From: Gary E. Miller (gemrellim.com)
Date: Thu Jul 01 2004 - 12:54:29 CDT

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Yo John!

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 John.Aireyrnib.org.uk wrote:

> > I agree, except for one small problem. Don't you still have to delete
> > ALL the filter rules, and reenter them ALL to change the order of the
> > rules? last I checked there was no "insert before", "insert
> > at top" sort
> > of options. Just "insert at end". This and other features can really
> > slow down the otherwise decent CLI.
> >
> No longer true. The latest versions of the PIX CLI allow you to specify
> which line numbers, so you can insert rules where you want.

Gee, only took until version 6.2 to add a feature any firewall guru knows
is a basic requirement?

> > like the IOS CLI,
> > but has lots of subtle differences that will byte you when
> > you least expect
> > it.
> >
> Can you name one? I find it a pain the other way round, like not being able
> to "write mem" when in configuration.

That one will do. Not used a PIX in 3 years so my memory iis weak. Not
actually backing up your config to NVRAM could have pretty interesting
consequences.

RGDS
GARY
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