I use usfamily.net. It's about $5 cheaper than US West but it appears that they're
already doing NAT on their end. My STN box gets assigned 192.168.1.1 so I use
10.0.0.x as my local network. I've been meaning to ask them about the cost of either
a dynamic or static IP. As for my modem setup. I didn't do any. It worked out
of the box. So I *believe* it is using PPP and NAT is off. I'll check this if you
want, but it might not be until this weekend.
-Curt
Richard G. Samuels wrote:
> Is the Cisco running in Bridging or PPP + NAT mode? Who is your ISP?
>
> Curt Thompson wrote:
>
> > 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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