[c-nsp] Sizing up a Cisco PIX

[Kim Onnel]

> How many hosts?
For now 3 hosts, a DNS server, a Netflow aggregation server, and
another critical server

> If you only have 3 hosts, and don't need failover and it will be a
> dedicated LAN for them behind the PIX, just get a 501 with a 10 user
> license.
what is meant by 10 user liscence, 10 ssh sessions or 10 nodes to
protect, i thought its measured with traffic/throughput.

> IF you may need to do a DMZ and have more hosts, look at the 506(dot1q
> vlan DMZ) or 515(dot1q vlan DMZ and physical port DMZ)
> 
> Later,
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kim Onnel [mailto:karim.adel at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 5:30 AM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] Sizing up a Cisco PIX
> 
> Hi, i want to size a firewall for my Dns server + netflow log collector
> + bastion host,
> 
> Anytips on how to size up a firewall(cisco pix) ?
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