[NCLUG] dsl modem for qwest & frii

[Corey Snipes]

Apologies for replying to Really Old Threads, but I bought a Cisco 1417
on ebay for exactly this reason (Qwest forced upgrade).  I'm using
peak-to-peak on Qwest technically, but everything applies.  The 1417 has
a built-in DMT modem (which is what the new Qwest lines require) and
full IOS so you can do all kinds of nifty router tricks with it.

Since other bidders seemed to have no idea that it would work on the new
qwest lines, and they were busy paying $200 for their 678s, I got it for
about $80.

Things to note are: a) these models aren't particularly new, b) this one
came with a ram boost in order to accomodate the latest IOS, c) no other
14xx model has the built-in modem that you need -- you need a 1417, and
d) they don't show up on ebay all too often.

I spend about 15 hours trying to teach myself Cisco IOS and telephony
foo to get this working, but I wrote up a little howto doc which should
cut the time down to a couple hours for the next person so inclined.

Anyway, hope that helps someone.  If anyone's interested in the doc,
email me and I'll send or post it somewhere.

 - Corey Snipes
   Longmont, CO, USA


On Tue, 2002-06-18 at 10:31, Daniel Herrington wrote:
> Thanks for all the help, guys.  I'll probably just wait until I can
> afford the Cisco 678 modem.
> 
> Regards,
> Daniel
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 05:12:33 -0600 (MDT)
> Scott Kleihege <scottkly at frii.com> wrote:
> 
> > Daniel,
> > 
> > Be sure to get a DSL Modem/Router that supports DMT (Qwest no longer
> > installs CAP lines) and that it supports the correct mode, i.e. bridging
> > - acts just like a bridge instead of a router, ppp - uses NAT internally
> > and either DHCP or a static IP on the WAN side; I understand that some
> > DSL modems cost more for ppp mode than bridging, not Cisco though.
> > 
> > Pricewatch doesn't show any DSL Modems (under Networking other) for less
> > than $49.  You may want to call or visit Office Depot and check their
> > prices on a DSL Router too.  I haven't had any personal experience with
> > Linksys routers, but other Linksys products I've purchased seem to work
> > well.  Except my PCMCIA network card doesn't want to work with FreeBSD,
> > SuSE, sure, but not FreeBSD, grrr.
> > 
> > Scott
> > 
> > > Does anyone have any recommendations for inexpensive dsl modems that
> > > work well with a Qwest DSL to FRII ISP setup?  Qwest wants $295 minus
> > > $150 rebate for a Cisco 678, which seems a little steep to me.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Daniel
> > 
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