J Houston <james.houston@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:


> I checked the BTB website, and it says it's not compatible with
> Windows Server 2000 (no mention on Win Server 2003, but I'm guessing
> the same applies?). Does this mean it won't work at all on our
> Server?

Oh dear, frog/USB modem? If so, bad choice.

> Or, as I suspect,
> will I be able to install it and share the connection regardless?

Win2003 is even more fussy about certain types of drivers than Win2k
was. If it's a "proper" ethernet router, you're golden, just plug the
external facing NIC in and away you go, sharing as you did for dialup.

> When she came back, the spiel
> she gave me sounded suspiciously like a script to me, i.e.
> upgrade-to-our-far-more-expensive
> package-please-cos-BT-can-tell-how-many-PC's-you're-using-and-what
> operating-system-they-are etc...?

In *theory* it's possible to find out how many machines are behind a
NATing machine/router, there have been whitepapers written, but I really
wouldn't worry.