Cable Modem and a Cisco 2610

[o3rat]

Well, im jsut getting into this Cisco stuff and i was wondering how i would go abotu and a connect a Cable modem , from and ISP (like comcast), to a Cisco 2610? Do i need a any additional hardware modules? I know the stock ports are console, aux and 1 ethernet.

 

[MTandSAV]

if you ISP offers the connection to your place via CAT5 cable, you need an ethernet connection in your router. Then the connection from your router needs to go to either a switch or workstation (or another router) so for that you need another module, which ethernet is the most used.
So basically two ethernet modules will do.

 

[o3rat]

would this be the right module to get in order to have this 2 ethernet interface "Cisco WIC-1DSU-56/64K CSU/DSU"?

 

[T1Tech]

your wic cards for cisco's are generally for WAN...ie. T1 which is pinned differently than cat5 standard (568A or 568B)...WAN interface for WIC dsu/csu is pinned 1,2,4,5 (rj48c)..your ethernet port is pinned 1,2,3,6..therefore, from the cable modem "out" (rj45) to cisco "in" is ethernet..so two ethernet would appear to be your answer..the other type of wic would be serial v.35, but that has no place in your situation....also, if you try to manipulate a ethernet input into a WIC card, dont forget that dsu/csu (rj45) cards would need a timeslot statement for the number of 56/64kbps channels from WAN....


i am not a cisco expert(ccna, ccnp), but i do load their configs and install them for a service provider... my experience is on the T1 and Fractional T1 to WIC......

hope i have helped and not been confusing

 

[BOKA]

You can try nat-on-a-stick scenario. Look here for more info:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk361/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094430.shtml

Also take a look in the newsgroup comp.dcom.sys.cisco , do a search for either "nat-on-a-stick" or "Pawel Sikora" - he has some great examples there.

And you cannot use any CSU/DSU cards here.

Good luck.

 

[CompuGuru]

Cisco Makes a Wan Interface I belive it is 1WIC-ENET. This is what you need.

 

[BOKA]

I looked again at your post - looks like you are considering an option of getting add-on modules (I thought you are not originally). Then, to expand on COMPUGURU's post, you can get a module from this list:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/products_relevant_interfaces_and_modules.html

Look under "LAN Network Modules" and "LAN and WIC Combo Network Modules".

BTW, the one COMPUGURU is listed will probably be the cheapest (and it is actually WIC-1ENET), but for some reason it is listed as for 1700 series routers on Cisco.com:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps221/products_data_sheet09186a0080088714.html

Good luck.

 

[camusa]

BOKA is right; the WIC-1ENET will only work in the 1700 series routers. To accomplish what you are tying to do, the NM-1E is the way to go. You can pick one up on ebay for about $75.

Hope this helps.