Subj : ADSL in LAN
To   : Udo Zaydowicz
From : Leonard Erickson
Date : Thu Jun 08 2000 08:35 pm

 -=> Quoting Udo Zaydowicz to all <=-

 UZ> In appr. 3-4 weeks I will get a TeleDenmark ADSL Internet access.
 UZ> It is planned to use this in my home LAN to provide a total of 6
 UZ> computer (Win98, OS/2) with an Internet access. Presently it's done by
 UZ> a stand alone 'server' with Win95, Sambar Server V4.2 (automatic
 UZ> ISDN-dial-up via the Win95 dial-up). 

 UZ> Not yet knowing what will be part of the ADSL system (modem,
 UZ> interface, software ??) the question is now: Will this set-up as well
 UZ> work with TeleDenmark ADSL? 
 UZ> I'm thankful for any hint.

Ok, I haven't done any of this, so this is strictly what I've been told
by people who have.

You'll get an interface box. They may also offer a NIC, but I'm sure
you've got lots of those. :-)

The interface box will have a standard twisted pair 10baseT ethernet
port. You'll need to run a cable from that.

Here's where it gets tricky. You *could* hook it up to a hub. But doing
so will make your LAN acessible from the Internet. 

The best way to deal with this is to set up a system as a firewall, and
use two NICs in it. One for the ADSL\, and one for your LAN. With the
firewall software filtering the packets that go between them. 

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