Re: PIX sysopt connection permit-ipsec

From: Petr Lapukhov (petr@internetworkexpert.com)
Date: Tue Sep 05 2006 - 02:01:35 ART


AFAIK,

"permit-ipsec" permits IPsec traffic that terminates on PIX itself, not
across the PIX .

That is, when you enable ISAKMP on outside interface, you probably don't
wan't
PIX to accept ESP/AH packets from anywhere. Just from established IPsec
tunnels.

HTH

2006/9/5, 2nd CCIE <doubleccie@yahoo.com>:
>
> Hi Folks
> I am trying to establish a tunnel between two routers across a PIX
> firewall .
>
> when i explicitly allow upd 500 and ESP on the PIX outside interface
> ..everything goes well...however when i replace that with the command sysopt
> conn permit-ipsec ..it does not work
>
> according to the Cisco docs ..this command is used to allow the IPSEC
> traffic to traverse the PIX..but this does not happen ..what i am missing
> here ?
>
> any help will be appreciated
>
>
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