[Shotimes] (OT) ISDN vs Dial-up

[David Rosicke]

ISDN requires an ISDN Modem or an ISDN Router.

Cisco 804 or Ascend (Lucent) Pipeline 50 both work great.  We migrated from the Ascend to Cisco when Ascend stopped supporting the MAX.

We are just starting to evaluate RLAN from SBC (DSL into ATM) at work as a replacment for ISDN.

What I have traditionally used for the house before we got DSL was two phone lines bonded together.  Multilink PPP - same technology that's used to "bond" the two B channels together in ISDN.  Slower than ISDN, but faster than regular dial-up.  At home I used two modems in the same computer, but at an office I used a 3Com OfficeConnect Dual Analog Router.

At one place I worked, I used THREE phone lines because the company we were contracting for allowed unlimited phone lines but no DSL or Cable service into the building.

Most ISP's ask for $10.00/month extra for the M-PPP technology.

Dave R. 

P.S. UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair - CAT 3 and up) cable was intended for Digital Phone (including ISDN) AND data on the same wire originally.  4 wires for Data, 4 for phone. 

Message: 1
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 13:17:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Paner 
To: Paul L Fisher 
cc: v8sho@v8sho.com, 
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - ISDN wiring

ISDN is just a digital phone service. It runs on a standard single pair 
line for a BRI service. A PRI (23+1 channels) runs on two pairs (DS-1).

A standard phone line will work just fine.

John




On Sat, 21 Aug 2004, Paul L Fisher wrote:

> OK. My wireless DSL service sucks so I ordered the only other reasonably
> priced internet access available in my area, ISDN. Anyhow, allegedly, they
> ran a 2B + 1D channel ISDN line to my house. I am supposed to run the wiring
> from the network interface to my terminal adapter. Looking at the network
> interface, there are only 4 wires coming in. 2 of them are definitely my
> POTS service; I didn't think ISDN could run on just 2 wires? Can it? What do
> I need to run from there to my terminal adapter?
> 
> 
> 
> The thing that makes this SHO related is that I check my SHO email with the
> internet.
> 
> 
> 
> I am using good old dial-up at this moment.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> Paul L Fisher
> 
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 11:26:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Shylo McKinsey 
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - ISDN wiring
To: Paul L Fisher 
Cc: TaurusSHO 

What's so good about "old dial up"? ;-)

Shylo McKinsey

--- Paul L Fisher wrote:

> OK. My wireless DSL service sucks so I ordered the
> only other reasonably
> priced internet access available in my area, ISDN.
> Anyhow, allegedly, they
> ran a 2B + 1D channel ISDN line to my house. I am
> supposed to run the wiring
> from the network interface to my terminal adapter.
> Looking at the network
> interface, there are only 4 wires coming in. 2 of
> them are definitely my
> POTS service; I didn't think ISDN could run on just
> 2 wires? Can it? What do
> I need to run from there to my terminal adapter?
> 
> 
> 
> The thing that makes this SHO related is that I
> check my SHO email with the
> internet.
> 
> 
> 
> I am using good old dial-up at this moment.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> Paul L Fisher
> 
> 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 68K - Kirk'ed 2/29/04.
> 
> - Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30
> 
> - Amsoil TS-124 Oiled Foam air filter
> 
> Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
> 
> 
> SHOClub Member: http://www.shoclub.com
> 
> 
> Amsoil dealer: http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil
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