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List:       firewalls-gc
Subject:    Re: PIX
From:       Javier Romero <jromero () mail ! firstcom ! com ! pe>
Date:       1999-11-27 23:16:04
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Yes Randy, thats right!
How long time ago do you use PIX?

Randy Witlicki wrote:

>   Lisa wrote:
> >...<snip>...
> >PIX is similiar to IOS, but not exactly the same. ...
> >...<snip>...
>
>   People who get a first look at the PIX often think "Oh, this
> is just a modified IOS."   Wrong,  Wrong.  Wrong.
>   IOS == cisco's router operating system.
>   PIX == A firewall product that cisco bought a few years
> ago. I believe the company was called "Network Translation".
> The PIX is an intel codebase.  Anyone who has opened up (at
> least an early model PIX) will see a PC motherboard inside.
> When cisco bought the PIX company, the PIX OS was at version
> 2.x.  Somebody inside of cisco decided that the PIX command
> appearance should look more IOS-like.  There are fundamental
> internal differences between the PIX OS and IOS.
>   What was "save -f" in 2.x PIX became "write floppy" in
> version 3.x of the PIX.
>   But if you use both the PIX and IOS in any serious way, you
> will soon know they are different. It is actually a bit
> amusing to watch an IOS expert using a PIX for the first
> time becase they assume that the command line paramenter flow
> is the same and they get all twisted up.
>   Repeat after me:  PIX != IOS.
>
>   - Randy
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