Re: Inexpensive Internet Connection

At 5:13 PM 6/12/97, FGlenski@aol.com wrote:
>Hi,
>I am investigating connecting our E10 to the internet and would appreciate
>any help with the following questions.  The system is an 9404 E10 with a
>twinax controller and a basic communications controller ( 6152 ).  The main
>goals are to provide reliable remote access (low transactions) for 12 hours
>per day and occasional (weekly) large file transfers.
>
>Question 1.  What is the best (best=fastest and safest access for least $)
>approach to take?  What are the +'s and -'s of each approach.
>1.A.  Use a PC connected via twinax and CA/400 to the AS/400 for connecting
>to the ISP? ( +'s= lots of firewall options, cheap fast modems, ...?, -'s= ?)
>1.B.  Use the 6152 comm. controller
>1.C.  Use the upcoming firewall card? (will it work on CISC box?)
>1.D.  Use ???


Whatever route you take, you're going to need something to talk TCP/IP at
your ISP.  We used an existing token ring connection to a Cisco router to
The Internet.

We're relying on the router to limit transactions to 'nice' ones; but we're
only letting in SMTP mail for the AS/400.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com


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