I have been telecommuting for 6 years now, dialing into a Shiva Rover (
which I gather is a modem bank) and going through SecuRemote to access the
HP3000.  I use Reflections.  My company pays for a extra phone line and for
the associated costs, which can be high, since it is a long distance call.
Dial-up access to the HP has worked like a charm for me all these years.
The only problem I have is when I need to transfer large files.

Where I live, on an island, the only high-speed internet access is through
satellite, which I have had for about 6 months now, using it mainly for
email and internet.  Recently the network engineer who manages SecuRemote
for our org, told me that if I could get a static IP address, I would be
able to work on the HP using the satellite.  I would also be able to access
the org's network drives, work on PeopleSoft, Business Objects, and pretty
much anything I wanted to do, according to him.  And thereby, eliminate a
lot of costs.  Earthlink says "no static IP addresses are possible" through
them.

Many times I have attempted to find out the "real scoop" on alternatives to
dialing in.  And I can never get a straight answer.  I've been told that
SecuRemote is incompatible with any high-speed internet access, not just
satellite.  Then I was told by Earthlink that if I had cable, it would work
fine.

1. Does anyone out there know the "real truth" on this subject?
2. Does any provider of satellite access offer a static IP address?
3. If I had a static IP address, would that solve the SecuRemote issue?
4. Would I be able to connect to the HP and all those other wonderful
things and avoid the costs of long distance and the trials of slow-speed?

Thanks, I know this is lengthy.

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