installing ISDN as temp fix

[dan8]

I have a customer moving into a bldg. with no cable, no dsl. What I'm attempting to do is have an isdn line installed to give some internet access.Both B channels used for data I've wired the the ofc with cat5 thinking the cust was going for a T1, but thats not happening as of right now.I want to be able to network ISDN. Verizon provides the modem I believe. I have 2MAC's & I told the cust what they need to get is another computer with Windows XP Prof hoping to network them.Does this seem possible? What other info is needed so the cust can connect to internet thru ISDN?
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Dan8

 

[ISDNman]

Not sure I understand your question.

For a network you need an "ISDN Router" rather than an "ISDN Modem". This will have one or more Ethernet port. If it has only one you'll need an Ethernet Hub or Switch.

Verizon may or may not be able to provide this, but there is little reason you need to go with them.

Realize that ISDN is like a POTS line, in that you'll need an ISP to dial into. Generally, it is best to get the ISP's recommendation as to what ISDN router to use.

Your ISDN line may very well have a per-minute charge associated, even for local calls (you'll certainly want to find an ISP that is a local call). You'll need to scrutinize the ISDN Router's configuration information to avoid having it automatically dialing up all the time. You may just want to power it off when the office is vacant.

Good luck

 

[dan8]

ISDNman thanks for getting back to me. As you can see I barely know what I'm talking about here.I know my limitations & that is why I have an IT guy helping me.He knows networking but not ISDN. I just want to make sure & cover all the bases & have all the equip that is necessary to make this happen.So please tell me what I need beside the ISDN router & hub/switch.I have no ISDN Tester so I'm believing that when I connect from the ISDN Interface into the router I should get some kind of sig. that tells me I'm good coming from Verizon.What brand router should I get to make my life as easy as possible.I know this is not a very good solution for the cust but until they get something else in this bldg I don't have any better ideas.

Dan8

 

[ISDNman]

Dan,

ISDN is "dial up" technology. In many ways it is similar to a regualr modem, but because it is deigital you can dial 2 calls and you connect speed on each calls is guaranteed to be 56 or 64 kbps bi-directionally.

Just as a phone line does not "come with" internet service, nor does ISDN. It "dials" into an internet service provider.

You get the line from Verizon, but the line does not include the internet service. You could use ANY ISP. You could even dial long distance to an ISP, but then you would have to pay for long distance just like on a phone call. Therefore you need to find an ISP that has a local ISDN dial up number.

So you need to contact a local ISP. They can also advise you on the correct ISDN router (this is important since getting both cannels to work simultaneously is tricky and there could be compatibility issues - the support folks at the ISP will know which ISDN routers have worked in the past with their equipment.

I hope this helps.