Re: FN-FORUM OT Server Connectivity

date posted 7th August 2001 18:52

on 7/8/2001 7:16 pm, Damian Jauregui at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:

> Forget T1s, etc. get them to install a BT ADSL line:
>
> Business 500PLUS, Bandwidth = 500 Kbps, Installation = £260.00, Quart.
> Rent = £299.97
>
> They also do a 1mbit and 2mbit solution.
>
> The PLUS packages DO come with a fixed IP address which helps for domain
> name stuff.

Go with Easynet - they're cheaper (I'm getting 2Mb for £120/month), and in
my experience, a far better ISP than BT. The BT 500PLUS is still only 256k
upstream (like all ADSL services), though that will serve a surprisingly
large number of requests.

> A lot cheaper than a 128k leased line from any where...

But less reliable too - ADSL connections don't come with any kind of SLA.
You're at the mercy of BT which ever ISP you go with. There are apparently
trials of SDSL up to 8Mbit going on.

A better option is co-location - I'm mostly hosting on my ADSL, but I'm
about to get a colo box for redundancy and increased reliability. From an
admin point of view, it really makes no difference to me whether the box is
sitting next to me or the other side of the world - SSH is your friend!

Marcus
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