----- Original Message ----- From: "Taylor, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Rich Payne'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Taylor, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 10:55 AM Subject: RE: ISDN Modem recommendation
> If I was to use one of those integrated isdn modem/hub/routers am I safe in > assuming that the "router" piece would allow me a static IP I could use for > an internal network's internet gateway? > It depends on the ISP. My DSL company at work assigns the router a static IP address. My cable modem at home is assigned an IP address through a DHCP server. You should ask your ISDN provider how they do it. If they do DHCP by default, they should be able to accommodate a static IP, but you will probably have to pay more for it. (Usually they charge for a block of 4 or 8 static IPs that you can assign to your various public servers.) Either way, the router will have two addresses, an external "public" IP address, either static or DHCP-assigned, and a fixed internal "private" address, such as 192.168.0.1. This is the address that your internal computers use for their gateway, so it won't matter if you don't have a static public IP address, unless you need it for web site hosting or VPN services. Rich Cloutier President, C*O SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES www.sysupport.com ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************
