Randy E. Reinhardt wrote: > Need some help and Ascend tech support has not been much help (then again, > it may not be exactly their ballpark) and the local Telco is clueless. This > is our setup: > > ISP with mixed analog/ISDN users, mixed UNIX/NT servers, Cisco 2501 (10.2) > router, 3 Max 4004's, 1 Max 1800. (To handle bi-directional ISDN router > connections since an outgoing PRI call is charged by the minute, whereas > ISDN is not) > > Class C (255.255.255.0) address block for central office equipment (LAN) and > IP pools for 3 Max4004's. > (One Max is all by itself, single PRI, 6-12 56K mod cards, different > PH#/hunt not really a part of this problem) > > (A fully loaded Max4004, 6-12mod 33.6 cards, 5.0Ap13, 4 PRI's > using NFAS for a total of 94 useable incoming lines, mixed > analog using RADIUS auth, ISDN auth using built-in profiles) > (A new Max4004, 4-12 mod 33.6 cards, 5.0Ap13, 1 PRI 23B+1D) > > Stacking is NOT enabled, we plan on the ISDN callers still all going to the > primary, fully loaded max. RIP/OSPF are NOT used, everything is static > routes using either Radius/profile built, or contained in a Cisco 2501 > router that is the default route for all Max's, Servers, etc. (The ISDN > sub-nets (a different Class C with variable sub-netting) are all built > statically in the Cisco plus contained in the primary Max built-in profiles) > > All the dial-up customers get assigned an IP address from pools on the LAN > class C block, all are defined as IP pool 1 with different start/count > numbers programmed into the respective Max (Not Radius). (This way all Max's > share a common radius users file, all users assigned to IP pool 1 yet the > pools are different address spans) > > Now, we would like for the 73rd analog caller that calls into the primary > (fully loaded) Max to roll over to the new PRI/Max and let them connect. > Sounds simple enough except there still may be open lines in that first Max > because of the ISDN users also calling it (or not in this case). (There are > 25 profiles currently in that Max, theoretically they could use 50 channels, > in practice they are using 10 with 15 the highest I have ever seen) > > What in the world do I tell the Telco? (94 lines, but when you get the 73rd > analog, pass it on to the next (5th) PRI in the group and thereby let the > new Max answer it) They have no clue how to build the hunt/trunk group. > Ascend says this is all handled at the Telco side, it sounds logical. The > switch is an AT&T 5ESS. Has anyone else out there done this and had to hold > the hand of their Telco as well? If so.....HELP! > > TIA, > > Randy E. Reinhardt - System Administrator - Pyramid.Net > 2701 Conestoga Drive , Suite 123, Carson City, NV. 89706 > Email draco@pyramid.net - or - draco@dragonkeep.com > <A HREF="http://www.dragonkeep.com">http://www.dragonkeep.com</A> - and - <A HREF="ftp://ftp.dragonkeep.com">ftp://ftp.dragonkeep.com</A> > Admin 702-884-3202 Tech 702-853-4227 > Fax 702-884-1827 Pager 702-861-2825 > "Every hero becomes a bore at last." > "That's when we get to eat them right?" > "Correct." said the great Draco Draconis to his young son. > Partial credit to:Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) > > ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ > To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com > To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> -- Don Joy System Administrator SooNet Corp ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg10451.html">(ASCEND) Multi-Max's...</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: "Randy E. Reinhardt" <draco@dragonkeep.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10464.html">Re: (ASCEND) Ap33 - Weird Problems</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10462.html">(ASCEND) RADIUS ----> LDAP Query?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10451.html">(ASCEND) Multi-Max's...</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10445.html">(ASCEND) Radius Filter</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#10463"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd230.html#10463"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>