Power Networks has been hired as a consultant to BARTLETT, Inc. BARTLETT has a single site located in Toledo, Ohio, with 32 devices on an ethernet network. Power Network's job is to linkBARTLETT's existing network to the Internet. The internal network number is 10.0.0.0/24 and cannot be easily changed.
When BARTLETT originally installed the network, IP address 10.0.0.1 was reserved for the "internet router". BARTLETT would also like to use their internal Windows 2008 Exchange Server as their inbound smtp mail server. The IP address of the server is 10.0.0.2. BARTLETT is unsure of how to obtain an Internet connection and which items to purchase.
(a) Discuss the various methods by which BARTLETT might connect to the Internet. Make a judgment about which method might be best for BARTLETT and justify your answer.
(b) Based on the method selected above, identify the equipment you would have to purchase in order to connect to the Internet.