thanks to all who responded...I will take all into
consideration and do some more research before making a decision
(especially the firewall device)
what I had planned was to go from cable modem or dsl to
back to back routers via T1 modules then to a hub
for a home setup....
I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something too obvious.
-michael
> ----- Original Message -----
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 18:27 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Re: Router for play @ home
On Sat, 26 Aug 2000, Kevin Wigle wrote:
> It depends (:-)) on just what you're asking.
>
> If you're asking if you can use your 25xx routers and connect them to
the
> cable/dsl modem - if dsl is better than cable........
>
> then, most DSL providers are DHCP, so the 25xx could not connect directly
to
> the cable/dsl as the address may change. Well you could do this but you
> would have to find out what the address was and then change the router
> interface. Really a bother.
newer IOS supported "ip address dhcp" parameter, which allows the router
to get the address via dhcp. Also, I think you have it
backwards.........most cable companies are DHCP which is a broadband type
application......DSL on the other hand is a combination of PtP
(routed) and broadcast (bridged) customers.
>
> In Canada, Rogers#Home Cable trys to keep you static - but with no
> guarantees. I've had the same address for about 18 months now. For a
long
> time I had a 2509 directly connected to the cable modem.
>
> if you're asking if the 25xx will connect directly to the provider replacing
> the cable/dsl router - then no, that won't happen.
>
> But, if you put a Internet Appliance between them, say a Linksys Firewall,
> (did I say I love mine!!!) then the FW negotiates with the cable/dsl on
the
> WAN side and you use 192.168.x.x on the inside and then the 25xx address
> stays the same, no muss - no fuss.
>
> So it depends on just where your question is going.
>
> Kevin Wigle
> CCDP/CCNP..............
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Saturday, 26 August, 2000 13:55
> Subject: Re: Router for play @ home
>
>
> > does cable modem have advantages over dsl on a phone line? I recently
> obtained
> > 2 25xx routers with T1 interfaces...I plan on getting broadband soon
but
> > was wondering if one would serve me better than the other...i am strting
> > to work on my ccna.
> >
> > thnx
> > -michael
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:55 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: Circusnuts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Subject: Re: Router for play @ home
> >
> > Hey Mike- there's not a lot you can ever do with just one router. Cable
> >
> > modems are great... I get 2 Megs most of the time & discourage my
> > neighbors from joining as often as I get a chance to :-) Cable modem
> > systems are a little strange. My Comcast system is fiber (digital)
to a
> >
> > sidewalk box (in my neighborhood), analog into house, then it hits the
> > cable modem & converts back to digital. So for me & a lot of other
> people,
> > a router is only something you can add after the cable modem (& not
in
> > place of). The best bang for the buck, is a Cisco 3000 (3101) dual
> > Ethernet router. They run about $250 on Ebay & for another "approx."
$200
> >
> > (is what it has cost me to upgrade my 3000's) you can add new boot ROM's,
> >
> > 16 Megs of RAM, 8 Megs of FLASH, & compress (almost any IOS Cisco has
out)
> >
> > onto that 8 Megs of FLASH. This would allow you to encrypt or tunnel
to
> >
> > another router with VPN IOS, setup a firewall or an access list to take
> >
> > logs, maybe good with NAT & PAT...
> >
> > Good Luck !!!
> > Phil
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