Do the Cisco PIX 501's have AUX ports?

[PC Freak]

If not, is the 1700 my only solution that will do VPN and have an AUX port?

 

[Cooky]

501 has a Console port, but not Aux.

 

[PC Freak]

Does the Cisco 871 have an AUX port on it?

 

[Cooky]

Similarly to Pix501, the 871 has only one console port.
In many cases, the aux and console are the same thing.

You should check out Cisco's website for these questions regarding specs.

 

[Slvrtg277]

Why exactly do you demand an aux port?

 

[spidey07]

you don't really need a AUX port unless you're doing dial backup. It's just another console port.

 

[PC Freak]

and that's just why i need an aux port.
The router will be 2hr's away from our office.
A 4hr round trip isn't the best solution when the network service is interupted.

 

[spidey07]

so use the console port.

do you need PPP dial backup or do you just need to dial into the router?

 

[PC Freak]

just need to dial into the router for managment.

 

[spidey07]

then any console port will be fine. with the modular routers you can even get a modem card for simpliticiy.

 

[PC Freak]

the 1711 is the perfect solution but the price is too much for this customer. They're giving me a tough situation

 

[spidey07]

biggest mistake people make in networking is buying to small of a product to do the job.

might want to check up on encryption performance of the 1700, I believe it isn't much at all.

 

[PC Freak]

Originally posted by: spidey07
then any console port will be fine. with the modular routers you can even get a modem card for simpliticiy.

how in the world do you plug a modem into a console port and manage a router. This is a new one on me.

 

[spidey07]

the console port is just a DTE (date terminal equipment)...a terminal port.

you just use a cisco console cable with a DB25 modem adapter on the other end. plug this into a modem and set the modem up to auto answer, dumb mode and a few other settings (see cisco.com) and you're good to go.

it's how most people manage a router remotely.

 

[Slvrtg277]

Originally posted by: spidey07
the console port is just a DTE (date terminal equipment)...a terminal port.

you just use a cisco console cable with a DB25 modem adapter on the other end. plug this into a modem and set the modem up to auto answer, dumb mode and a few other settings (see cisco.com) and you're good to go.

it's how most people manage a router remotely.

Yep. I've been doing it this way since the 1600 series, maybe 6 years ago or so. It'll work just fine.