Are you sure that ADSL is the right alternative here? It's fine for people
doing Web surfing and downloading stuff, but the upstream pipe is a lot
narrower than the downstream one, so I don't know how good it is for serving
stuff. You might be better off with a lower-bandwidth dedicated connection.
Also, you need to check with your ISP/Telco as to what kind of bandwidth you
get from the exchange/central office onwards. I've got a 8Mbps/640Kbps
(5.7Mbps/704Kbps in reality) ADSL connection, but the telco here has 2Mbps
interconnection pipes, and that bandwidth is shared between all ADSL
users...
You should also check the ADSL connection for latency. Although mega-bits
per second sounds impressive, it's low latency that you really want. Web
surfing means lots of connect requests with small amounts of data coming in
and out, so low latency means you'll get a "snappier" surfing experience
even with a comparatively narrow 'Net pipe. Low latency is also important
for applications such as ssh and telnet.
My ISP routes a fair bit of traffic over satellite, unfortunately... I see
400ms+ roundtrips at times.
Otherwise, check out www.dslreports.com. Lots of links there.
Cheers,
-- Juha
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, 2 December 1999 5:39 a.m.
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: OT-->I'Net Cafe
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Sorry for the OT topic here, but what better place to turn for tech
> info.
>
> Presently I'm in the process of setting up a Cafe, Computer Books and
> Accessory store, which there will also be public surfing available.
>
> Right now I'm planning on having 2, 7 MB ADSL connections, 1 of which
> will be for the public surfing, the other, i have planned for mirroring
> and archiving of Linux OS' and software etc.....
>
> What I'm wondering, is if anyone knows of a site or site's, that provide
> info for the hardware one would require for having such a setup, using
> ADSL, also any info on the setup in general and pricing for the hardware
> ( business plan). The Lan i don't see as a problem for setup, ( approx.
> 25 comps ) just the setup for the servers out onto the ADSL lines
> themselves.
>
> I have no plans for any leased lines, ( considering it's $500 a pop for
> each ADSL line here, just not possible with a leased line ) so the info
> I'm looking for would be specific to ADSL :)
>
> Any info would be greatly apreciated...
>
> Thanks
>
> David
>
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