Re: PIX stateful failover and crossover cables

[Dave Breiland <superdave () dynamicis com>]

I sent the link a minute ago, but the quote resembling your question is...

"A dedicated LAN interface and a dedicated switch (or VLAN) is required 
to implement LAN-based failover. You cannot use a crossover Ethernet 
cable to connect the two PIX security appliances."

HOWEVER... I know that I have used crossover cables several times... and 
know many people who feel it is acceptable.  It may not be best practice 
though.

Dave



mkrbeck () hushmail com wrote:

> I recall reading a detailed technical paper recently on the cisco 
> site
> where it was recommended that pix stateful interface traffic always 
> be passed thru a switch (as opposed to a x-over cable) between a 
> pair of  pix chassis, regardless of whether the deployment is 
> serial cable or LAN failover, however I cannot find it again, would 
> anyone have a link for it or a copy ??
>
> thanks
> Martyn Beck
>
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