Re: AS400 connect to Internet

The ISP will tell you what the ip addresses are that he is assigning to you.  
This would be just my opinion, but this particular issue, of connecting to the 
Internet, is a place you may wish to rent a hired gun for a few days.  This is 
not a casual exercise. 


In <001c01be26ff$462e2da0$7c699ad1@rossj0cvhome.citsrv1>, on 12/13/98 
   at 08:12 PM, "John M Ross" <jross@poboxes.com> said:


>Ok how? I am new at networks. What gets the static IP the router or the
>AS400? And how does the PC with client access find the AS400? If you can
>direct me to the manual I need to read that will help also.

>Thanks
>John

>-----Original Message-----
>From: boothm@ibm.net <boothm@ibm.net>
>To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>Date: Saturday, December 12, 1998 10:03 PM
>Subject: Re: AS400 connect to Internet



>>On another level the real danger in my mind is disruption of services.  A
>firewall may be useful to prevent that, but your real desire is to get
>communicating as easily and quickly as possible.  Set up your machine,
>put it on the lan, get fixed ip addresses from your isp and have a go. 
>It is my opinion that if you think of the internet as you think of your
>phone services you will have a better feel for your security needs.

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