In this video I connect a Cisco AGS+ to 10base5, 10base2 and Starlink! A crazy project, but a lot of fun. I also get a Windows 3.11 computer to ping the internet through Thicknet and Thinnet and UTP networks. Is this tech older than you? Huge thanks to Dave Mayberry from Go Communication for loaning me the router used for demonstration purposes in this video. // David Mayberry links // LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gocomunications3333/ X: x.com/gocomsysltd RUclips: www.youtube.com/@gocommunicationssystems7050 Instagram: instagram.com/gocomsysltd/ Facebook: facebook.com/gocomsysltd TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@gocomsyslimited Company main page: www.linkedin.com/company/134166/admin/dashboard/ // RUclips videos REFERENCE // The Computer Chronicles - Computer Networks 1985: ruclips.net/video/illGtdeI6uo/видео.html How we refurbish Cisco: ruclips.net/video/nqx7zOwl5fs/видео.html What to expect when you visit Bletchley Park: ruclips.net/video/iwoU7Mjvm4Q/видео.html The Enigma Machine - Bletchley Park takes a closer look at how it works: ruclips.net/video/3Ux03qPgYVY/видео.html // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb X: twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal RUclips: www.youtube.com/@davidbombal // MY STUFF // www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com // MENU // 0:00 - Celebrating 40 Years of Cisco 0:12 - Cisco AGS routers // "The OG of Routers" 01:07 - Connecting old routers to the internet 01:53 - Intro 02:08 - Connecting components // 10BASE2 network 05:15 - Running commands and configurations of the AGS // Connecting to the internet 08:02 - Issues with old tech // Troubleshooting 11:31 - 10BASE5 network using 386 laptop using Windows 3.11 12:56 - The purpose of terminators 16:00 - Connecting Starlink to the network 19:28 - Network summary 19:46 - Conclusion cisco cisco birthday ags starlink cisco ags retro retro network retro computing 10base5 10base2 10baset Thicknet Thinnet Cheapernet Vampire tap networking Retro PC Windows 3.11 Bob Metcalfe starlink 1980 retro vintage vintage network 386 286 windows 3.11 retro windows Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. #starlink #internet #retro
You really take me way back to the time when I started with my networking career in 1995. I worked twice on an AGS, but I have supported a small network with 42 x 2503 routers with 64k diginet lines on the WAN side with ISDN for load balancing and backup purposes. I have build a 110 x 2620 routers network for a bank, with 3600s on the backbone. I liked payload compression over frame-relay, because it was less resource intensive on the smaller routers. The largest network I worked on had just over 1300 sites and I was one of the network architects on the AT&T network, called AGNS.
thx David to remind us the great event for all wht this comany have done and still for networkin and Internet happy birthday for Cisco and thx one more time for u
Quite a walk down memory lane for me. I got into networking just as Cisco was releasing their first routers so I spent a lot of time working on them when I was working at Cray Research back in the day. In the AGC (and CGS) the Config Register was configured with physical jumpers on the main processor board of the router, and router firmware was upgrade by swapping a bunch (10 - 12, I think) large chips on that board. I also think IOS 10.x was before "tab-?" existed, so you had to mostly remember the commands and keep the printed manuals nearby. And the physical interface plates (cisco called them "appliques") were separate from the interface boards so you had to swap them in addition to the interface controller board. The AGS was quite a flexible little router and I have (mostly) fond memories of them. Thanks for the great video, David, and for showing that the AGS line isn't quite extinct yet!
W4WG and DOS 6.22, you took the easy route (pun intended). :D You and I both know the pain involved with getting an IP stack working under DOS 5, 4, or even 3. Lets not forget about installing Trumpet WinSock to get Windows 3.x "on the 'net" with Mosaic. Remembering how tough it use to be just to get a LAN network working, then adding a router to access the Internet makes us all appreciate what we have now. :)
Amazing how complicated all this stuff was back then. although, it would also be interesting to see how well this router handles an old school lan party. Quake, half life, and such.
My upper school had one of those Cisco routers ~88/89, I think it had a 9600 baud connection?!? can't quite remember. But we thought we were so cool sending messages from one workstation to another in the classroom! lol
In those times, when dinosaurs ruled the world 🦖 ... If someone had told us by then: "in the future, communications between computers will be done using light signals instead of electric pulses, routers will be smaller than a shoe-box and hubs will evolve into a new spieces called switches, and they'll be so smart that they will send each package to its destination only, instead of to every port"... we would've probably thrown that poor bastard into the flames. My first LAN was mounted with two 10B2 NICs that my father brought from his office, connected one to each other without a hub using the ring topology instead of the star one. I will never forget the first days after, sharing folders instead of having to use the iomega ZIP disks, or even sharing the printer, playing warcraft 2 and duke-nukem 3D through the IPX protocol... Those moments were recorded on my mind with a laser, and the wow effect lasted for months, only comparable with the day my father brought our first computer: the Sinclair zx spectrum 48. PS: The moment when the fan starts making noise and David has to raise his voice reminds me of Troy McClure saying/shouting : "are you sure the squeezer is on??? I don't hear anything!!!"
Dear David, thank you so much. A great classic video. I started my career with networks at the end of the 80s. But this Cisco system had not yet come under my fingers or eyes. But I would never have doubted that it would not work to connect with it to the internet. I always hated yellow backbone installations. It was almost always the problems with the terminators at the cable ends. But what strikes me is that the system from the 80's boots up faster than many of today's Cisco systems. I wonder if this is due to their current open and already fixed bugs? Please keep up the fantastic work. A hearty "Servus" from an otherwise silent subscriber from Bavaria.
10base2 was a p.i.t.a although the very last job I did with it utilised an EAD 'make before break' wall socket and drop cable system which was quite robust and the install was in use for about ten years issue-free before going over to UTP. When I retired from the industry in 2020, a couple of sites still had a few old coax links running! Nice to see the old retro stuff - perhaps do something with Type 1 token ring and old passive MAUs. Cheers.
I would liked if you had used one of the serial ports on the 2500 by adding another router with serial port and either a null modem cable or a pair of V.35 modems. Even cooler would have been if you had an Eripax unit too and used MML to configure it.
Hey David can you do a from scratch CML full course? i feel like some of the guides move to fast. I feel like you should make a new series for 2025. Thank you
I hate Fiasco so bad... It's the worse overated product, with the lowest RoI ever in the invetion of everything, plus it has the most overpriced ""knowledge degree"" any criminal mastermind would ever come across... ever... Yet, this video is freaking awesome!
In this video I connect a Cisco AGS+ to 10base5, 10base2 and Starlink! A crazy project, but a lot of fun. I also get a Windows 3.11 computer to ping the internet through Thicknet and Thinnet and UTP networks.
Is this tech older than you?
Huge thanks to Dave Mayberry from Go Communication for loaning me the router used for demonstration purposes in this video.
// David Mayberry links //
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Company main page: www.linkedin.com/company/134166/admin/dashboard/
// RUclips videos REFERENCE //
The Computer Chronicles - Computer Networks 1985: ruclips.net/video/illGtdeI6uo/видео.html
How we refurbish Cisco: ruclips.net/video/nqx7zOwl5fs/видео.html
What to expect when you visit Bletchley Park: ruclips.net/video/iwoU7Mjvm4Q/видео.html
The Enigma Machine - Bletchley Park takes a closer look at how it works: ruclips.net/video/3Ux03qPgYVY/видео.html
// David's SOCIAL //
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// MENU //
0:00 - Celebrating 40 Years of Cisco
0:12 - Cisco AGS routers // "The OG of Routers"
01:07 - Connecting old routers to the internet
01:53 - Intro
02:08 - Connecting components // 10BASE2 network
05:15 - Running commands and configurations of the AGS // Connecting to the internet
08:02 - Issues with old tech // Troubleshooting
11:31 - 10BASE5 network using 386 laptop using Windows 3.11
12:56 - The purpose of terminators
16:00 - Connecting Starlink to the network
19:28 - Network summary
19:46 - Conclusion
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You really take me way back to the time when I started with my networking career in 1995. I worked twice on an AGS, but I have supported a small network with 42 x 2503 routers with 64k diginet lines on the WAN side with ISDN for load balancing and backup purposes. I have build a 110 x 2620 routers network for a bank, with 3600s on the backbone.
I liked payload compression over frame-relay, because it was less resource intensive on the smaller routers. The largest network I worked on had just over 1300 sites and I was one of the network architects on the AT&T network, called AGNS.
The cisco terminal never changed too much since then, mind blowing
Agreed. Almost exactly the same 😀
Indeed , if only windows did that too :)
Thank you, David! Your awesome. The best.
I really had fun watching these old devices working like charm again. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is awesome David!! Thank you very much for this, I was watching it yesterday with my coworkers and we really enjoyed it.
That was a flash back to old days ....... Love it !!!! the days of "YOU NEED TO KNOW" and you can't jerry rigit you need to know this stuff
Just excellent! Well worth the time to watch. Thanks David.
This is brilliant retro kit. David many thanks
thx David to remind us the great event for all wht this comany have done and still for networkin and Internet happy birthday for Cisco and thx one more time for u
interesting to see old equipment like that, very good demo thanks
Its really good to see that old devices are can be used this day
Quite a walk down memory lane for me. I got into networking just as Cisco was releasing their first routers so I spent a lot of time working on them when I was working at Cray Research back in the day. In the AGC (and CGS) the Config Register was configured with physical jumpers on the main processor board of the router, and router firmware was upgrade by swapping a bunch (10 - 12, I think) large chips on that board. I also think IOS 10.x was before "tab-?" existed, so you had to mostly remember the commands and keep the printed manuals nearby. And the physical interface plates (cisco called them "appliques") were separate from the interface boards so you had to swap them in addition to the interface controller board. The AGS was quite a flexible little router and I have (mostly) fond memories of them. Thanks for the great video, David, and for showing that the AGS line isn't quite extinct yet!
I can't imagine, but WoW David ❤🎉
@DavidBombal, most of human been wont see this video as emotional at all, but you almost made me cry amigo! Cheers!
amazing, thank you David!
Thank you!
W4WG and DOS 6.22, you took the easy route (pun intended). :D You and I both know the pain involved with getting an IP stack working under DOS 5, 4, or even 3. Lets not forget about installing Trumpet WinSock to get Windows 3.x "on the 'net" with Mosaic.
Remembering how tough it use to be just to get a LAN network working, then adding a router to access the Internet makes us all appreciate what we have now. :)
winsock was such a pita
Amazing how complicated all this stuff was back then. although, it would also be interesting to see how well this router handles an old school lan party. Quake, half life, and such.
My upper school had one of those Cisco routers ~88/89, I think it had a 9600 baud connection?!? can't quite remember. But we thought we were so cool sending messages from one workstation to another in the classroom! lol
Very cool!
The default setting of today's Cisco devices is still 9600 baud. Manufacturers are reluctant to give up some of the old habits.
wow, i like it.. thank you engineer! ♥♥
This best video in my life I watched 🎉
In those times, when dinosaurs ruled the world 🦖 ... If someone had told us by then: "in the future, communications between computers will be done using light signals instead of electric pulses, routers will be smaller than a shoe-box and hubs will evolve into a new spieces called switches, and they'll be so smart that they will send each package to its destination only, instead of to every port"... we would've probably thrown that poor bastard into the flames.
My first LAN was mounted with two 10B2 NICs that my father brought from his office, connected one to each other without a hub using the ring topology instead of the star one. I will never forget the first days after, sharing folders instead of having to use the iomega ZIP disks, or even sharing the printer, playing warcraft 2 and duke-nukem 3D through the IPX protocol... Those moments were recorded on my mind with a laser, and the wow effect lasted for months, only comparable with the day my father brought our first computer: the Sinclair zx spectrum 48.
PS: The moment when the fan starts making noise and David has to raise his voice reminds me of Troy McClure saying/shouting : "are you sure the squeezer is on??? I don't hear anything!!!"
Intresting video its handy to learn how things worked.
Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video!
Love mixing Old school with new School !
Dear David, thank you so much. A great classic video. I started my career with networks at the end of the 80s. But this Cisco system had not yet come under my fingers or eyes. But I would never have doubted that it would not work to connect with it to the internet.
I always hated yellow backbone installations. It was almost always the problems with the terminators at the cable ends.
But what strikes me is that the system from the 80's boots up faster than many of today's Cisco systems. I wonder if this is due to their current open and already fixed bugs?
Please keep up the fantastic work. A hearty "Servus" from an otherwise silent subscriber from Bavaria.
Cool! Thank you!
10:47 looks like you had an opportunity to do the old school Control-shif-6 x deal to break out of the hung command
10base2 was a p.i.t.a although the very last job I did with it utilised an EAD 'make before break' wall socket and drop cable system which was quite robust and the install was in use for about ten years issue-free before going over to UTP. When I retired from the industry in 2020, a couple of sites still had a few old coax links running! Nice to see the old retro stuff - perhaps do something with Type 1 token ring and old passive MAUs. Cheers.
This is Awesome!
This was a really nice video.
Happy birthday Cisco 🥳🫡
You should do one on how to configure modern servers! Just a recomendation.
The first router I ever configured was an AGS+ ..
The U.S. NSFNET used these routers in the early 1990s.
I would liked if you had used one of the serial ports on the 2500 by adding another router with serial port and either a null modem cable or a pair of V.35 modems.
Even cooler would have been if you had an Eripax unit too and used MML to configure it.
So as a young Network Admin. When was Token Ring a thing? Do you have a video on that?
The 80s where the music was great, and the routers were big
That came out the same year the police had their synchronicity tour
Such a long time ago!
Thanks!
You're welcome!
It's Amazing
I wonder how it would be gaming with it, or like playing the new "triple A" online games. Or maybe even running AI or a NAS.😂
Sir can you make a video on complete installation of blackarch full file dual boot , and errors in keyring
Hey David can you do a from scratch CML full course? i feel like some of the guides move to fast. I feel like you should make a new series for 2025. Thank you
I hate Fiasco so bad... It's the worse overated product, with the lowest RoI ever in the invetion of everything, plus it has the most overpriced ""knowledge degree"" any criminal mastermind would ever come across... ever... Yet, this video is freaking awesome!
How much did the AGS cost when new?
Next: Watching YT on a host with IPX stack
88 I was working for Ampex corp in Redwood City Ca
Wow❤❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Wow man we're getting old
I try to make my videos as explanatory as yours🔥
as i watch you sir i get a good knowledge and sir can you give what to do in the 2025 i will vey exited for it
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Thank you :)
could of finished with a mic drop
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God day Sir, You made a video on skils for 2024 ... I hope you'll make for 2025 too
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Thank you!
The Cisco routers will outlast starlink!
I think a lot of people would agree with you 😂
We shall see
Too early
Appreciate your support!