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I need to put a Cisco Pix 501 Firewall behind a cable modem. &nbsp;I've done this before when I've had staic IPs to use, but this time I don't. &nbsp;Is there a way I can configure the Pix to recieve a IP address from the cable modem? &nbsp;Thanks
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I need to put a Cisco Pix 501 Firewall behind a cable modem.  I've done this before when I've had staic IPs to use, but this time I don't.  Is there a way I can configure the Pix to recieve a IP address from the cable modem?  Thanks

I need to put a PIX 501 in behind a cable modem.  What configuration do I need so the Pix will recieve an address?

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