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Need help configuring ISP traffic through Cisco 2921interfaces with redunant Cisco ASA 5515-X firewalls
I have a Cisco 9221 sec/k9 that I am bringing fiber into via the sfp port from my ISP.
I also have redundant ASA 5515-X firewalls in active/standby mode that I'd like to feed from the 2921.
What would the interface configurations look like in this instance given the 2921 has three ports (unless you add expansion cards) and I will be receiving the fiber on Interface GigabitEthernet 0/1 and I will have to send a feed to each ASA 5515-X on the remaining two ports.
I've normally always ran the ISP into my firewalls in the past and I'm not sure how to configure the 2921 to interface with the firewall and still have it accessible from my LAN when there are no additional ports to connect to my Catalyst switches.
If I need to throw configs up I'm more than happy to but in this case I just need some help wrapping my mind around the interface configuration.
Thanks in advance.
I also have redundant ASA 5515-X firewalls in active/standby mode that I'd like to feed from the 2921.
What would the interface configurations look like in this instance given the 2921 has three ports (unless you add expansion cards) and I will be receiving the fiber on Interface GigabitEthernet 0/1 and I will have to send a feed to each ASA 5515-X on the remaining two ports.
I've normally always ran the ISP into my firewalls in the past and I'm not sure how to configure the 2921 to interface with the firewall and still have it accessible from my LAN when there are no additional ports to connect to my Catalyst switches.
If I need to throw configs up I'm more than happy to but in this case I just need some help wrapping my mind around the interface configuration.
Thanks in advance.
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From what I understand the 4 port ethernet module that can be added to the 2921 is layer 2 and couldn't handle any routing but I was thinking about ordering an additional 1GBe + SFP module which would then give me the additional port to manage my router from my LAN and still be able to route the ISP traffic to each firewall in the Active/Standby configuration.
In this instance my firewalls are set up for high availability and they have the same IP address and configuration so I was hoping to avoid having to set up failover scenarios on the router along with the failover configuration for the firewalls. Since the ISP traffic would always be going through the same IP address for the firewall(s) is there a way to configure the router to use either the additional 4 port ethernet module or the additional GBe SFP module? My ISP isn't redundant only the firewalls in this scenario.
In this instance my firewalls are set up for high availability and they have the same IP address and configuration so I was hoping to avoid having to set up failover scenarios on the router along with the failover configuration for the firewalls. Since the ISP traffic would always be going through the same IP address for the firewall(s) is there a way to configure the router to use either the additional 4 port ethernet module or the additional GBe SFP module? My ISP isn't redundant only the firewalls in this scenario.
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You make a good point on the firewall. The Active/Standby scenario utilizes only one IP address for the firewall so that makes sense.
Out of curiosity what kind of switch do you have between your router and firewall? A Cisco Catalyst seems like overkill but I also don't want to go cheap since I would be creating yet another single point of failure.
Lastly, If I use the L2 switchport module that should allow me to add a second ISP on the third native port on my 2921 correct? And I would still only need to run a cable to each firewall from the L2 module since the Router would be managing the ISP failover.
In the near future I'll probably pick up a less expensive 1900 router and put the secondary ISP ethernet connection into that and use the ASA 5515-x to handle the failover scenario.
I appreciate all of your advice. I think I'm going to go with the L2 switchport module but if you could give me a little more guidance I'd appreciate it. It's frustrating because my large retailer's Cisco specialist hasn't been able to offer any defnitive configurations only vague suggestions.
Out of curiosity what kind of switch do you have between your router and firewall? A Cisco Catalyst seems like overkill but I also don't want to go cheap since I would be creating yet another single point of failure.
Lastly, If I use the L2 switchport module that should allow me to add a second ISP on the third native port on my 2921 correct? And I would still only need to run a cable to each firewall from the L2 module since the Router would be managing the ISP failover.
In the near future I'll probably pick up a less expensive 1900 router and put the secondary ISP ethernet connection into that and use the ASA 5515-x to handle the failover scenario.
I appreciate all of your advice. I think I'm going to go with the L2 switchport module but if you could give me a little more guidance I'd appreciate it. It's frustrating because my large retailer's Cisco specialist hasn't been able to offer any defnitive configurations only vague suggestions.
If you are considering getting a second router later on, then it makes sense to get an extension switch instead of the switch module for the 2921. Otherwise you would not be fully redundant with a second router.
You need preferably a managed switch, although any cheap crap would probably work. For a small switch dedicated to this, I would use the Juniper EX2200-C but if you prefer a small catalyst go for that.
You need preferably a managed switch, although any cheap crap would probably work. For a small switch dedicated to this, I would use the Juniper EX2200-C but if you prefer a small catalyst go for that.
I currently use a 3500XL switch which is probably about 15 years old. I will be replacing it with a used 48 port 2960 which I am getting for about $250.
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I have confirmed with Cisco that the ethernet module will work for my scenario just as added confidence since I might end up on the phone with them a some point. Thanks for all of you help.
I am not sure what you mean to have the router accessible from the LAN. Your Router will only have public IP addresses, and you need to go through your firewall to get to it.