Re: (ASCEND) Direct PC

[John Coy <jcoy@anc.net>]

I had the exact same problem not too long ago  (I posted it to the list). 
I had a small rural POP where we offered Internet access. This rural POP 
consisted  of a P50 with a 128k ISDN feed to our main network, 
and a MAX4048 for dial-up connectivity.

I had a customer with a DirectPC who could not use it if he dialed the node
with the Pipeline 50 as a router.  He could, however, dial any remote note
on my network where I had a Cisco 2501 as a router.  

I never did find a solution to this problem.  DirectPC engineers we talked to
were baffled, the mailing list never really responded, so I lived with the
problem for 6 months until the POP grew large enough to put in a leased
line and a Cisco.  As soon as I swapped out the router, the customer's
DirectPC worked without any problems.

Have you tried using a different router other than the Pipeline 50 for your
ISDN line (like maybe a Cisco?).


At 03:14 PM 4/1/99 -0600, Tim Jung wrote:
>Because behind each Pipeline 50 sits a Livingston PM2e30 with about 10-20
>phone lines and modems. Also behind each Ascend Max1800 sits about 2-4 of
>the Max4048. So we are talking more about WAN connections than a single
>workstation or machine.
>
>It also still doesn't help me with the problem that none of my remote pops
>can use PC Direct but my local users can use Direct PC with no problems.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas? Yes I am sure it is a routing issue, the
>question is what is the routing problem and how do I fix it?
>
>Tim Jung
>System Admin
>Internet Gateway Inc.
>tjung@igateway.net
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mitchell Arnone <mitchell.arnone@occ.treas.gov>
>To: Matt Holdrege <matt@ascend.com>; @x400hub.net.treas.gov
><":@mailhub-1.net.treas.gov:owner-ascend-users"@max.bungi.com>;
>ascend-users@bungi.com <ascend-users@bungi.com>
>Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 7:13 AM
>Subject: re: (ASCEND) Direct PC
>
>
>>If you have a remote device (say a Pipe 75) connecting to something like a
>>MAX and that Pipe has only the one connection, why are running RIP.  Just
>>do IP routing... no RIP no NAT... no bridging... no nothing.
>>
>>I have about 30 Pipes connecting to a TNT configured in this manner.  The
>>client PC have their respective Pipes as their default gateway and all
>>works well... very well.
>>
>>Mitch
>>-------------
>>Original Text
>>From: "Tim Jung" <tjung@igateway.net>, on 3/30/99 9:31 PM:
>>To: SMTP@DC2@OCC[<ascend-users@bungi.com>], SMTP@DC2@OCC["Matt Holdrege"
>><matt@ascend.com>]
>>
>>Anyone know why I can't get Direct PC to surf the web when they connect up?
>>At first I though it was because proxy arp wasn't turned on, it is. They
>>can
>>dial into the NOC's Max 4048 and surf no problem. But the remote pops that
>>connect in to the NOC on a Max 4004 with no analog modems only ISDN, they
>>don't work. I have RIP v2-both turned on, on the Max 4004, and the remote
>>Max1800 and Pipe 50, and Pipe 75. In two pops they dial into a PM2e30, in
>>the other pop they dial into Max4048's. I used to have this working when I
>>had everything running into a Pipeline 400T. Then I upgraded to the Max4004
>>and upgraded that software and everything stopped working. I know it isn't
>>a
>>RADIUS issue because we only have 1 RADIUS database on 2 servers. They can
>>dial into the NOC pop and it works, but not the remote pops. It must be
>>something in the Max 4004 but I'm not sure what it would be.
>>
>>Anyone have any clues that I might look for?
>>
>>Tim Jung
>>System Admin
>>Internet Gateway Inc.
>>tjung@igateway.net
>>
>>
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