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Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 16:20:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: "Fiore, William" <Fiowi01@mail.cai.com>
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Subject: Re: best way to connect to the internet
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On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Fiore, William wrote:

> What is the best way to connect to the internet?
> 
> should I go thru a local ISP or get my own IP address from NIC?

You should go through an ISP. The InterNIC will encourage you to do this
anyway.

> should I just connect to an ISP via a modem/isdn
> or should i set up a network to a terminal server w/ modems on it?

Up to you, depends on what your needs are.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major