Cisco 2500 as Firewall - newbie questions

[surfsofa]

Hi, I have a Cisco 2500 I'd like to set up as a Firewall on a No-NAT DSL line and have a couple of questions.

1) Does any version of IOS (which can run on a 2500) incorporate the PIX Firewall functionality, or is this only achievable on dedicated hardware?

2) Where can I go to learn more about setting up a Cisco router as a firewall?

Thanks for your help.

Simon
(Technical User - but not on Cisco IOS yet)

 

[wybnormal]

There is not any PIX equivient for the 2500 series. The PIX is a PII with custom ROMS and software(in it's simplest terms)

There is a version of Firewall software for the 2500 but it's not a PIX If I remember right, you will need something like 16 and 16 megs of FLASH and DRAM.

Some sites with Cisco info

Right here at Tek-Tips

Mine ;-)

http://wwww.packetattack.com

http://www.groupstudy.com

Cisco documentation CDROM

MikeS

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