The ABCs of TCP/IP, 2nd Edition

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he or she accessed the Internet at 2:00 p.m. Similarly, if the employee took a

trip to San Jose at 6:00 p.m. and accessed the Internet, another IP address

would be temporarily assigned to the employee’s notebook computer.

One method to overcome the previously described problem is for traveling

employees to dial an access server that is directly connected to the organiza-

tion’s network. If one configures the server to accept a static IP address

assigned to an employee’s notebook, then a router’s access list could be used

to allow remote access for authorized employees who travel around the

country or around the globe. This action, of course, results in the necessity

for employees to use long distance instead of potentially more ...