.Many features of these devices are complex and require numerous configuration steps for proper operation. The required commands are difficult to remember or require lengthy reading through the Cisco Documentation CD-ROM. In addition, some releases of the Cisco PIX firewall have  very limited context-based help and the documentation is formatted quite differently from other products.Cisco PIX Firewall Handbook is designed to give concise information on how to quickly and correctly configure PIX Firewall features. As features are presented, commands from PIX releases 7.0 and 6.3 and FWSM release 2.2 appear side-by-side for quick reference. Configuration of IOS Firewall features are covered in separate chapters. The book is organized by families of features, and information on each feature is presented in a concise format, with background, configuration, and example components. Each section also has a quick reference table of commands that can be used to troubleshoot or display information about the features presented.