On Friday, September 05, 1997 8:19 AM, Denys P. Beauchemin [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:
/snip
> A few months ago, I helped a customer connect to the Internet.  We called
> in an ISP and they gave us a range of IP addresses.  We modified the
> network to use those addresses, then we waited for SWB (South Western Bell)
> to install the IDSN (128kbps), ten days.  When the ISDN was installed, the
> ISP came in with an Ascend box, placed it on the internal network,
> connected the ISDN line to it, instructed the built-in firewall about a few
> things, and bingo, they were on the Internet.
>
/end snip

Just for clarification, the 'Ascend box' is a DSU with a built in router. Nice box ;-)