From: darth router (darklordrouter@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jan 06 2008 - 02:52:09 ARST
I use PEMU currently. I would like to have some hardware. Even the ASAs can
be simulated in QEMU now, but I am not sure if everything is supported.
Thanks for the tips guys,
DR
On 1/5/08, Muhammad Nasim <muhammad.nasim@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Why to invest if we can run PIXEMU the simulation of PIX. One can run 7.xversion comfortably I tested Fail-over and VPN configuration and everything
> is working fine till now.
>
> HTH
>
>
> On Jan 6, 2008 6:41 AM, Farrukh Haroon <farrukhharoon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Actually IMHO as per the current security lab you don't really require
> > any
> > ASAs in your home lab. It is not worth the investment.Get Cheap PIX 515
> > (or
> > 515e) from Ebay or somewhere and work with those. But make sure you get
> > Two
> > URs and not 'R' or 'DMZ' bundles. The third one (the PIX itself in the
> > lab),
> > can be a DMZ/R bundle, should not matter that much.
> >
> > As of now the lab is running 7.2.x for the ASA/PIX (as per NetPro 'Ask
> > The
> > Expert'). The only feature that you wont be able to test with the PIX
> > firewalls would be WebVPN/SSL VPN, which at a maximum would take one or
> > two
> > rack rental sessions to master.
> >
> > However if the lab moves towards ASA version 8.x in the future, then
> > this
> > gap between the two platforms would further increase. Starting with 8.xASA
> > 5510s support 'VPN Load-Balancing' , so this feature could also be a
> > possible lab topic (after the change announcement, if any). Then there
> > are
> > many new SSL VPN features in 8.x that are only available on the ASA
> > platform. As per the marketing guys they are about 120 :), don't believe
> > that figure but even if we divide that figure by 10 i.e. 12 new features
> > is
> > good enough :)
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Farrukh
> >
> > P.S. I got two of my UR PIX PIX firewalls on Ebay for about 800/900$.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 6, 2008 12:54 AM, darth router < darklordrouter@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Are there any major limitations I would face if I used 2
> > > 5505s with the basic license in my security rack?
> > >
> > > I suppose I could just use Qemu and emulate them, but I would like to
> > have
> > > the hardware. Any tips?
> > >
> > > DR
> > >
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