Re: FN-FORUM OT Server Connectivity

date posted 7th August 2001 19:19

Ouch

Their are a number of problems with ADSL and hosting:

Upstream is always .256mbit, no matter whether you have the .5, 1 or 2mbit
connection. And for a webserver upstream is the important bit.

ADSL is contended so you're not going to get all that bandwidth all of the
time. And as more ppl start to get ADSL the more your share of the
available bandwidth is going to drop. I saw these flunctuations in effect
on Sunday when I watched everyone's ping outside our office network spike to
600+ whilst hosting a game of CS on an ADSL connection.

ADSL can't be made to burst. If you get /.'d then you can't phone up your
ISP and ask em to burst your connection for you.

If you're happy co-locating then redbus interhouse are doing a special deal
atm, 11Us of rackspace, with 64k of bandwidth burstable to 10Mbps for
£275pm. Similarly Clara.net do a similar deal, 4Us rackspace with 10Mb
connection for £3k pa. I did find someone that did rackspace with 10Mb
connections in Telehouse for an abusrdly small amount of money (I think it's
the ppl that the mad hatters use), but for the life of me I can't find them.

Clara.net are well worth talking to about connectivity. They do a lot of
work through resellers (yes, we are resellers for them) and give you a 10%
discount on any sales you make, including to yourself.

HTH

Norman


----- Original Message -----
From: "Damian Jauregui" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 7:16 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM OT Server Connectivity


> 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.
>
> A lot cheaper than a 128k leased line from any where...
>
> Damian.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Damian Jauregui
> Everlone Limited
>
> http://www.everlone.com
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>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 2:21 PM
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> Subject: FN-FORUM OT Server Connectivity
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am just doing some reasearch for future questions as I am being
> frequently
> asked by clients if it is a viable option for them to have their server
> at
> home/office and run it that way. I realised that whilst I know how to
> work
> inside a server, I don't have a clue how to go about getting a server
> connected to the Internet.
>
> I have looked around a bit and some hosting sites explain how there
> servers
> are set up, T1 line to the net which runs through a series of firewalls
> and
> then into the server.
>
> But I can't find anywhere that actually offers these T1 connections or
> how
> much they cost. Anyone out there a bit more knowledgable than me?? If so
>
> could you point me in the direction of a few sites / companies that may
> be
> able to help.
>
> Thanks
> Ade
>
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