On Thursday 03 March 2005 12:25 pm, Eric Jensen wrote: > Going to be launching a business management system and we are going to > host the web sites instead of distribute our code base. This is where > my knowledge gets pretty sparse. We would really like to run our own > servers from our location isntead of colocate. I looked at a few ISPs > and what they offer for DSL lines with a static IP and have not been > impressed. For $150-200 a month you can get a 384kb/s line that is, > according to them, perfect for web hosting. That just doesn't make > sense to me. When most users now days have closer to 1.5mb DSL (at > around $30-40 a month mind you) how could you support even 10 hits at a > time and not get complaints about it being too slow? We were thinking > of getting one line with a static IP and then a bunch of 1.5mb standard > lines and merging them. We think that will work fine for download, but > not upload since we would go out on a different IP. Seems like it would > really screw up DNS, amongst other things I'm sure. So what are our > options if we want to keep the equipment in-house? Am I missing > something with these 384-ish DSL lines designed for small-medium > businesses?
I don't think you're missing something (maybe "small-medium" should be read as "dirt poor non-technical"). You probbaly want multiple bonded T1's. One IP, enough bandwidth. Most providers that will give you a T1 offer this. ELI and UVNet (uvnet.net) come to mind. JN .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
