About config VPN in FWSM multiple context

hi
i have 6509+FWSM(4.0.4)  now i wanna use stite to stite  and ez vpn in the fwsm (multiple context)
mulitiple context mode in fwsm support ipsec vpn???

Hi,
To my understanding no current Cisco firewall product supports VPN capabilities while running in multiple context mode.
Unless the newest ASA service modules running 8.5 dont.
Though I guess in the future they might add support for IPsec VPN while running in multiple context mode.
You will probably have to use another device to configure VPN and build connections from that device to the contexts in question.
Either a small Cisco ASA product or maybe some older VPN module for the 6509. Dont know if they are supported by Cisco anymore.
- Jouni

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