James Gray wrote:
And by "connected to the public network" they mean "in any way through any device". So even if you isolate your network from the public one with a router or modem etc, you're still deemed to be "connected". Not sure if you're still deemed to be connected if the external/public link is wireless though (they are more concerned about electrical isolation than spurious data).
There are three sets of rules at work. 1) Premises cabling needs to be done to ACMA standards. This refers to any "fixed" communications cabling, whether it connects to a public network or not. 2) The edge of the premises is the first telephone socket or the first distributor (patch panel or Krone block). Only the carrier can cable at their side of the network edge. 3) The public network edge is formed by line isolation transformers in customer equipment. Equipment installed before and at the line isolation transformer needs to be certified. -- Glen Turner Tel: (08) 8303 3936 or +61 8 8303 3936 Australia's Academic & Research Network www.aarnet.edu.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
