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»[HELP] Why Cisco instead other brands? »[H/W] Cisco 851 versus new gen cheap routers (ex:Dir-600)  got feedback?by aryoba When you have financial constraints, you could also consider Cisco 831/837, 827, or even 806 router models. However keep in mind that these models are End Of Sale (EOS) and are no longer supported by Cisco. Fortunately like other Cisco equipments, those old models long lasted. Check out the following thread for more info. »Cisco Router and Switch? Official Cisco website regarding the 800 series router http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps380/index.html However if you plan to do VPN or more toward security, you might want to consider ASA 5505 since the ASA is designed to do VPN and firewall. Official Cisco website regarding the ASA 5500 series http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_data_sheet0900aecd802930c5.html For some basic VPN and firewall features, the legacy PIX Firewall 501 might do the job as well. Official Cisco website regarding the PIX 501 model http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/ps2031/index.html Keep in mind that either the ASA nor PIX is not a router. Therefore if you have or plan to have two ISP or have redundant ISP links; then you need both router and the PIX, or a router that have VPN and Firewall features. See as well following FAQ: »Cisco Forum FAQ »Which Cisco solution is right for my situation?
got feedback?by aryoba Often people who submit questions of this nature have a limited knowledge of networking and/or the equipment involved and they don't know how or where to look for assistance. Some seek network consultants to help with determining requirements while individuals or smaller companies may avoid this choice due to financial constraints. Cisco offers a broad spectrum of products and solutions for all networking situations. They can fulfill the networking needs of a home users or SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) network, up to and including requirements of major corporations, ISPs, and bandwidth carriers/providers. In fact, Cisco dominates the network equipment market worldwide. Fortunately, Cisco provides tools to help determine what products and solutions will best help you meet your specific network requirements. Here is the link for small business: Cisco for Small & Medium Business Here is the link to a general solution tool that applies to all organizations: http://www.ciscowebtools.com/designer/ More info »Cisco Forum FAQ »Cisco Equipment Performance (per pps and Mbps) Some discussion »Cisco makes it hard to sell their products - contact info? »Router Recommendation for Fios 35/35 »[Info] Router and switch suggestions for small office »Small ISP core design, need input
got feedback?by aryoba Cisco Router Performance (pdf file) For other Cisco equipments, you can check the following link: Various Cisco equipment performances Check out the following discussions for real-live illustration Reviews »[HELP] Cisco 1811 is crashing »[HELP] Cisco router vs 3Com router »1921 vs 891 Throughput Testing »Metro Ethernet: 2821 vs. 2921 router »[H/W] Cisco 851 versus new gen cheap routers (ex:Dir-600) »[Config] New ISP, same router (Cisco 1711) »[H/W] 1711 - upgrade to 1811 or 881 or the new 891 »[H/W] Home Setup - 50MB Cable Connection »[H/W] Router for 100Mbps/1000Mbps Encrypted Performance Test »1811 Load / Performance Testing Results
got feedback?by aryoba 1. Buy a new-never-used Cisco equipment from reliable store or seller. Following is a list of some of them that are specialized in home users and small businesses. 7025 Kit Creek Drive Lake Building Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 Phone: 919-574-1809 Fax: 919-392-9999 7100-8 Kit Creek Road PO Box 14987 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-4987 Phone: 919-574-1809 7200-11 Kit Creek Road PO Box 14987 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-4987 Phone: 919-392-2000 The below is a just a small (one person) sales office: 7900 Triad Center Drive, Suite 337 Greensboro, North Carolina 27409 The above Cisco offices in RTP are known to be "crazy", with 30-50% discounts or more. The reason that they are also a corporate location, and they want market share. Ask about "small business discounts", "bundles", promotions, Cisco refurbished etc. For more list of Cisco authorized resellers, check out the following official Cisco link Locate a Cisco Partner Near You 2. When you buy the equipment, don't forget to buy also the proper Smartnet contract for the equipment. Following FAQ has more info on Smartnet. »Cisco Forum FAQ »What is Smartnet? Do I need one? 3. To make it easy for you, buy both the equipment and the Smartnet contract from the same store or seller; and have them register the equipment 4. For most home users, Cisco 850 or 870 series router should be sufficient Now let's say you already have the equipment and it is time for installation and configuration. When you have no or limited knowledge of networking, here are some tips. 1. When you plan to connect the equipment to your ISP, make sure you have all the info you need. There are things you need to ask your ISP and other things you might need to ask your seller or store where you buy the Cisco equipment. 2. Questions to ask your ISP include * Connection method to ISP: PPP (either PPPoE or PPPoA), static IP, DHCP (dynamically assigned) * IP address you will get from your ISP (the public IP address) along with the subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server IP address * Equipment speed setting necessary: full duplex, half duplex, or auto Note: Following FAQ lists some things to expect when dealing with ISP to setup network for home users and small businesses. »Cisco Forum FAQ »Things to expect when setup network for home or small business 3. Questions to ask your seller or store include * MAC address (or addresses) of your Cisco equipment * Cisco TAC or Support Center phone number 4. Once you have all the necessary info, follow the Quick Start Up instruction that come with the equipment to install and setup For a glimpse, it looks like there are a lot to prepare when dealing with Cisco equipment. Well, don't quit just yet. :) All those things are necessary (sometime required) to make things go smoothly. Keep in mind that Cisco equipments are built with reliability as #1 priority. Therefore Cisco equipments can be "picky" in terms of installation, configuration, and support. All of these are to ensure that everything work just as is supposed to be. You might ask, "why do I not have to go through this with Netgear, Linksys, DLink, or similar brand?". Yes, those brands are easy to use, are they? :) However that easiness comes with big consequences. The brand sacrifices reliability a lot. That is why when you poke into Netgear, Linksys, or DLink forum; you always find horror stories that leads to unreliable equipments. So prepare yourself. There might be few bumps in the ride. Relax, it is only a process. We are always here to help anyway. Once you get through it, you can just leave your Cisco equipment alone and never to be touched again. It runs solid as a rock once you get it right :D
got feedback?by aryoba Cisco 1720, 1721, 1751, 1760, 2610-51, 2610-51XM, 2691, 3620, 3640, 3640A, 3660, 3725, and 3745 Both the 1-port and 2-port HWIC ADSL cards are supported on the Cisco 1841, 1861, 2801, 2811, 2821, 2851, 3825, 3845, 1941, 2901, 2911, 2921, 2951, 3925 and 3945 ISRs. Check out the following official Cisco website links for more info. Cisco ADSL WIC FAQ ADSL2 High-Speed WIC The ADSL feature is supported in the IP/ADSL Image ("y7" image) for the Cisco 1700 Series. Cisco 2600/3600/3700 series routers require a PLUS IOS image for ADSL if using 12.2T. From 12.3 Mainline and beyond ADSL WIC support is available in the "IP Base" feature set. Some QoS features require an advanced image (IP PLUS, IP VOICE, or above) for Cisco 1700/2600/3600/3700 series router support. The ADSL over POTS WIC (WIC-1ADSL), is available on the Cisco IOS 12.2(13)T Release for the Cisco 1700/2600/3600/3700 series routers. The 1-port HWICs are supported starting with Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4(4)T and the 2-port HWICs are supported starting with Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4(6)T on the Cisco 1841, 1861, 2801, 2811, 2821, 2851, 3825, 3845 ISRs. The 1-port and 2-port HWICS are supported starting with Cisco IOS Software Release 15.0(1)M for 1941, 2901, 2911, 2921, 2951, 3925 and 3945 ISRs. Some discussions »[H/W] Bug with WIC-1ADSL / HWIC-1ADSL »WIC-1ADSL Firmware »Low Latency Queueing Problem With PPPOE(OA?)
got feedback?by rolande Inventory Manager Change Audit Device Configuration Manager Software Image Manager Availability Manager Syslog Analyzer Cisco Management Connection Courtesy of rolande  in his post here /forum/remark,8376265~root=equip,cis~mode=flat#8376614 For more info on automatic monitoring system including the logging software, check out the following FAQ »Cisco Forum FAQ »Automatic Network Health Monitoring and Reporting System: An Introduction
got feedback?by nozero From my experiences, the following router model share the similar memory chip specification. Therefore, most of the time memory chip from one model is interchangeable with another. 1. DRAM * 800 series prior to 850/870 series; SOHO 90 series; 1700 series; 2600XM series; 2650 & 2651 - 100 Pin DIMM, SDRAM, 125MHz/133MHz, Unbuffered, Non-parity, 8ns, 3.3V, 16Meg x 32 * 800 series: 870 series - (provided by bigsy ) 168 pin DIMM low-profile CL3 non-ECC PC 133, i.e. Kingston KVR133X64C3L/128 works (full specification is clickable here), modules that are not low profile will not fit in the case correctly* 800 ISR series: 880 series - (provided by jmbronk ) 512MB PC2 4200 SODIMM, i.e. Samsung PC2-4200S-444-12-A works* 2600 series (excluding XM models and the 2650, 2651, and 2691) - 100 Pin DIMM, EDO, 60ns * All 1800 routers EXCEPT 1841 - 200 Pin SODIMM, SDRAM, 266MHz DDR, Non-ECC CL2.5 e.g. Kingston KVR266X64SC25/256 * 1841 - 144 Pin SODIMM, SDRAM, 133MHz, Non-ECC CL3 e.g. Kingston KVR133X64SC3/256 * 2811/21/51 - (provided by kamikatze from this post) ECC DDR266/333/400 DDR. Kingston do a 512MB upgrade - KCS-D2800/512* 3825/45 - (provided by kamikatze ) DDR333 or higher with ECC and at least CL2.5 (@333MHz). Kingston do 256MB & 512MB upgrades - KCS-D3825/256 & KCS-D3825/5122. Flash * 800, 820 * 2500; 2600 (2610, 2611, 2612, 2613, 2620, 2621, 2650, 2651); 3600; 4000 (4000/4000M, 4500/4500M, 4700/4700M) * All 2600XM models For more info, check out the following Cisco link: Cisco 1700 series Cisco 2600 and 2600XM series ASA 5500 ASA5505 DRAM: (provided by bigsy ) 184 pin PC3200 DIMM CL3 UB Non-ECC i.e. Kingston KVR400X64C3A/512 works (full specification is clickable here), MAX 512MB ASA5505 Flash: CompactFlash (512MB SanDisk works) Some discussions »[Info] Recommended 1811 3rd party ram »ASA 5500 Series 8.3(x) Memory Requirements »[H/W] 881W ISR RAM Upgrades
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