Subj : ADSL in LAN
To   : Udo Zaydowicz
From : Ger Vloothuis
Date : Sat Jun 10 2000 10:39 am

Hello Udo!

07 Jun 28 21:12, Udo Zaydowicz wrote to all:

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 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?

It depends on what homebox TeleDenmark will be using to rollout their ADSL. 
Your interface will most likely be a 10Base-T ethernet connector, and that 
would plug simply into a hub or switch from your home LAN.  The ADSL homebox 
would include some sort of an ethernet bridger function, and would probably let 
you have up to 8 MAC addresses on your home LAN with direct outside access. 
Alternative, you can buy a small access router with two ethernet interface 
connectors, use one for the ADSL (WAN) side and the other for the home LAN 
side.

These small access routers usually include a DHPC server and NAT, and function 
as a firewall between the ootside world and your homeLAN.

If you have an old 486 floating around somewhere that is too slow to be used as 
a workstation, you can give it a new life by using it as a firewall/access 
router.  You only need two NIC's in this machine and use one of the many 
freeware software packages to perform this function.  A good additional use for 
this machine is to run your home LAN mailserver on this machine and a webserver 
with a couple of startup pages.

When you get your connection, I would be very interested to know what make of 
homeboxes TeleDenmark is deploying and what their connetion fees are.  Maybe 
you can post that some time.

Cheers

Ger

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