Cisco 678

[Hoober]

Question for you guys --

I'm thinking about switching from Sprint Broadband Direct to DSL. If I do that, though, I've got to purchase a Cisco 678 ADSL router in order to get the RJ-45 that I need for the network. What I was thinking was then bring the connection through the SMC Wireless we have (because we have a few people in the office with laptops that prefer a wireless connection) and then into the network. I understand that its possible to use the Cisco as just a bridge... if so, how hard is something like that to set up? And if we did that, is it possible to put in the connection information in the SMC and not the Cisco?

Thanks,
Hoober

 

[Hoober]

Anybody?

 

[JackMDS]

Quote:

"Other ADSL products in the 600 series, such as the Cisco 627, Cisco 675, Cisco 675e, Cisco 677, and Cisco 678 have reached end of life (EOL). The announcement and information on EOL can be found at:


http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/general/bulletin/rt/1310_pp.htm


EOL = End of Life, brrrrrrrrrrr.

 

[Hoober]

Great... that's what Qwest is still usin for DSL routers out here.

 

[Russ]

Hoober,

Bridging mode is a specific type of connection that must be supported by the provider. Is your connection bridging mode? If not, don't set the Cisco up that way.

BUT, you can still make it act like just a bridge. You would simply disable DHCP server and NAT on the Cisco, and let the SMC perform those chores (is it NAT and DHCP capable?).

The WAN information will still have to be programmed in the Cisco, though. But the LAN stuff can be setup in the SMC.

As for the product being EOL, I wouldn't worry about that too much. You were not going to be dealing with Cisco anyway, and Qwest will be supporting it as long as you use it. Hell, they just now switched to the 678 in my area.

Russ, NCNE

 

[Hoober]

Thanks Russ. I shopped around for a decent ISP looking specifically for one that would support bridging. I found one, but they said that they'd never had anybody that had tried it... so we'll see. The line'll be ready in early July.

On a side note -- I finally figured out how to set up Windows 2000 Server with DNS and AD being fed DHCP from the router. Only took me four days. Gotta love Windows networking.