Cisco 2901 setup

[jakegsxr11]

I have a Cisco 2901 router with 2 8 port ehwic cards in it.  I'd like to use this router to plug into my DSL modem and distribute internet to all my wired home devices.  I've never used Cisco products before but I've done quite a bit with standard home use routers and switches.  I can't seem to figure out how to set up this router.  I can access the router's web based configuration but I can't get it to distribute internet.  Can someone help me with how to configure this?

Thanks,

[Philip D'Ath]

How about posting the config so far that you have managed to do.

[devils_advocate]

I would ditch the Web GUI and stick to the CLI.

The 2901 is an enterprise grade router so its not going to be a next next next type configuration, you are going to have configure it manually.

Do you have just a single LAN network or are you using VLAN's?

Is the DSL device purely a modem or is it a Router?

Sounds like you are going to have to configure PPPoE on the Ethernet interface which connects to the Modem to start with. You can then test if the internet works using ping to an internet based host.

The LAN side will depend on if you have another switch or if you are planning to use the EHWIC as a switch. Effectively, you need to create NAT for your LAN range (s) so they use the IP address assigned to the Ethernet interface which connects to the modem.

This seems like quite a good guide for what you are trying to achieve:

http://switch.2329893.n4.nabble.com/Configuring-a-Cisco-Router-as-a-PPPoE-Client-for-DSL-connectivity-td156.html