RE: [cobalt-users] switch router suggestions?

[Mark Williams <MWilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

BGP is border gateway protocol which is commonly used for load balancing and
fault tolerence. it can allow multiple machines through multiple providers
to share a single ip address by using "virtual ip's" and re route traffic
depending on their usage and whether they are up. my company is looking into
using this as we speak...

mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Pflaum [mailto:pflaum@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 9:40 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] switch router suggestions?


Thanks for all the responses. I definitely have some research to do. 
I looked into a UUnet connection. They are at least $1200/mo. Neither 
my cable company or dsl company will allow me to run dns. Right now 
the best thing to do is to co-locate if I want to use a raq.  I 
really wanted to be able to walk into work and see those in the 
equipment racks, but I have pay for them somehow.  I've never set up 
a DNS anyway., so its probably better I don't mess with it.  What is 
BGP and ASN? (This shows the extent of my knowledge).

Thanks,
Steve



>I have one word. Co-Locate.
>
>Most cable companies don't allow servers and even if they did, there
service
>is too unreliable. DSL is ok, depending on your area, but most DSL service
>has a high eligibility for discard so you are much more likely to drop
>packets. Normally if you are concerned about availability, co-locate or
>lease raq space! This will give you the most reliable bandwidth for your
>buck.
>
>Final note, When making a business decision such as this you have to look
at
>the technology involved and its pricing. DSL is cheap for high bandwidth...
>Now having said that, A backbone UUnet connection (T1) is 2400.00 per
month.
>In my area they will sell you 1/2 that bandwidth for $260.00 a month in
>DSL... Do the math, most DSL providers have to really over sell their
>backbone connections to make any money. While most ISP's do also, Not to
the
>extent DSL providers do. I have seen quite a few ISP's NOCs who are selling
>DSL and if you knew their ratio for bandwidth you would run away
>screaming...  :))
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve Pflaum
>Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 3:20 PM
>To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [cobalt-users] switch router suggestions?
>
>
>I need to set up some raqs to host a series of about 140 websites.
>I'm wondering if I could start out by getting a cable and a DSL
>internet connection for redundancy. What kind of a switch/router
>should I use between the lines and my raqs? Is any one doing
>something similar?
>
>Steve
>
>
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