Re: New ADSl connection & Router?

Thanks guys.

This is just what I was looking for.

I am still waiting on the telco to detail their offering for an ADSL modem. I
believe the SonicWall supports PPPoE on the WAN side telnet port.

Roger Vicker, CCP

Jeffrey Silberberg wrote:

> Roger,
>
>         If the "Modem" card in the Sonic wall supports the PPPoE or PPPoA
> protocol from your ISP than using it as the interface point is fine. If you
> suspect a support desk or protocol issue could be in your future than put
> something like a LINKSYS or SPEEDSTREAM between the ISP and the SONIC WALL.
> This will also give you a public segment that you could drop other things on
> as well.
>
>     Good Luck,
> Jeffrey M. Silberberg
> Independent Consultant
> CompuDesigns, Inc.
> Atlanta, GA.
>
> AS SOON AS I KNOW THE ANSWERS
> THEY CHANGE THE QUESTIONS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Roger Vicker, CCP <rvicker@vicker.com>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 3:03 PM
> Subject: New ADSl connection & Router?
>
> > I am looking into the option of getting an ADSL connection for a
> > customer. I know that there will need to be an ADSL modem. I KNOW
> > THERE WILL be a firewall (probably Sonicwall-XPRS2). What I haven't
> > been able to find the documentation for is if they will need a router
> > as well. Does the firewall provide that function? If not is the router
> > needed between the modem and firewall or firewall and intranet
> > (switch)?
> >
> > Thanks even though this isn't specifically an iSeries question.
> >
> > Roger Vicker, CCP
> >
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