1-46 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTEDInternet or PPP RouterSome small businesses need high-speed connections into the Internet orneed to connect to large global networks used by larger organizations.When communicating with another AccessBuilder 500, the unit usesFastConnect, its own proprietary high speed protocol. However, in orderto connect with other routers it needs to be configured to use the slowerPPP protocol. PPP is used by many other routers.Increasingly Internet service providers are offering access to theInternet over ISDN via an ISDN router. PPP routing over ISDN allows asimple cost-effective connection to the Internet or into a largeorganization’s global network.Figure 1-24 PPP Connections To The Internet and Corporate Network
