Wireless network with T1?

A freind has a T1 connection in his home office with a VPN from his corporate office. He wants a wireless network to share the Internet connection with two laptops.

From the wall jack T1 connection, a cat5 cable goes to the DSU/CSU port of a Bay Networks "BayStack" advanced remote node, model # CV1001004.

From there, a cat5 cable connects into the PC's NIC.

Question 1...
Is it pretty straight-forward to set up a wireless network with this type of Internet connection? I've no experience with T1's. When setting up the router, when asked what type of Internet connection, what do I choose? Is there perhaps a special wireless device to be used with T1s?

Question 2...
Where will the wireless router go? Between the outside line and the CSU/DSU, or between the CSU/DSU and the PC? I'm guessing the latter?

I'm assuming that after the modem, or in this case the CSU/DSU, it's all just the same signal over cat5, so hopefully the router won't care what kind of Internet connection it is.

Anyway, how difficult is this going to be?


Thanks in advance,

-Steve

 

C'mon...anybody?

TheDoug, Kodo, Cat5...

Any of you guys have experience with T1's?

I'm assuming that the router will go after the DSU/CSU, since before that it is Frame Relay. After that however, should be just plain old IP packets, right?

Also, there is a US Robotics modem connected via RJ-11 to the wall, and then to the PC via Parallel. He doesn't seem to know what it's for. He said the guys that set up the T1 put it there?

Any ideas why thats there, and will it affect what I'm trying to do?

Thanks,

-Steve

 

As far as I know, you shouldn't have any problems. I've worked with T1, T3, OC3 and a few others about 5 years ago. In your situation, I'd put the wireless router after the remote node. Then plug your computer into the router.

 

ALthough I have never done this with a wireless router, Don't use the router at all. Most wireless routers have a 4 port 10/100 hub built in, just plg the cat5 into that and configure the wireless, do not plug into the WAN interface. I dont see why this would not work. Putting a router in series can pose alot of problems such as DHCP, DNS and IP's available and of course routing. THe bay stack should have ethernet ports available so the best solution is really just picking up an Access Point instead of the router.