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RE: ADSL Visits an Exchange near me & Service advice


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  • Subject: RE: ADSL Visits an Exchange near me & Service advice
  • From: "Gerard McGovern" <stuff@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 19:56:19 +0100
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> 1.) If I wish to host a website (private use) do I need a static IP
> address?

No. There are many different services, such as the excellent DNS2Go
(www.dns2go.com) that can help you there.

> 2.) I assume the company will provide me the hardware to connect my
> WORK PC to the ADSL line, is it possible to add a Vigor or something
> like that to the line in parallel? (I'm guessing not but thought i'd
> ask)

Not sure why you want to do that?

> 3.) Is there any reason why I couldn't connect the work PC to my home
> LAN and use the gateway from the LAN, all the software needs is an
> interent connection to access the office network (Nortel VPN
> software)?
>
> 4.) Would this affect the rest of my LAN in any Way?

Just assume that ADSL is just like a normal 56k modem link, except a lot
faster. A VPN will happily run over it.

> 5.) The above assumes I change the domain of my home network to be
> the same as work (not a huge issue) but is there a way to do it
> without changing?

If you are using a VPN to dial into a corporate network then there is no
need to change the domain.

G




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