I'm sending this on behalf of someone who would prefer not to identify
himself or his company.
He is responsible for a corporate network connecting a main site to
about 20 branch sites.  Right now the branch sites are connected with

I'm currenlty having a problem keeping a stable connection to my sbc
dsl service.  I got a new 5100 modem and tried using the pppoe
software on the modem but then I could not get to my webserver.  I
then setup my linksys router to do the pppoe and the connection is

This is my second day with SBC-Yahoo DSL on the 5-light 5100b modem.
Every so often the Activity light blinks when nothing has caused it to... no
POPs being polled, no web page changes... nothing happening on my end.
Sometimes it will be every few minutes... sometimes between 20 to ...

Hello informed people ;o)
I am a first time DSL user who already has a DSL connection at work.
I was wondering if it was possible to just get the DSL line circuit
connected to my house and use my companies ISP instead of using the

Can anyone tell me how to change the Ethernet IP addressing sequence
on the Cisco 678? I'd like to change the 10.0.0.1 series to
192.168.0.1. I seem to recall this was possible, but I can't find
anything in my notes addressing this issue.

I use an Alcatel wireless ADSL router to connect my fileserver and
three PC's to the internet. At the same time another PC links
Wirelessly directly to the router. This PC doesn't see the Server, nor
does it connect to the other PC's.

I just bought a voice speakerphone/answering system combo and it
doesn't get along with my DSL connection in a weird way.
I can make incoming calls and outgoing calls on the phone, and the DSL
connection and speed are fine. However:

Can I access my Cisco's CBOS with out the serial management cable? I want to
run this on my laptop but I don't have a serial port. Can I get into the
CBOS via ethernet?

I run linux as my desktop OS (Slackware 9.1)
I signed up with SBC Yahoo DSL the other day. Today my modem arrived. It came
with a yellow CD that runs only on Windows, not Linux (obviously). There were
no other instructions in the package..... like username, passwords etc.

Maybe someone here can give me an answer. I have a laptop that can not
access a site quickly.  For this lapop it takes forever...like 5 minutes to
load the site.
However when I go to another PC and try to load the site on the same network

I had Verizon DSL 3 months ago on my one and only phone line.  I cancelled
it, and now my cable company has decided to cap their cable modems at a
speed slower than DSL was offering (but the cable is more expensive), so I
decided to go back to DSL.  I placed my new order on April ...

I have phone line (digital).
Usually I used V90 modem and connection speed was about 45-50K.
I ordered DSL at some ISP and today they called and said my line is now
"commutated for dsl" (don't know exact English term). Ok, tomorrow I will

3 beginner questions on ADSL. Hope someone could enlighten:
1. What is inside a typical adsl modem? like a built in router? Or a
NAT device?
2. How does it help to provide any security when I connect my PC via

I have several Cisco 837 with standard IPSEC Vpn (done with SDM). I
just want to know if there is a command to keep the tunnel up. When
it's unused the tunnel drop.
I try the crypto isakmp keepalive 20 command, but it does nothing.

Greetings all,
I have a Zoom X5 modem, and it is working okay with a Quest PPPoA (VC-Mux)
connection.
But I want to use the Zoom X5 as a modem only, so I can follow it with a