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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter11 Configuring Multiple Context Mode
Information About Security Contexts
Classification Examples

Figure 11-1 shows multiple contexts sharing an outside interface. The classifier assigns the packet to

Context B because Context B includes the MAC address to which the router sends the packet.

Figure11-1 Packet Classification with a Shared Interface using MAC Addresses
Classifier
Context A Context B
MAC 000C.F142.4CDCMAC 000C.F142.4CDBMAC 000C.F142.4CDA
GE 0/1.3GE 0/1.2
GE 0/0.1 (Shared Interface)
Admin
Context
GE 0/1.1
Host
209.165.201.1
Host
209.165.200.225
Host
209.165.202.129
Packet Destination:
209.165.201.1 via MAC 000C.F142.4CDC
Internet
Inside
Customer A
Inside
Customer B
Admin
Network
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