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Right now a pix firewall is the edge device. It connects directly to the ISP's router. I am going to use BGP with an additional edge router to multihome 2 isp's. What is the best configuration as far as routing protocols? <br />
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The Pix can use Rip or OSPF. Should I use a protocol or just static routes on the pix? Is it possible to run BGP on the edge router and have the Pix outside int connected to a switch with the router on the switch too? This is because there is another failover pix, so i assume there needs to be a switch in between the router and the pix.<br />
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On the inside of the pix there is a L3 switch doing internal routing. It is using EIGRP. <br />
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What is the best way to design this?
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Right now a pix firewall is the edge device. It connects directly to the ISP's router. I am going to use BGP with an additional edge router to multihome 2 isp's. What is the best configuration as far as routing protocols? 

The Pix can use Rip or OSPF. Should I use a protocol or just static routes on the pix? Is it possible to run BGP on the edge router and have the Pix outside int connected to a switch with the router on the switch too? This is because there is another failover pix, so i assume there needs to be a switch in between the router and the pix.

On the inside of the pix there is a L3 switch doing internal routing. It is using EIGRP. 

What is the best way to design this?

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