Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 14:39:24 -0400 From: Nathan Vidican <webmaster@wmptl.com> To: David@SkytrackerCanada.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What kind of ISP/connection am I looking for? Message-ID: <397C8D5C.D2A58020@wmptl.com> References: <200007230414.VAA08721@gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net> <397C5A18.2F2677BE@www3.pacific-pages.com>
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David Banning wrote: > > Our national telephone company has a package that allows high speed > connection > using a Dlink Ethernet card - they said it is possible to connect with > unix > providing "the operating system can handle a TCP/IP stack and a dynamic > IP address" > (I would need a static IP wouldn't I?) > the price is right - but it brings up > some questions : > > Everything I've done has been as a client - connected only as a user. > I guess I'm looking for terminology here - if I want to have my in-house > machine as the server - how do I go about getting that up and running? > What is the thing I should be asking ISP's to provide me with? > > > At 12:02 AM 7/23/00 -0400, you wrote: > > >Here's the situation; > > > > > >For a small 7 person company, > > >I want to install a php-mysql system for taking orders, keeping > > >track of sales, etc. > > >Onsite speed would have to be fast, but when connected though the > > >web - slow is fine. > > > > > >We don't want to spend alot of money on the ISP. I see companies > > >advertising $400 - $1500 per month for a fast connection. > > > > > >I'm wondering; > > > > > >Is there a low-cost way to have the server on-site but still be able to > > >access from the web? > > > > > >Alternatively - maybe we could have the company database on the ISP > > >site if we could get a low-cost-high-speed connection that would be > > >fast enough for staff to enter orders. > > > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > -- > Weinberg's Second Law: > If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, > then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message You should be asking your ISP the following: 1. What is your upstream bandwidth; how fast will they allow your computer to send data out. -an increasing amount of connection types are not the same upstream as they are downstream 2. Can you obtain a static IP address(es), and how many are you given, and will they provide the neccessary DNS entries for you? 3. Will they run DNS for you all-together, most decent ISP's will for free. 4. You need a dedicated connection, NOT an 'always-on', or an 'unlimited' connection. 5. What kind of hardware is required, typically with *BSD, you'll want some sort of router or bridge that allows you to use a plain old ethernet card on the *BSD box. 6. (may sound stupid), What O/S does the ISP use for their servers? -typically speaking, an ALL Windows NT isp is probably not going to be able to help support your BSD issues 7. Why they want your business more than the next ISP in the phonebook; what 'extras' do they offer you? Whereabouts are you located anyhow? I may be able to refer you to someone, (I'm noting your coming from a presumably Canadian email address here)? -- Nathan Vidican webmaster@wmptl.com Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd. http://www.wmptl.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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