To add a bit to this thread, you get 1.5 meg from a T1 if
it is a dedicated T1. Many people are using "fractional"
T1's that are capable of "bursting" to 1.5 meg but usually
hover around 256K. Whether a T is dedicated or fractional
is very important.
On Wed, 16 May 2001 16:36:18 -0400 "A.
Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> In addition to all good suggestions, you also need to
> take care of fire walls. There is no firewall with DSL
> modems. You either need a DSL router with firewall or
> software shields!
>
> Very Best Regards,
>
> Razzak.
>
> At 01:36 PM 5/16/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi Bill,
> >If your customer currently has SDSL it probably means that the workstations
> >have access to the Internet. Remember that with DSL everyone on the line
> >share access and the speed is relative to how many person are connected and
> >what they are doing at any one time. If your customer gets 1.5Mb speed
> >they will share that with other users in the area and with their own
> >internal workstation. In an industrial area this could mean slower
> >performance during working hours.
> >As I understand it, a T1 would be 1.5Mb all the time regardless of users.
> >This is the main difference. It is difficult to measure performance with
> >DSL because it would be difficult to measure what your neighbor are doing
> >at any one instance in time.
> >Good Luck,
> >Manuel
> >
> >Bill Downall wrote:
> >
> >> I am preparing a proposal for an R:Tango solution. The client is
> >> interested in the possibility of hosting their R:Tango application from
> >> their own office, through a Synchronous DSL line. Does anyone have
> >> experience doing this? What are the practical limits for performance
> >> for them.
> >>
> >> They also would like to use the same physical database within their
> >> office from R:Base for DOS and R:Base for Windows, through a Novell
> >> network, while their customers and associates are inserting, and
> >> updating items through the internet.
> >>
> >> What experience and advice can you share on protecting their internal
> >> network from hacking in such a setup?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Bill
> >
> >
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