Correct... The full block is what you want to use. Ask for the complete router allocation sheet from Cox to be sure which are unusable depending on subnetting. http://support.coxbusiness.com/sdccommon/asp/contentredirect.asp?sprt_cid=7ec0f78e-f10d-4074-8375-655c64c08a6d#faq21 On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Kevin Fries wrote: > To me it sounds like enterprise class service with a redundant uplink. If > that is the case you may be seeing one of two situations. > > 1. Both the 70 and 24 addresses are routing to you probably in a bound > connection. If this is the case the 70 is probably your public IP and the > 24 is a redundant link for failover and the 70 IP will be redirected if 70 > is not available, but you will get 1/2 speed. > > 2. 24 is you completely failiver circuit. It will behave like option 1 > except either circuit can carry the full load. > > Either way it sounds like the 70. Address is your public IP for all intents > and purposes. > > Can anyone else with Cox Business Class confirm that? I have only set up > Cox at home for my mom. > > Kevin > On Jul 7, 2011 5:24 PM, "lkrawczyk@amhealthgroup.com" < > lkrawczyk@amhealthgroup.com> wrote: > > Cox says that they route the 24. CIDR through the 70. static though so it > sounds like they have already done the routing. Do I need to do something > else? They said I need a special router with 2 WAN ports. > > > > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto: > plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Kevin Fries > > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 4:12 PM > > To: Main PLUG discussion list > > Subject: Re: Cox CIDR block configuration > > > > On 07/07/2011 05:05 PM, lkrawczyk@amhealthgroup.com lkrawczyk@amhealthgroup.com> wrote: > > So are you saying I should just change all my external interfaces to the > CIDR address and forward them the way I've been doing to the LANs? I tried > that and had no luck. Don't I need some interface to the static ip? > > CIDR is just another way of specifying an ip address. The following two > IP addresses are identical, the only difference is how it is specified. Some > devices prefer one way, other devices prefer the other, and some will take > either: > > > > Address Specified Old Fashion Way: > > Address: 123.123.123.112, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.240 > > > > Same Address Specified the CIDR Way: > > 123.123.123.112/28 > > > > So, it sounds like you have two network addresses, as 70. address and a > 24. address. It sounds like you need to route from one to the other. Is this > correct? > > > > Kevin > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- (602) 791-8002 Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice ** HomeSmartInternational.com