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Thanks to both of you for the comments.<br />
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I also wanted to know - what is this bi-directional NAT ?<br />
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Can the FWSM support NAT/PAT together and can it do Port Redirection as well.<br />

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Thanks to both of you for the comments.

I also wanted to know - what is this bi-directional NAT ?

Can the FWSM support NAT/PAT together and can it do Port Redirection as well.


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Can you please let me know if the Firewall Services Module (FWSM) on the Cisco 6500 series switches is as good as a Cisco ASA or a PIX firewall ? Does the FWSM have all the capabilities of the Cisco ASA/PIX ? <br />
For a production Data Center running business critical applications - which one is a better solution ?<br />
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Rgds<br />
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Can you please let me know if the Firewall Services Module (FWSM) on the Cisco 6500 series switches is as good as a Cisco ASA or a PIX firewall ? Does the FWSM have all the capabilities of the Cisco ASA/PIX ? 
For a production Data Center running business critical applications - which one is a better solution ?

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Rgds



Firewall Services Module on the Cisco 6500 Switches

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