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dimensioning with 3com 5642 router
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Hi! we are an ISP with an 3com 5642 router, with a fastEthernet WAN link of 12Mbps. We want to upgrade to 20Mbps. Will this router uphold this upgrade?
ASKED: Jan 31 2008  3:39 PM GMT
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It should. The unit supports up to 4 Wan modules. The fastest module appars to be a T3 which is 43 mb. It all depends on your current connections, what types are availiable to you, and if you have module slots open.

Product Specifications - From 3Com


Ports: One console, one AUX serial; four MIM slots

WAN Interfaces: ISDN, ADSL, E1, T1, T3, E3, high-speed serial, X.25, PPP, PPPoE, MP, Frame Relay, HDLC/SDLC

LAN Interfaces: 10/100, 10/100/1000 Ethernet

WAN Routing: IP, IPX, OSPF, BGP-4, Integrated IS-IS, RIP V1/V2, Static Routing, MPLS L2 and L3 VPN


Last Answered: Feb 12 2009  8:26 PM GMT by AndOrTech   515 pts.
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Cabo81   25 pts.  |   Sep 21 2009  3:00PM GMT

Hi

Thanks for your answer!

Sorry for my late, late, late post. We already did that upgrade, but now we want increase our BW to 100MB. The question is if this router is possible to uphold this upgrade? I mean in processing. Also a 1Gb NIC can support this upgrade?

Thanks for any help

 
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