Chapter 5. Getting Started with the Cisco PIX Firewall

On completion of this chapter, you will be able to perform the following tasks:

  • Describe the PIX Firewall access modes.

  • Navigate the PIX Firewall's user interface and examine the PIX Firewall's status.

  • Describe the Adaptive Security Algorithm (ASA) security levels.

  • Describe and execute the basic configuration commands.

  • Configure the PIX Firewall to send syslog messages to a syslog server.

  • Configure the PIX Firewall as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client.

  • Describe the PIX Firewall's DHCP server feature.

  • Configure the PIX Firewall's Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) client.

Previous chapters provided information on the PIX Firewall technologies, the benefits they provide, ...

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