>At 10:42 AM 1/19/01 -0800, Peter Lalor wrote: >>Does anyone know how one goes about getting an IPSec hash code for a >>Pipeline 130 these days? It used to be that you'd simply enter the >>serial number at http://www.ascend.com/firewallforfree and they'd >>send you the hash code. >> >>Later, they decided that the P130 is too slow to do IPSec and >>firewall, so you'd get a hash code that did one or the other, but not >>both. >> > >Anyone using IPSec on a Pipeline 130? Any comments or caveats? > > I think you hit the nail on the head with the analysis about > the P130. You would be better suited with another super/pipeline > product for IPSec. I'm sure. But when a customer already has existing equipment that can do it for free. they're going to want to try it out. I've warned them. > I think the principle issue is that if you say the P130 can do > IPSec, and that it has a T1/E1 interface, people would do IPSec > at T1/E1 rate. People! ;-) > I believe that several of the Superpipes and Pipelines still have > Firewall/IPSec capability up to 56bit for free, and 3Des at > a small cost. http://www.lucent-info.com/ins/firewallforfree/ was pointed out to me off-list. > In the sales documents there is no mention of P130 and IPSec. The Pipeline 130 datasheet at http://www.lucent.com/ins/library/pdf/datasheets/p130ds.pdf avoids mentioning IPSec, but talks all about it's 'Secure Connect Firewall VPN' capabilities. Various documents on eSight cover configuring IPSec on the Pipe 130 explicitly. -- Peter Lalor Infoasis plalor at infoasis.com http://www.infoasis.com/ "Where's my burrito?" -- Homer ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request at bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq>