Not sure if this was directed at me, but we don't get a break for our second line. But, we were to the point where we were going to need 10 MB of Internet, so we went 5 and 5. I believe we are paying about $900 or month or so before ERate on our Frontier Ethernet Connection, and whatever the ICN and AEA costs are for our ICN Ethernet Connection. We are paying more than if we just had a 10 MB ICN connection, but we have never (watch me eat these words now) been without Internet since we have had the Sonicwall 3060 and two Internet Connections. Jeremy _______________________________________________ Jeremy Pearson Supervisor of Information Technology Fort Dodge Community School District 104 South 17th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 http://www.fort-dodge.k12.ia.us <https://www.fort-dodge.k12.ia.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.fort-dodge.k12.ia.us/> (515)574-5676 voice (515)574-5324 fax
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From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us on behalf of Brad Kruse
Sent: Fri 4/10/2009 4:35 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: RE: [info-tech] Secondary Internet connection
One question...
How much do you pay for the second connection that you rarely use? Does
IATelecom give you a break?
Manson Northwest Webster-Home of the Cougars!
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>>> "Pearson, Jeremy" <jpear...@fort-dodge.k12.ia.us> 4/10/2009 8:16 AM >>>
Everyone-
We are running a Sonicwall 3060 with enhanced firmware, and have
had a secondary Internet connection for 3 or 4 years now. We currently
have a 5MB Ethernet connection from the ICN, as well as a 5MB Ethernet
connection from our local phone company. Other than Lance's note about
have to restart the Sonicwall to get back to full operating strength on
both connections, it is awesome. You never even know when one link goes
down, as the Sonicwall just routes everything out the other link. We
will never go back to having one single connection.
The only other thing to think about, in our configuration, and
end user can really only burst into a 5MB connection, since they are 2
different connections, but depending on the situation, that works
better.
We originally were doing this on our Fortigate, but at that time
it would not allow for load balancing over the links. Scott and I have
had those discussions, so I don't know if that problem has been
rectified or not. That was the reason we moved to a Sonicwall 3060.
If anyone need any more information, ask away. Otherwise, happy
Easter everyone!!!
Jeremy
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[mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Karl Hehr
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 8:59 AM
To: Info-Tech
Subject: [info-tech] Secondary Internet connection
With this mornings outage it got me thinking. OUr ICN connection is
usually quite sound, but do any districts have a secondary connection
to the internet?
Karl H. Hehr
Technology/Curriculum Director
South Hamilton CSD
www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us
515.827.5418 (W)
515.209.9767 (C)
515.827.5368 (F)
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