Connection Model
Today's dial modem users connect to the Internet through a remote access server (RAS). A RAS answers the telephone call from the modem, authenticates the call, and facilitates a connection.
The terminal server model has served consumers well for online services and the Internet. For many RBB applications, however, another model is preferable in which the consumer is always connected to the network, such as in a business local-area network (LAN). The following list details some of these applications:
Personal Web servers in the home— This trend is encouraged by faster speeds, large PC disks, authoring freeware, and second phone lines.
Push-mode data— To receive data unattended, the network connection must be on.
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