[nflug] Router Recommendations

[John Nichel]

Jesse Jarzynka wrote:
> Well if he has T1s coming in he needs a CSU/DSU to terminate it which is
> what the WIC-1DSU-T1-V2 is for. The 1841 had 2 10/100 ports build in and 2
> HWIC slots, so for small T1 applications it's a nice fit.
> 

Data from the T is already taken care of via an AdTran Total Access 608 
(which I don't have admin access to).  Right now, that feed is going 
into our little SOHO router.  I need the dual wan's because we're going 
to be adding a cable backup to our T-1 access.

> Not sure why you keep mentioning 1801 unless it's a typo, thats a fixed
> configuration DSL router. Are you talking about incoming or outgoing load
> balancing/failover? For incoming you can do it with BGP with SP Services
> IOS but the 1841 is kinda of low end for that and doesn't have much RAM.
> For incoming you can do it with HSRP which is in IP Base.
> 
> -Jesse
> 
>> Doesn't he need two ethernet WAN ports? I think the PIX's only have one
>> and
>> are fixed chassis... The 1801 has a module slot but I think you'd need an
>> ethernet module and not the WIC CSU/DSU. And can you configure failover or
>> load balancing in IOS for an 1801?
>>
>> Personally I find IOS difficult now even though I used to be good at it.
>> It's not like riding a bike... Now that I hardly ever use it, it's like a
>> CCNA quiz test every time I want to do the simplest thing.    :-)   WRT to
>> the warm fuzzies that management gets from cisco, I mentioned Vyatta
>> before,
>> too - they're a brand name and they publish lots of white papers and stuff
>> telling how they're better than cisco. Maybe true and maybe not, but it's
>> ammo for you if you want to stick with linux.
>>
>> Chris
>>

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John C. Nichel IV
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