[lug] DSL OR CABLE MODEM

[Harris, James]

Yes, thanks for the suggestion.  I actually started to address this about
two months ago.  I got Qwest to install a second physical line (specifically
made sure they didn't split it) and started the very looong process of
preparing my server.  (It was a slackware 4.0 install that I've been keeping
up to date for security... But security only... So I had to upgrade to
kernel 2.4 and all that.)  Unfortunately, in the middle of doing that when I
was futzing around with the FS, I hosed it and, of course, as a good admin
would never have, I hadn't a backup of it.  :-)

Long story shorter, I'm pretty much back in a place where I can consider it
and then MHO came into the picture... However, with the way that it sounds,
I think that Multilink is probably the way I'm going to go.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Whiteley [mailto:techzone at greeleynet.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 22:49
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject: Re: [lug] DSL OR CABLE MODEM
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harris, James" <James_Harris at maxtor.com>
> To: <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:45 AM
> Subject: RE: [lug] DSL OR CABLE MODEM
> 
> 
> <snip>
> > Is wireless up over the 100+ms latency mark also?  I can 
> deal with up to
> > about 150, but after that, unless it's super cheap, I can't 
> justify it
> since
> > most of what I'm doing is more dependant on low latency 
> than it is on
> super
> > high bandwidth.  Thus, replacing my super good 49k to 51k 
> ppp connection
> > with something more expensive just wouldn't be justified.
> >
> <snip>
> If you are getting ~50k dialups, you might consider 
> multilink.  Two modems
> at ~50k will get you ~100k.  With compression it will outrun 
> normal ISDN.
> Binding overhead is 0.03%.  Of course, adding another line is 
> an expense and
> you have to make sure Qwest doesn't split your existing 
> copper.  This might
> be your solution until something better appears.
> 
> Frank Whiteley
> Greeley
> 
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