Does this have anything remotely to do with ADSL ?

At 02:26 8/09/2002 +1200, Chrissy R wrote:
>I have been asked to help out a company with some
>computing stuff. One of the many issues is there
>internet connection. They have 7 computers connected
>to a network for file and printer sharing at present. Three
>have modems and can connect - but not simultaneously.
>Soon (when ADSL is available in their area) they will
>change to ADSL. At present they use Telecom for
>tolls and Clear for phone lines IIRC (but that can change).
>
>They do not see a need to have a much bigger network
>in the future but it could grow a little. They have reasonable
>machines - less than six months old. I believe that if they
>need something there will have no problem getting as
>they are aware that they will need to spend a bit.
>
>What are the issues I need to address as far as security
>go. This is a major concern of theirs. They do not feel
>threatened but they have "heard" of all the problems they
>could get if they are connected all the time. What is
>a reasonable setup for say, up to 10 computers to connect
>to Internet? They are not going to be transferring huge
>volumes of data but would like to do off site backups.
>
>At present they only back up once a week and they do
>full backups. This is time consuming. They would like
>more frequent ones but could not afford the time to
>perform them as they did not know about incremental
>backups etc. That shows that their computer interact is
>not great.
>
>The other things they need help with are about configuration
>of applications and other stuff and will not affect the ADSL
>stuff at all.
>
>Any comments about what needs to be address would be
>most appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Chrissy.
>
>
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