SOHO environment because
ISPs typically assign a single IP
address for each location when
dialing in for service. NAT
allows each station attached to
the ISDN router to share the
same IP address for communica-
tion with the outside world. The
source address of any packet
forwarded out from a small
office LAN is mapped to the
temporary IP address assigned
to the ISDN router by the ISP.
Likewise, any packets directed
inward to the small office LAN
will have the temporary IP
address assigned to the router as
the destination address. The
router then needs to determine
which station should receive the
packet. The quality of NAT
implementations differs, which
could cause certain applications
not to work.
Beyond support for core appli-
cations, like FTP downloads, an
ISDN router should offer support
for up and coming applications
such as virtual collaboration/
multimedia and secure access/
VPN applications. Furthermore,
for troubleshooting purposes, an
ISDN router should offer
diagnostics support.
The Tolly Group verified the
3Com LAN Modem’s capability
of forwarding traffic across all
Internet applications tested with
“Intelligent NAT” enabled. The
3Com LAN Modem was tested
using a battery of nine Internet
applications in order to demon-
strate the device’s ability to
properly map packets back to the
correct address. See figure 1.
Client stations located behind
the 3Com LAN Modem were
able to exchange data with sta-
tions on a private corporate net-
work or log onto the Internet
without any additional configu-
ration of the 3Com LAN
Modem. Rival ISDN routers
evaluated required either addi-
tional configuration, or, did not
support the Internet application
used during testing.
The Pipeline 75 offered support
for all applications tested except
NetMeeting, CU-SeeMe, and
one and two PPTP tunnels. It
supported the RealPlayer appli-
cation, but only when config-
ured to use TCP packets (UDP
is the default for RealPlayer).
The Cisco 776 ISDN Access
Router also offered support for
all applications tested except
NetMeeting, CU-SeeMe, and
one and two PPTP tunnels.
Clients behind the Cisco 776
ISDN Access Router were
unable to receive video from
their partners and no audio
signals were exchanged
between the clients. Incoming
NetMeeting and CU-SeeMe
calls were not accepted.
Furthermore, Cisco says
NetMeeting is supported when
NAT is turned off and static
addresses are used and that
CU-SeeMe is also supported
using static addresses. Cisco
has no plans to support PPTP
for the Cisco 776 ISDN Access
Router at this time.
The NETGEAR RT328 ISDN
Router supported all appli-
cations tested except
NetMeeting and CU-SeeMe.
With NetMeeting and CU-
SeeMe, only one client
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The Tolly Group 3Com Corp. OfficeConnect LAN Modem
3Com Corp.
OfficeConnect LAN Modem
Product Specifications*
m Internet and corporate remote access for
SOHO users
m Up to 25 users can share a single ISDN
line for simultaneous shared access to the
Internet or remote corporate network
m Intelligent Network Address Translation
(NAT) allows users to economically and
securely share a single ISP account while
maintaining full interoperability with
Internet applications
m Multiple Destination Support allows users
to access two separate destinations simul-
taneously such as an ISP and a private
corporate network
m Browser-based installation and configu-
ration using a standard Web browser and
built-in Web wizard
m Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
creates secure, cost-effective virtual private
network connections over the Internet
m Multilink PPP combines the bandwidth
of two ISDN “B” channels for speeds of
128 Kbit/s
m Call Bumping adds or drops ISDN “B”
channels dynamically to allow additional
data or voice calls
m Supplementary voice features offer full
support for caller ID, call waiting, call
transfer, etc.
For more information contact:
3Com Corporation
5400 Bayfront Plaza
Santa Clara, CA 95052-8145
Phone: 1-800-NET-3COM
URL: http://www.3com.com
*Vendor-supplied information not verified
by The Tolly Group
3Com Corp.
OfficeConnect
LAN Modem
Functionality
and
Performance
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