Hi Rick,
I don't have a Cisco 675, so all the answers here are based on a few minutes
research via DejaNews.
1) Why use STN?
Web based administration.
Integrated DNS.
Support for Dynamic DNS providers.
Support for difficult apps like ICQ.
Price.
2) Why isn't STN obtaining an IP address from the Cisco?
Apparantly Linux's DHCP client has problems with the Cisco 675. I'll look
into fixing this -- unfortunatly I don't have a Cisco 675 so I can't test it
here.
Regards,
John
>
>
> US West (our local telco) is promoting their ADSL service heavily. The
> complete package including 256K ADSL plus ISP starts at $60/month, with
> a choice of about 20 ISPs. US West provides a hardware package which
> includes a Cisco 675 router and an ethernet card. Depending on the ISP,
> the Cisco is configured either in bridging mode or in PPP/NAT mode. The
> Cisco in PPP/NAT mode offers most of the advantages of STN including
> inbound port translation, an RFC 2131 DHCP server and a web
> administration tool. Information on the Cisco is at
> http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/cisco/mkt/access/675/prodlit/6
> 75_ds.htm
>
> I tried hooking a STN box up to a Cisco 675 in PPP/NAT mode and it does
> not obtain an IP address from the Cisco's DHCP server, although NT 4.0
> or Windows 9x machines connected directly to the Cisco do. If I
> configure STN with a 10.0.0.x IP address and a gateway of 10.0.0.1 (the
> Cisco's default IP), it works fine. I set the DHCP options to the
> default options (all boxes blank). Two questions:
>
> 1. What, if any, benefit is there to running STN behind the Cisco?
>
> 2. Why isn't STN obtaining an IP address from the Cisco DHCP server?
>
> Rick Samuels
>
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