The Cisco is there to connect to the World DSL box. Like I said earlier, I believe that the World DSL box is providing a DSL connection that the telco is perpetrating as a E-1 connection.
The only test that I can perform is plugging my laptop directly into the cisco and see what the connection is like. But I need something concrete! More importantly prove the validity of pfsense. K. On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 12:52:45PM -0600, Nick Buraglio wrote: >Take it out and test without it. If the results are the same then >you can point at them. Why is the Cisco in there? If I'm understand >correctly, you have: > >[some internet connecton] <=> [Cisco 2500] <=> [pfSense box] <=> [LAN] > >Is the cisco doing some kind of routing? What is the model of the >first box? > > >nb > > >On Feb 21, 2006, at 10:47 AM, Kim C. Callis wrote: > >>I have pfsense connected to a Cisco 2500 for the WAN >>connection. Attached to the Cisco via a high speed serial >>cable to a box that say World DSL. I can't get any specifics >>on the capabilities of the DSL box. When I did telnet the >>box, I get connected to another Cisco router which I cannot >>access. >> >>Allegedly, the connection is suppose to be an E-1 (2048 >>kbit/sec), but the speeds on my end fluctuates between >>800K-1100K/sec down and 40K-300K/sec up. I suspect that the >>connection to the Cisco that I have access to is actually >>some ADSL connection. >> >>Of course, the ISP that I am consulting with is blaming >>pfsense. What can I do to prove that pfSense it working >>optimally and the problem is with the telco? >> >>Any pointer would be greatly appreciated! >> >>K. >>
