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From: Walter Roberson on 9 Nov 2006 22:12 In article <slrnel7gtc.uii.joliver(a)ns.sdsitehosting.net>, John Oliver <joliver(a)john-oliver.net> wrote: >On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:10:02 GMT, Walter Roberson wrote: >> Have a close look at Table 8 of >http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5854/products_data_sheet0900aecd8016fa68.html >Can I put three WICs in a 2801? Yes. One of the four slots does not support WIC, but the other three do. You would probably need the WIC-1DSU-T1-V2 for plain T1. But the 2801 is only recommended for 1 T1, the 2811 for 2 T1, the 2821 for 4 T1. However, since you do not plan to use any of the other features, the 2801 -might- be enough for you, especially if those T1 lines are not fully loaded. If your reason for thinking of the third T1 is due to line load rather than due to needing distinct point-to-point connections, then you would be safer with the 2821.
From: www.BradReese.Com on 9 Nov 2006 22:48 John, You may wish to investigate the Cisco Small Business Network Designer: http://64.224.10.185/sbnd/child/1.0/index.asp as well as the Cisco Solution Designer: http://www.ciscowebtools.com/sa2/child/1.0/index.asp Finally, you may also want to "test" the Cisco Solution Finder for Modular Routers: http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/finder/msbsearch.pl Sincerely, Brad Reese http://www.BradReese.Com
From: supernova on 10 Nov 2006 06:58 Hi, We are in the process of setting up a small back office operation mainly in the email support vertical. Would like to know which router will be best for the setup. Process Type : Email answering through a java based web application. No. of PCs: 3 (P4 2.6 Ghz, 1 GB DDR Ram, 80 GB HDD) Broadband : Wireless RF 5.725 - 5.825 Ghz 64kbps dedicated lease line. Router suggested by ISP : Cisco 871 Future Plans : After 6 mnths - Additional Voice support through soft phone. (2 more PCs) Your take on the setup mentioned above as well as any other router which would fit the objective besides the already suggested cisco 871. Would any idea how reliable is the RF (fixed wireless) when it come to weather or packet loss especially when we move to voice support. thanks n cheers! -- supernova ------------------------------------------------------------------------ supernova's Profile: http://www.futurehardware.in/member.php?userid=216 View this thread: http://www.futurehardware.in/showthread.php?t=550358 Future Hardware - http://www.futurehardware.in
From: sodaant on 10 Nov 2006 11:50 John Oliver wrote: > We have a T1, and we're adding a second from the same provider to bond > with the first. It's possible that, at some point, we might want to add > a third. We have a PIX firewall on the inside that handles VPNs, NAT, > etc. I don't think the router needs to do anything but handle raw > connectivity. If you're not wedded to Cisco, take a look at the new Juniper J4350 router. The model it replaces, the J4300, could easily handle four T1s, and the J4350 is supposed to be 400% faster, so it should handle upwards of eight or more T1s. The J4350 has six module slots. Cost is comparable to a Cisco 2821. http://juniper.net/products/jseries/
From: response3 on 11 Nov 2006 18:59
Personally, I would get a 2851 due to the fact that it has a much faster processor than the other 2800 series, and about can pass traffic at wire rate up to 8 T1's. Also, if you ever added a 2nd ISP (which you should think about), then you'd need to run BGP, which this router can do with a RAM upgrade. I've met with a CCIE Sales Engineer at Cisco, and he says that the 2811 can handle up to 4 T1's at line rate with all services turned on, but the processor get's overwhelmed with BGP and full tables (if you ever needed them). Brian Walter Roberson wrote: > In article <slrnel7gtc.uii.joliver(a)ns.sdsitehosting.net>, > John Oliver <joliver(a)john-oliver.net> wrote: > >On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:10:02 GMT, Walter Roberson wrote: > > >> Have a close look at Table 8 of > > >http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5854/products_data_sheet0900aecd8016fa68.html > > >Can I put three WICs in a 2801? > > Yes. One of the four slots does not support WIC, but the other three do. > > You would probably need the WIC-1DSU-T1-V2 for plain T1. > > But the 2801 is only recommended for 1 T1, the 2811 for 2 T1, the > 2821 for 4 T1. However, since you do not plan to use any of the > other features, the 2801 -might- be enough for you, especially if those > T1 lines are not fully loaded. If your reason for thinking of the > third T1 is due to line load rather than due to needing distinct > point-to-point connections, then you would be safer with the 2821. |