> I guess I assumed something I should not have. I have never set up a T1. I > thought that when you order one, the end result (from the phone company) was > an Ethernet connection that you simply connected a device with an IP to. It > looks like that may be an incorrect assumption. It looks like a router with > a T1 interface and an Ethernet interface is required. Does this Ethernet > interface have an IP? If so, do I just connect these routers to switches at > each end and voila! the sites can talk to each other (disregarding the > Internet T1)? > The ethernet interface on the router will get an IP address (presumably from your ISP) and that will be the default gateway for the other hosts on that network. Yep, just plug them into the switch at each site and you're ready to rock. > I suppose this is getting a little off topic. I'm really just curious as to > how to set a T1 up. Are there any good sites explaining it? > Usually if a business buys a T-1, the ISP will help in sourcing the right equipment and getting it configured. They will also be your first contact if it goes down, and most will handle dealing with the telco on your behalf. It's simply not feasible today for an ISP to expect a T-1 customer to know about things like DLCI's and B8ZS (grunt grunt!) If you really care about the nitty-gritty, start here: http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/Support/browse/index.pl?i=Technologies&f=776 Frame-relay, Point-to-point, and T-1/E-1 are all possibly related to what you're doing. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list