Re: PM2eR with integrated router
Dave Carmean (dlc@silcom.com)
Sat, 1 Jun 1996 22:06:55 -0700 (PDT)
In a previous message, Siegfried T. wrote:
>
> Hello, PM users
>
> We are going to open a small ISP, well, WWW design company actually.
> We have limited budget so in the beginning, we can only have 64k leased
> line, a Class C. My question is: Can I simply connect the leased line to
> the syncronous WAN port of the PM2eR and have the portmaster do all the
> routing stuffs? Or do I have to purchase a router (cisco or IRX) for
> doing this ? My understanding is that since we have only 1 Class C and
> every single IP is on the same ethernet except those dialup ips. Is this
> possible ? If you have better suggestion, I'd love to hear.
>
The PM2eR will handle this no problem. Sounds like a good
start. It can get into trouble when trying to route a lot of traffic at
T1 speeds, but will do the 64K in its sleep. Once you get going, you
should buy a separate router, so that if one or the other fails, you
still have a backup.
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David Carmean WB6YZM DC574 <dlc@silcom.com>
System/Network Administration, Silicon Beach Communications
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