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Re: (ASCEND) Who's fault? P75 or my ISP. Cannot get on the Net.
>firmware: 5.1A
>option 1: set p75 as 209.81.153.178
> set my NT server to be 209.81.153.180
> with subnet mask 255.255.255.192
> and assign my 95 and BETA to be 209.81.153.179 and 209.81.153.181
>result: can ping from p75 at termserv mode
> but none of the machines can ping outside of the LAN
>
>option 2: use NAT
> set p75 as 200.200.200.200
> set my NT server to be 200.200.200.202
> with subnet mask 255.255.255.0
> and assign my 95 and BETA to be 200.200.200.201 and 200.200.200.203
>
>result: it doesn't seem to work still.
In neither case do you say that you set your NT server's gateway (or
router) address in its TCP/IP configuration. It should be the IP address
of your P75 in either option. Also, the P75's default static route
should be set to the IP address of the ISP's dial-in server (I suspect
the ISP has already done this).
>Ascend claims that my ISP is at fault because they should not assign a
>static address to me but rather assign a dynamic one....
The P75 works fine for us with a static IP address and NAT, using
5.0Ai23.
>
>So who is at fault? Are there anyways to rectify the situation?
>I am seriously considering dropping my ISP account to another provider or
>returning the P75 and get a Cisco 700 series...
Having worked extensively on Cisco 700 series routers, I can say that
they are not worth the trouble. The software quality, support, and ease
of use are much lower than Ascend's. While Ascend gear does require
expertise to set up (it has a lot of options, after all), they're the
number one box among ISPs for a good reason. Systematic testing, where
you only change one variable at a time, is the key to diagnosing any
network problem. Good luck.
-mel beckman
Beckman Software Engineering
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