How Data Moves Through The Transparent Firewall - Cisco PIX 500 Series Configuration Manual

Chapter 15 Firewall Mode Overview

How Data Moves Through the Transparent Firewall

Figure 15-7
public web server. The security appliance has an access list so that the inside users can access Internet
resources. Another access list lets the outside users access only the web server on the inside network.
Figure 15-7
This section describes how data moves through the security appliance, and includes the following topics:
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shows a typical transparent firewall implementation with an inside network that contains a
Typical Transparent Firewall Data Path
www.example.com
Internet
209.165.200.230
Web Server
209.165.200.225
An Inside User Visits a Web Server, page 15-12
An Inside User Visits a Web Server Using NAT, page 15-13
An Outside User Visits a Web Server on the Inside Network, page 15-14
An Outside User Attempts to Access an Inside Host, page 15-15
209.165.201.2
Management IP
209.165.201.6
Host
209.165.201.3
Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide
Transparent Mode Overview
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