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CHAPTER 2
2.3 System Requirements
You must have access to an ISP that meets the following
minimum requirements:
zInternet access from your local telephone company or
Internet Service Provider (ISP) using an xDSL modem,
Cable modem, ISDN TA, or PSTN analog modem. You
may also have access over the telephone system to an ana-
log modem at another site.
zA PC using a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address
assigned by DHCP, a Gateway server address, and a DNS
server address from your service provider.
zFor wired LAN connection, you need a computer equipped
with a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
card, or a USB-to-Ethernet converter. For wireless LAN
connections, each computer must have an 11 Mbps wire-
less adapter.
zTCP/IP network protocol installed on each PC that needs
to access the Internet.
zA Java-enabled Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet
Explorer 5.0 or above or Netscape Communicator 4.0 or
above installed on one PC at your site for configuring the
Gateway.