Michael,
I would like to put in my 0.02.
I am currently using DSL. I got it about 18 months ago. I could not get a
static IP. The DSLM I am on is not setup for it.
You should think about who can give you a static IP that will never change.
One day you will want to connect your lab with other people's. (Chuck is
always looking for people to play with ;-) Without a static, it will be
hard. I had trying to setup a VPN to my work lab and looks like I will have
to check the IP every 2 days (that's how long the DHCP is for).
Albert
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> 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)
> From: Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Kevin Wigle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Reply-to: Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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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]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > 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]
> > > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Reply-to: Circusnuts <[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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