In PIX 6.3 and later, support for PPTP through the PIX has been added.

This article is an outline of how to set up logging on your PIX, viewable to a syslog or through the show log statement. This information is targeted toward the more recent versions of PIX IOS, the older versions run along the same concept but have some different commands.

Although changing an ACL on a Firewall is almost exactly like a router, there are a couple nuances that people should know. Here are some tips and best practice material.

This Tech-Recipes tutorial explains how to configure a PIX to redirect traffic to an inside host via port re-direction. An expample would be if you allowed your PIX to get its external address via DHCP, but you wanted to access a ftp server on the inside of your firewall as well as another host for [...]

The password paradox is a commonplace condition. Make your passwords strong and difficult to guess, change them frequently, and do not write them down. It is a formula for forgetfulness. Eventually, many organizations find themselves locked out of their PIX. This tech-recipe describes the process for resetting the PIX password.

How to pass PPTP traffic through a PIX Firewall This recipe is outdated.

The following tech-recipe describes how to permit selected traffic to an internal host.

Encrypted remote sessions to PIX Firewalls with SSH.

How to add a static map through a PIX to a device on the inside of your network. A one to one translation.

In many situations such as remote sites connected by DSL or cable modem, the outside interface IP address of a firewall must support dynamic addressing by DHCP.