On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, John Green wrote:
> cisco 2509 router has 8 async ports that can be used
> to dial in or out.
>
> if configured for dial out, each asyn interface would
> be allotted an IP address when it dials into its ISP
> and establishes a PPP link.
> 8 PPP links would mean 8 IP address. why would one
> have such a configuration and what is its use.
for dialout? Dialing out to remote sites for any number of
reasons......sync a database, upload some purchase orders, download list
of orders, etc.
>
> As far as dialling-in is concerned, most ISP use like
> PortMaster (Livingstone) and it allotes an IP address
> to the host dialling into it from its pre-configured
> IP addresses and a PPP link is established.
at one time alot used them. The entire livingston lineup was EOL'ed
recently by lucent.
> hence in such a scenario where would one install a
> 2509 router ? or am i missing something here...
> thanks
2509 can function like a livingston just fine. Hang some modems off it,
use it for dialup internet access. Alot of ISP's did just that prior to
moving onto 5[1-8]00's.
Brian
> john
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