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Subject: Re: Hardware for seperating LAN from dialouts
From: Ian KC Worrell <ian @ sunbeach . net>
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 1998 11:05:22 -0400
To: <winspace @ atinet . com . au>, <Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM>
In-reply-to: <Paladin.2.33.883955452-105157383731395.beethoven>

I use my lap top in the office, and it has both a network card and a modem
in it.  As my office network is on a different IP address range that my
Internet Connection, I can actually have both connected at the same time!

There seems to be no problem with the routing at all!

Ian

At 10:10 AM 1/5/98 +1000, Norman Widders wrote:
>Just wondered if anybody has used those hardware devices
>that disable LAN connections while a modem dials out
>to the Internet.
>
>It detects when the modem is active thus severing the
>link to the LAN physically and reconnects the LAN
>once the modem has disconnected from the LAN. 
>
>The device is connected to both the modem and LAN and
>sounds good in theory and I am just wondering
>what other peoples experience with these are, at $85
>it is an ideal solution for small organisations
>that just want to poll their ISP a few times a day
>for email.
>
>--
>Wheres my valium ?
>
>
>
>



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