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

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How to pass PPTP traffic through a PIX Firewall This recipe is outdated.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

This tech-recipe explains configuring encrypted remote sessions to PIX Firewalls with SSH.

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.

TFTP (trivial file transfer protocol) provides a convenient means of quickly transferring a Cisco IOS image to a firewall over an ethernet interface. This procedure is substantially faster than transferring over a serial port.