From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Jul 11 19:00:41 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id TAA14361 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 11 Jul 1997 19:00:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from palm.bythehand.net ([208.219.234.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA14356 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 1997 19:00:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 752 invoked from network); 12 Jul 1997 01:56:40 -0000 Received: from port4.go-pc.com (HELO bc.bythehand.net) (206.20.105.143) by palm.bythehand.net with SMTP; 12 Jul 1997 01:56:40 -0000 Message-ID: <33C6E533.43A@bythehand.net> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 22:00:19 -0400 From: Bernard Courtney Reply-To: bc@bythehand.net Organization: Internet Creations By The Hand X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dennis CC: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: T1/T3? - back to the subject References: <3.0.32.19970711190420.00f0d460@etinc.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk dennis wrote: > > Anyway, if you want to have a great router, cheap, and still solve your > bandwidth requirements (if you are not Too big).... > > 1) find a provider that sells "clocked down" T3. This is when they > run a T3 to your location but set the CSUs on both ends to a fractional > rate. This effectively allows you to upgrade in (typically) 2 Meg increments, > depending on the service that they provide. CRL is one of the providers, > I believe, that offers this. > > 2) Use FreeBSD with our PCI board and you'll be set up to (at least) > 10Mbs, probably 12 or 14. You'll also need a Fractional T3 CSU with a > V.35 port, Digital Link makes one...probably others also. > > So for Under $4000 you have a fast router with up to 12Mb/s of backbone > bandwidth..... > > Dennis So does UUNET (http://www.uu.net/) -- Bernard J. Courtney bc@bythehand.net Internet Creations By The Hand Phone: (800) 757-1903 Fax: (201) 946-0034 WWW: http://www.bythehand.net