John,
I'm using a Cisco 675 (US West) with ShareTheNet 2.0.4 and I have had no
problems. I'm not, however, using US West as my ISP. I hope this helps...
-Curt
John Lombardo wrote:
> 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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