The pix does have limited routing functionality. It can route packets but it's not it's primary purpose. It's primary purpose is however NAT / PAT / stateful inspection etc... With that said it can perform NAT/PAT in realtime, much faster than a router which has a multitude of functions to perform, whereas the pix is more focused on specific functions.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Guruprasad Sanjeevi Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PIX Questions [7:65806] Hi group, I have a few questions 1. Is PIX a Router? 2. How different is a PIX and Router in handling NAT & PAT? For the 2nd question is I have a pix and 5 valid ips (range) for my internal network to access the internet. It allows only 3 machines at any time to Access the internet I added a global command and all machines are able to access the internet. Can anyone throw some light on how PIX handles PAT and how different it is from a router Handling PAT? Anticipating a reply Regards Guruprasad Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=65970&t=65806 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
