While many people think that 400 bucks for a firewall is obscene, it's more obscene to spend 50 dollars on something that LOOKS like a firewall and is intended to protect your personal information, bank records and other highly sought after information.

The problem is that while the IT... Read full review »

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A good idea for the SOHO market

bykurt_g Dec 30, 2007

5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls

Pros trustworthy PIX OS, reliable, VPN options

Cons low processor speed and memory

Recommended it? Yes

The PIX 501 is the smallest model in Cisco's PIX line of firewalls. It's primary intent is for the SOHO market. While the PIX line is no longer being produced by Cisco, replaced with the ASA devices, the PIX 501 is still widely available. Google Checkout, for example, lists over 200 separate... Read full review »

PIX 501 home/SOHO Review

bykevinfor Sep 7, 2003

5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls

Pros industry standard firewall outstanding support from Cisco

Cons more expense then other home firewalls command line config is complex - use HTTP

Recommended it? Yes

to many home/small office users looking for a firewall product might think "$500 for a firewall?? are you crazy I can get a linksys bef-sx41 alot cheaper"

Cisco Pix is not your "average" firewall that Simply does Stateful packet inspection, but includes comprehensive IDS (intrusion... Read full review »

PIX 501 is a real firewall

bymn-pcwiz Sep 10, 2006

1 Helpfuls 2 Helpfuls

Pros Solid performance home to medium sized business, full set of security measures, VPN...

Cons Need to understand how networks and Internet works.

Recommended it? Yes

This is the only firewall to use. It has it all: VPN clients that are included in the cost of the unit, a set of intrusion detections rules/filters that work, and most of all access control lists (ACL's) that are understandable. If you're worried about getting the unit setup, then buy the SMART-Net... Read full review »

This Product is at 'end of life' and no longer supported by Cisco

byJ.Brown999 Jul 22, 2010

Helpful? 1 Helpfuls

Pros None submitted

Cons No longer supported

Recommended it? No

This was probably a great product in its day but it is no longer supported by Cisco and so you cannot upgrade the firmware anywhere and the old firmware version 6.2 or earlier is very buggy. Read full review »

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Cisco PIX 501 Bundle Firewall, PIX-501-BUN-K9 The Cisco PIX 501 Security Appliance delivers enterprise-class security for small offices and teleworkers in a reliable, plug-and-play purpose-built appliance. Ideal for securing high-speed "always on" broadband environments, the Cisco PIX 501 Security Appliance, which is part of the world-leading Cisco PIX Security Appliance Series, provides robust integrated security capabilities, small office networking features, and powerful remote management capabilities in a compact, all-in-one solution. The Cisco PIX 501 also delivers a multilayered defense for small offices through rich security services including stateful inspection firewalling, protocol and application inspection, virtual private networking (VPN), in-line intrusion protection, and rich multimedia and voice security in a single device. Specifications: Processors installed- 1 x AMD ElanSC520 133 MHz x86-to-RISC Connectivity technology- Wired Data link protocol- Ethernet, Fast Ethernet Switching protocol- Ethernet Network/Transport protocol- TCP/IP, IPSec, PPPoE, SMTP, FTP Remote Management Protocol- SNMP, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS Communication mode- Half-duplex, full-duplex Status indicators- Port status, link activity, power Features- Firewall protection, switching, auto-sensing per device, dynamic IP address assignment , DHCP support, NAT support, VPN support, PAT support, auto- negotiation, auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Syslog support, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), DoS attack prevention, IPv6 support, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Stateful Failover, 256-bit encryption, Access Control List (ACL) support Encryption algorithm- DES, Triple DES, IKE, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES Compliant standards- X.509 Interfaces- 4 x 10/100 Ethernet - RJ45 1 x console - RJ45 1 x WAN 10/100 Ethernet - RJ45 Condition : Pre-owned in good condition.

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Cisco PIX 501 Bundle Firewall, PIX-501-BUN-K9, Clearance The Cisco PIX 501 Security Appliance delivers enterprise-class security for small offices and teleworkers in a reliable, plug-and-play purpose-built appliance. Ideal for securing high-speed "always on" broadband environments, the Cisco PIX 501 Security Appliance, which is part of the world-leading Cisco PIX Security Appliance Series, provides robust integrated security capabilities, small office networking features, and powerful remote management capabilities in a compact, all-in-one solution. The Cisco PIX 501 also delivers a multilayered defense for small offices through rich security services including stateful inspection firewalling, protocol and application inspection, virtual private networking (VPN), in-line intrusion protection, and rich multimedia and voice security in a single device. Specifications: Processors installed- 1 x AMD ElanSC520 133 MHz x86-to-RISC Connectivity technology- Wired Data link protocol- Ethernet, Fast Ethernet Switching protocol- Ethernet Network/Transport protocol- TCP/IP, IPSec, PPPoE, SMTP, FTP Remote Management Protocol- SNMP, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS Communication mode- Half-duplex, full-duplex Status indicators- Port status, link activity, power Features- Firewall protection, switching, auto-sensing per device, dynamic IP address assignment , DHCP support, NAT support, VPN support, PAT support, auto- negotiation, auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Syslog support, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), DoS attack prevention, IPv6 support, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Stateful Failover, 256-bit encryption, Access Control List (ACL) support Encryption algorithm- DES, Triple DES, IKE, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES Compliant standards- X.509 Interfaces- 4 x 10/100 Ethernet - RJ45 1 x console - RJ45 1 x WAN 10/100 Ethernet - RJ45 Condition : Pre-owned with two defective ports - 0 and 1.