Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations Chriss Miller on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
beginner! buying cisco1601 router 1
- Thread starter cany2001
- Start date
check out this site for details. Be aware of ths IOS version and DRAM .
J.Fisher CCNA
Jeter@LasVegas.com
J.Fisher CCNA
Jeter@LasVegas.com
-
1
- #3
Get a 1600 series but the R version which has a bit more horse(bit?) power. You want 8 meg of Flash.. at least 8 meg of RAM. THe ones on eBay tend to have 4meg Flashcards but it's a very simple upgrade for about 50$. The intergrated WIC-T1 is a clean way to hook up the T1, no external DSU to muck around with.
You can get the eBay router on a service contract with Cisco.. I've done this several times without a problem. You did not say if this is for internet access or just a remote site. That will drive the IOS level needed and in reality the requirements of the flashcard/DRAM. I run several 1600s with T1s on 4meg FLASH and 4 meg DRAM but then they never come close to using the full T1. And if you want to start using something like OSPF or EIGRP, that drives up the DRAM requirements. My 8 and 8 recommendation allows plenty of room to grow and enhance the router *if* needed.
Just my 2.5 cents worth ;-)
Mike S
"Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock" Wynn Catlin
You can get the eBay router on a service contract with Cisco.. I've done this several times without a problem. You did not say if this is for internet access or just a remote site. That will drive the IOS level needed and in reality the requirements of the flashcard/DRAM. I run several 1600s with T1s on 4meg FLASH and 4 meg DRAM but then they never come close to using the full T1. And if you want to start using something like OSPF or EIGRP, that drives up the DRAM requirements. My 8 and 8 recommendation allows plenty of room to grow and enhance the router *if* needed.
Just my 2.5 cents worth ;-)
Mike S
"Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock" Wynn Catlin
- Thread starter
- #4
I would get the 8 and possibly consider taking the DRAM to 16 meg since you are planning on using the full T. It's always nice to have plenty of RAM for buffers, routing tables and stuff like NAT. 8meg DRAM is a good start.. it's very easy to bu it later if you need to.
Mike S
"Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock" Wynn Catlin
Mike S
"Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock" Wynn Catlin
- Status