[windows2000] Re: Need some basic instruction in networking
- From: "Rod Falanga" <rjfalanga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 12:53:17 -0700
Timothy,
A follow-up question or two.
I have noticed that, for years, it is impossible to ping our server from the
outside. I think (but am not sure of this) that pinging is disabled at the
router. I don't know if it came that way, or if it was disabled by the
previous system administrator. Anyway, how do I turn it back on? (Of
course, it might be being disabled in ISA server as well.)
Rod
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Timothy Mangan" <tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Need some basic instruction in networking
> Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:37:48 -0500
>
> [NOTE: Long Response]
> 1) What is a CSU/DSU?
> A CSU/DSU is a layer 1 conversion device. It takes a serial interface
> cable
> (coming out of the router) and converts it to a synchronized 1.544Mhz
> digital signal which is used to send to the telco CO. The CSU/DSU will
> always have information about the quality of the line between the CSU/DSU
> and the CO (often called "the local loop"). If you call the CO they will
> test out the local loop remotely. They can either read the registers
> remotely or run a "CSU loopback test". If you complained and they said
> they
> tested the line, this has been done and the line is OK. Pin-outs for T1
> cables are different. If you want to replace those cables, get a T1
> replacement. Belden makes them, as do others.
> 2) Where else can the problem be?
> In logical order: In-house LAN, Router, Router to CSU/DSU, Local loop,
> the
> backbone (Internet?), and repeat at the far end. You want to isolate out
> portions of the problem. For example, that CSU loopback I mentioned
> earlier.
> - To eliminate the "in-house LAN", work from router to router (the router
> closest to the T1 at each site). You are probably using Cisco Routers.
> Find someone with a password and log in (you can usually telnet in,
> otherwise there will be a console port). You can ping the ip address of
> the
> router at the far end (as well as traceroute, although that is blocked in
> the internet backbone much today). If the round trip delay between
> routers
> is reasonable (eg under 300ms), then the WAN is OK and the problem will be
> in-house.
>
> Often, the problem is in the local loop or the backbone, and the following
> applies if that is the case. You should be able to ping your ISP gateway
> and watch delay time there. Most of the delay should occur in the local
> loop (as the speeds are slower). Sometimes it happens between carriers in
> the backbone. You might have Quest as the ISP at both ends, but typically
> the traffic will be carried over someone else in-between (companies like
> Global Crossing). The interfaces between carriers will clog up sometimes
> when they need to add a new interface to handle increased capacity. When
> this happens, the local ISP might say "my network is OK". If you are in
> this situation -- especially if you use the same ISP at each end -- you
> want
> to ask them to measure the delay between the two gateway routers (the
> first
> router in the ISP attached to each site). Ask them for a round trip delay
> number.
> - You can turn on a "DSU loopback" in the CSU/DSU as well. This is a
> loopback that sends data sent by the router back to itself. If that
> loopback is enabled and the router sees itself (you have to be logged into
> the router to see this), you have proved out the serial cable between the
> two.
>
> Hopefully this can help.
>
> Timothy R. Mangan - Founder, TMurgent Technologies
> tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx www.tmurgent.com (+1)781.492.0403
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