Pix 501 vs Cisco 831 router?

itdaddy

Hey dudes!
what you guys think....between a pix 501 or a Cisco 831 Router/Firewall.

man I am liking the 831 much better with all that it can do and more users on inside local
covered. vs 10 on the pix 501...plus it has a standard IOS which I am used to vs a PIX IOS
weird IOS.haah thanks
what you guys think are the big differences or which better.thanks

dtlokee

Depending on what you're doing with them there can be a huge number of differences. First the PIX uses a stateful inspection engine that the 831 may not be using (depends on the config). The way I see it when comparing a router to a firewall, the router's primary job is to route packets and it's secondary job is security. The firewall's primary function is to provide security and it's secondary function is to route packets.