http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20379687 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:50:16 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:50:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20408333 mark42 : Congrats! You now have a solid connection. Best of luck. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20408333 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:22:36 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20388514 asterisk20xx : The Cisco guy was able to get it to work great! It seems my problem was trying to connect over the Dialer interface instead of the BRI0 interface. Here's my config:

Current configuration : 1949 bytes ! version 12.2 no service pad service timestamps debug uptime service timestamps log uptime service password-encry ! hostname Cisco804 ! enable password 7 00370616014938030C33495A ! ! pots country US ! ip subnet-zero ! ip name-server 151.164.175.200 ip name-server 205.171.2.65 isdn switch-type basic-ni ! ! ! interface Ethernet0  description connected to EthernetLAN  ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0  ip helper-address 192.168.0.1  ip nat inside ! interface BRI0  description connected to Internet  ip address negotiated  ip nat outside  encapsulation ppp  dialer string 903XXXXXXX  dialer hold-queue 10  dialer load-threshold 2 either  dialer-group 1  isdn switch-type basic-ni  isdn spid1 903XXXXXXX0101  isdn spid2 903XXXXXXX0101  no fair-queue  compress stac  no cdp enable  ppp authentication pap callin  ppp pap sent-username asterisk20xx password 7 0103140B4F040B0E2F ! interface Dialer1  description connected to Internet  ip address negotiated  ip access-group 101 in  ip nat outside  encapsulation ppp  no ip split-horizon  dialer in-band  dialer idle-timeout 12000  dialer string 903XXXXXXX  dialer hold-queue 10  dialer load-threshold 10 outbound  dialer-group 1  no cdp enable  ppp authentication chap pap callin  ppp chap hostname asterisk20xx  ppp chap password 7 08315E411D1608161C  ppp pap sent-username asterisk20xx password 7 08315E411D1608161C  ppp multilink ! ip nat inside source list 1 interface BRI0 overload ip classless ip forward-protocol udp 135 ip route profileip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 BRI0no ip http server!!access-list 1 permit 192.168.0.0 0.0.0.255access-list 100 permit ip any anyaccess-list 101 permit tcp any any establisheddialer-list 1 protocol ip permitsnmp-server community public RO!line con 0 exec-timeout 0 0 password 7 142713181F13253920 login stopbits 1line vty 0 4 password 7 142713181F13253920 login!!end]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20388514 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:54:57 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20379687 asterisk20xx : I've looked at a ton of different configs and I'm still not sure what on earth the problem is. FastStep was easy to use, but it would never dial out when I used that. While using the Cisco Config Maker I could at least get it to attempt to dial out on channel 1 (but never 2 or both) . During the testing part it said failed contacting the ISP. If I hook up a phone cord from either of the 804's phone jacks I can dial into my ISP like that. But that's just plain 56k over 1 line.

AT&T did a test on the line when they installed it (twice actually) and the voice quality on ISDN is great compared to my POTS landline. I did call them and they did a remote test and said everything was working correctly. So the problem shouldn't be the line and it makes me wonder if there's a problem with the 804 itself.

As best as I can tell the 804 is not dialing out at all and it makes me wonder if it's dead or dying. My ISP does have a cisco certified engineer and they're checking the 804 and the config out to see if they can get it working for free. I should know by tonight whether they can get it to work or not.

If it works I'll let you guys know and post my config for others to use and to try to figure out what was wrong with mine. If it doesn't work the cisco guy at my isp says he has a few modem only TAs that he knows work and he'll sell me one of those.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20379687 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:56:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20379075 mark42 : Call ATT and get a service person over to check it out from your house. They have a laptop like device that can dial and test the isdn line and switch.

Also, compare your config to the dozens of configs listed on this forum. Just do a little searching to make sure you are set up right.

Faststep is easy to use. If it seems hard, then you are probably doing something wrong.

Let us know how you make out.
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CellAntenna CAY1912 Panel antenna, Cyfre CA-819 amp, Linksys WRT54G3G-ST router, Pantech PX-500 data card.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20379075 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:57:23 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20376387 anon : I had similar symptoms when I got ISDN. I was able to get ISDN to connect only by manually selecting a 56 k connection speed on my modem. It was still IDSN dual channel, just slower. I complained to the phone company but they were/are clueless.

After a few months I went through the phone company hassles again to try and get them to put the correct long distance provider on my second line. After they fixed this, I noticed that I could connect at 64 k!

I recommend Eicon Technologies "Diva Lan ISDN Modem" (hard to find) and 3Com "Office Connect ISDN Lan Modem" Model 3C892A (easy to find on ebay but you will need to reset it once a day to keep it happy (I have a linux script if you get that far)). I've tried everything except Netopia and I personally find the GUI based setups more intuitive to my 54 year old mind than trying to relearn the somewhat cryptic CISCO (or AT&T or Netgear) commands every few months when I get curious about my modem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20376387 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:00:27 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20373796 bolt : I used a 3Com TA. It was easy to set up and use. Since we had a hub, we just used Internet Connection Sharing to share the connection.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20373796 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:57:04 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20373724 asterisk20xx : Do you (or anyone else) happen to know of a TA that might be a little bit more on the user friendly side? I'd prefer one with a router built in but I can always do internet connection sharing over a crossover cable if I really have to.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20373724 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:43:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20372950 bolt : I can't help you with the 804 setup. I never could get one to work myself. I checked when I got home but it appears I've gotten rid of most of my ISDN paper work, since I haven't had it for a couple of years.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20372950 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:41:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20371951 asterisk20xx : Here's my current config.

! ******************************************************************! Cisco804.cfg - Cisco router configuration file! Automatically created by Cisco ConfigMaker v2.6 Build 6! Monday, April 21, 2008, 10:40:07 PM!! Hostname: Cisco804! Model: 804! ******************************************************************!service timestamps debug uptimeservice timestamps log uptimeservice password-encryptionno service tcp-small-serversno service udp-small-servers!hostname Cisco804!enable password 7 00370616014938030C33495A!ip source-routeno ip name-server!isdn switch-type basic-ni1pots country US!ip subnet-zerono ip domain-lookupip routing!interface Dialer 1 description connected to Internet ip address negotiated ip nat outside ip access-group 101 in no ip split-horizon encapsulation ppp dialer in-band dialer idle-timeout 12000 dialer string 903####### dialer hold-queue 10 dialer load-threshold 10 dialer-group 1 ppp authentication chap pap callin ppp chap hostname asterisk20xx ppp chap password 7 08315E411D1608161C ppp pap sent-username asterisk20xx password 7 08315E411D1608161C ppp multilink no cdp enable!interface Ethernet 0 no shutdown description connected to EthernetLAN ip address 162.168.0.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.0.1 ip nat inside ip access-group 100 in keepalive 10!interface BRI 0 no shutdown description connected to Internet no ip address dialer rotary-group 1 isdn spid1 903#######0101 isdn spid2 903#######0101!! Access Control List 1!no access-list 1access-list 1 permit 162.168.0.0 0.0.0.255!! Access Control List 100!no access-list 100access-list 100 permit ip any any!! Access Control List 101!no access-list 101access-list 101 permit tcp any any established!! Dialer Control List 1!no dialer-list 1dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit!! Dynamic NAT!ip nat translation timeout 86400ip nat translation tcp-timeout 86400ip nat translation udp-timeout 300ip nat translation dns-timeout 60ip nat translation finrst-timeout 60ip nat inside source list 1 interface Dialer 1 overload!ip classless!! IP Static Routesip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Dialer 1no ip http serversnmp-server community public ROno snmp-server locationno snmp-server contactip forward-protocol udp 135!line console 0 exec-timeout 0 0 password 7 142713181F13253920 login!line vty 0 4 password 7 142713181F13253920 login!! The following commands are not recognized by Cisco ConfigMaker! and are therefore appended here.!no service pad!interface BRI 0 isdn switch-type basic-ni!end]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20371951 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:47:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20369694 bolt : I'll have to look when I get home, but I'm pretty sure I had two differet SPIDs when I had ISDN.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20369694 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:49:17 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20368183 asterisk20xx : Sob story here. I just bought a house that AT&T swore up and down my DSL would be available at. Turns out I'm too far away for DSL and they have no plans in the immediate future to bring it to my location. So I thought I was left with dialup or satellite so I thought I'd be stuck on dialup again. Satellite just has too high a ping time for any games.

I figured if anyone knew anything faster than dialup without terrible latency it'd be dslreports.... and so here I am in the ISDN forums.

I've read through pages upon pages here in the last 2 weeks. It looks and sounds good so I decided to take the plunge and had an ISDN line installed. I got an account with a local dialup isp that does ISDN, and I even managed to acquire a Cisco 804 ISDN router.

ISDN was installed in under a week. Router was delivered the day after install. And I signed up for an account with my ISP yesterday. And that's where the nice smooth ride ends.

No matter what I do I can't get connected. My account is definitely active because I can login on 56k dialup over both the landline and ISDN lines. I can make calls to and from both ISDN numbers. I added the 0101 to the end of my SPIDs. But nothing I do can get my Cisco 804 to dial.

I started out using Fast Step 2.5 to configure the router and after several hours of trying different things I gave up and tried using the Cisco Config Maker which was much less confusing but I still cannot dial in to my ISP.

I'm sure the problem is *something* to do with the router configuration I just don't know what. I will post my config when I get home and maybe someone here can help me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20368183 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:06:30 EDT