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Date:	Mon, 7 Apr 2003 04:41:22 PST8
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Questions of changing from Cable Access to ADSL / ISDN access

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Info 4 SYNass wrote:
>
> With SYNass.NET we do have our own domain
> and got a static IP address from ISP !
>
> With our change from the Cable ISP to an ADSL ISP

If you change your ISP, your static IP address will probably change.
You need to tell your DNS what the new IP address is.

During the "changeover" period where you are using the new IP address
but others are still receiving your old IP address from their own DNS
that your incoming email will still go to the old IP address. Do you
run your own email server or does your ISP run the email server and you
get your email using POP3 from that server? If your old ISP runs the
server then you can just keep your old account open until no more email
arrives there.

Do you run any servers that others can access by using your SYNass.net
domain?

> Our PC's plus a 3-Port-Print Server are
> hanging on an 8-Port-Router with FW.

FW is FireWall, yes? You want to keep this router in your connection
because it has a firewall, yes?

What is the manufacturer and model of the router?

> I have to return the Cable Modem to the
> ISP and need a new modem for ADSL / ISDN
>
> -- the ZyXel Prestige 650ME-i(SDN) [has]
> an access limitation to 4 PC's ...
> -- the ZyXel Prestige 650R-i(SDN) does not
> have this access limitation but I seem to
> get a second router to our environment !?

Do the ZyXel units have firewalls?

How many ports on the 650ME and 650R?

I'm confused by the 650ME "access limitation to 4 PC's". Do you mean
that it only supports four DHCP connections to your network? Can it
also support some fixed IP addresses (such as for your print server) in
addition to DHCP connections? Do you have the urls for these two
modems?

> [Questions:]
>
> -- How does this SECOND router affect our
> connectivity to the WWW ?
> -- How do I set the TCPIP with these 2 routers ??
> -- What do I need to observe to avoid problems ???

What you want to do is simply unplug your existing cable modem and
replace it with a ZyXel modem, yes?

The cable between your existing modem and your existing router may be a
crossover cable, you'll have to check, and you may need to use this same
cable with your new modem depending on how the switches are set.

- Peter

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