Comments on: Cisco PIX 501 Firewall

Question: Cisco PIX 501 Firewall

kaozity — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:14:45 -0800

Can the Cisco PIX 501 be upgraded with any firmware so that it is IP Version 6 (IPv6) Compatible?

We have a Cisco PIX 501 as seen in the link below...

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/ps2031/index.html

Is there any way for the firmware to be upgraded so that it is IP Version 6 (IPv6) Compatible? If not, is there a comparable router that we can purchase that is?

By: kaozity

kaozity — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:43:15 -0800

Got my answer.... After a long call with Cisco, I found out that the latest firmware is version 6.3 and in is IPv6 compatible... However, one would have to register with on the Cisco site and download the firmware (for a price)

By: jbroome

jbroome — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:21:59 -0800

OpenBSD and pf will support ipV6, and you can't beat the price. :)

By: Climber

Climber — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:13:59 -0800

I don't see a 6.3 firmware for the 501. It looks like it is for the 506. The latest for the 501 is 6.1.1 from Feb, 28, 2002.

Kaozity, send me an email about this.

By: iamabot

iamabot — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:23:22 -0800

The latest version of firmware for the 501 is the latest in the 6.x train, currently 6.3. The problem with the 501 is that it does not run 7.x code, but 6.3 is fine and will support v6, but not with a full feature set.