Transparent Mode Overview
How Data Moves Through the Transparent Firewall
Figure 5-8
public web server. The FWSM has an access list so that the inside users can access Internet resources.
Another access list lets the outside users access only the web server on the inside network.
Figure 5-8
This section describes how data moves through the FWSM, and includes the following topics:
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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Configuration Guide using ASDM
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shows a typical transparent firewall implementation with an inside network that contains a
Typical Transparent Firewall Data Path
www.example.com
Internet
FWSM
209.165.200.230
Web Server
209.165.200.225
An Inside User Visits a Web Server, page 5-13
An Inside User Visits a Web Server Using NAT, page 5-14
An Outside User Visits a Web Server on the Inside Network, page 5-15
An Outside User Attempts to Access an Inside Host, page 5-16
209.165.201.2
Management IP
209.165.201.6
Host
209.165.201.3
Chapter 5
Configuring the Firewall Mode
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