T1 setup for internet

do you have a rotuer?  you need a csu/dsu  (wan interface) to get access to the internet over t1 - is this what you are asking us to explain?

nprignano

you will definately need a router like nprignano has stated.  Depending on how the phone company is dropping off the T1 connection you will need the correct interface on the router.  If the T1 is just strictly used for data is it usually handed off to csu/dsu.  Sometimes this can also be a V.35 connection which requires a different interface.  

If you are getting an integrated T1 that includes voice and data through a channel bank they can hand off the T1 to an ethernet connection which can save you money by not needing a csu/dsu card.  Ask you phone company if they can do this.  An integrated T1 is usually less expensive solution for voice and data together.

Cisco by far is best way to go as far as routers.  Netopia and Addtran are also used by the phone companies to save expense when they are providing the routers.  Since you are new to routers you may just want to pay the extra 30 dollars a month for the phone company to manage the routers.  

If you want to tackle bringing up the T1 yourself with our help just post the specifics of your T1 from the phone company and some info about the size and use of your network so we can recomend the correct router.

Good luck

Joe

 

Thanks to both of you for the info. But I hope I gave the impression that I'm a novice to internet over T1 because I am. But I do alot of networking with cable & dsl using routers for those. I also have experience in VPN's & also Windows 2k3 Server.

So if there are similarities with cable & dsl that you could use to explain the T1 maze, this may help me understand it a little better.

I have read about needing the csu/dsu. The client now has multiple lines to it's phone system now that isn't T1. So how much would this have to change in order to accommadate the T1.

Thanks again!!

the difference is that cisco t1 routers require knowledge of the cisco ios and the command line interface - PIX have the GUI.


this is definitely more advanced than cable and dsl routing with SOHO routers that have a web interface (like Linksys).


you may want to spend some time familiarizing yourself with cisco routing before diving in head first.  BUT WE ARE HERE TO HELP WITH THAT AS WELL  :)

Another question popped up last week at this client's office:
Are they going to have to sign up with an ISP if they go with the T1 connection?? If Verizon is servicing the T1, would they also provide them with internet access in such a way to take advantage of the multi-channeling & give them a decent bandwidth?? If not, could someone recommend a dialuip ISP that's reliable, easy to log into, & would possibly have the resources to handle several T1 channels calling in to increase bandwidth?? Just a little something to make the T1 a little more appealing.

Thanks for the truckload of info, guys!!!!

T1 is a leased line with fixed IP - the ISP is the provider of the T1 (usualyy the phone company) so there is no need for AOL or anything of that nature.  And usually T1 providers do not have a portal like AOL or Comcast, but that is because T1 is business class and the others are geared toward consumers.


nprignano

So if they go with a T1 (or partial T1), I'll have to learn how to setup their internet connection thru the provider of the T1, correct?? Their phone company is Verizon, so wouldn't they most likely be the T1 provider too?

Is there anything unusual about setting up a T1 internet connection???

Thanks!

I doesn't look like it would be a good idea for me to try to do any Cisco programming. It looks like this client is going to go with a T1 line & I will look for someone that can program their equipment locally. Maybe I will just look over their shoulder & see how it works.

Thanks for all of the input people!!!