What equipment is needed to setup as a local ISP

[RobinsonDJ]

I am about a few steps behind.<br>
I am trying to set up a local ISP.<br>
I am looking at a T1 connection, or FrameRelay.<br>
Right now more towards the FrameRelay.<br>
The ISP that I am looking into connecting through doesn't know much about FrameRelay, <br>
but they are willing to buy the equipment required for their side of the connection.<br>
<br>
What Equipment is Required For an ISP,<br>
and What Brands would you reccommend?<br>
<br>
Where can I find more information on this.<br>
I have set up many Intranetworks, but this is my first dealing with the internet.<br>
<br>
I have already got all the pricing on lines and such,<br>
but have not even looked into the equipment yet.<br>
<br>

 

[miker]

The equipment needed is minimal for Frame Relay. Basically,<br>
a router and a CSU/DSU, that's it.<br>
<br>
I'm not sure exactly what it is you need, so I'm assuming<br>
you'll need 1 WAN link and 1 LAN link. A Cisco 1600 series<br>
router would work fine, however is limited in scalability.<br>
If all you need is a serial link and an Ethernet link for<br>
your connectivity and that's all you'll need, then go with<br>
a 1600. You can get it with a fraction T1 CSU/DSU WIC card<br>
keeping everything in one nice neat box. This would be my<br>
recommendation. However, if you have a preference for a <br>
particular CSU/DSU, then get the 1600 series router with a<br>
serial WIC card and a DTE cable. Cable this up to the <br>
CSU/DSU of your choice - there are many to choose from;<br>
Paradyne 3160, Racal DAP, Adtran, etc. If you'll need<br>
an additional serial connection, more Ethernet ports, or<br>
will be doing alot of heavy routing, then you may want to<br>
into larger models, like a 2600 series router from Cisco.<br>
Again, my recommendation is for the 1600 router with a<br>
fractional T1 CSU/DSU WIC card. Cisco has all the<br>
information you'll need to configure this up on their web<br>
page. Just plug in your router, configure your serial and<br>
Ethernet ports, plug the telco 4-wire Frame Relay into the<br>
CSU/DSU WIC and if telco did their part correctly, you're<br>
up. <br>

 

[RobinsonDJ]

Thanks for the help,<br>
<br>
What Equipment and/or software would also be required, to let people dial into me, so I can provide Internet access to them.

 

[jfk]

RobinsonDJ,<br>
<br>
You'll need a remote access/terminal server and a modem pool for dial-in. It's not cheap. Post a question to the Dial-up thread.<br>
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You'll need some software for services as well (Email, Web,DNS, firewall, etc.)<br>
<br>
For email, take a look at software.com GREAT STUFF. I highly recommend them for ease of configuration, scalability, cost, and features.<br>
<br>
jfk

 

[WirelessTech]

Why deal with another ISP equipment would be the same if you deal with them or UUnet, AT&T, or Sprint. The only difference is the ISP marks up the bandwidth well anyway here ya go.<br><br>CSU/DSU (can usaually get one leased through telco)<br>Router (UUnet offers a free one with certain plans)<br>Switch or HUB<br>Server ( we run linux does everything email,websever,DHCP )<br>Terminal server (we use Ascend Max's they have up to 98 modems)<br><br>Fully loaded ascend can go like 17 to 20K if you lease they are like 400.00 a month<br>but they are almost an ISP in a box. If you look you may find some Portmasters<br>and some modem pools kicking around used <br><br>Have fun