Re: Question regarding use of Cisco 1841 router..

Rick F <rickf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
It's been a long time since I've used any Cisco routers (>10 years)
and I'm very rusty on the nomenclature, etc.. Anyway, I'm thinking of
buying a 1841 for use at home as my main router between my in-house
network and the Internet in general (via my ISP).. To that end, I've
got a few questions for you :

The 1841 is a pretty nice little router.

1) Can I use the FastEthernet ports built into this router as my 100Mb
port to my ISP (via a cable modem) or must I use a HWIC,WIC, etc for
that purpose? Based on what I've read, it seems like I can get away
w/ doing this but wanted to confirm.

Yes, it has two ethernet ports already. You can add on ethernet ports
if you wish with the HWIC card. Any interface can act in any role
generally on the cisco products.

2) If I want to get support enabled (for getting firmware updates) for
one of these, is it going to cost and arm & leg or are there other
possibilities?

CON-SNT-C1841T1 costs $124 from CDW? Not too much $$s?
I couldn't find the plain contract name, CON-SNT-C1841, but it
obviously should be about the same price.

3) Anyone have any ideas on when the 1841 will be end-of-life'd? It
appears to still be a current product, but just curious on this
mostly..

Going by the lifetime of previous cisco products in this class, I'd
say you've got another 5 years or so of usable life.
Its not that old, and its unlikely anything newer will be out for at
least 2 years.

I know of people still running 2501s...
If it still does what you need it to, why bother to change?


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