Re: Connecting to the net via DSL

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Your ISP should be providing a DSL 'modem'.  This unit will have an Ethernet
(10bt) network adaptor.  You will need an Ethernet adaptor in your AS/400 to
connect to it. That is the WAY oversimplified version.  Some questions and
possible solutions:

 1) Did you provider give you a single IP address or a group of 4, 8, 16 etc
addresses? If you have only one, you will need to either connect ONLY your 
AS/400
or you will need a device (Smart Hub, Router, Firewall, your AS/400(if V4R4))
doing NAT for the other devices in the network.

 2) Do you intend to connect more than just the AS/400 to the network??  If you
do check your DSL agreement as some may only allow you ONE device, others allow
you to connect an entire network.

 3) What are your plans for protection?  You really need a firewall or router
doing firewall work between the AS/400 and the Internet.

 4) Is the AS/400 currently participating in a TCP/IP Network?  I am inferring
from your question that it is not.  You will need to configure TCP/IP on the
required Ethernet card and provide appropriate route to get to the DSL unit.

 Hope this helps more than it hurts!

 - Larry

Larryt222@aol.com wrote:
> 
> My AS/400 is currently connected to the net using a PPP dialup modem over a
> v.24 port.  We are getting a DSL line installed next week and I have no clue
> how to configure it?  Anyone have any ideas?  They said I will need a 10
> base-T Network Interface Card (NIC) installed in my machine.

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