Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 16:12:00 +0100 From: Gary Palmer <gary@palmer.demon.co.uk> To: paul@freebsd.org Cc: terry@cs.weber.edu, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netware gateway. Message-ID: <1791.808413120@palmer.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 14 Aug 1995 12:22:56 BST." <199508141122.MAA00771@server.netcraft.co.uk>
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In message <199508141122.MAA00771@server.netcraft.co.uk>, Paul Richards writes: >Ahh, yes, the joys of US connectivity. :-) Speaking as someone who gets over a 100 ICMP Source Quench messages/hour from Demon's routers because of trans-atlantic traffic, I can understand (and that's my sending data at 14k4 speeds remember...) >A 128Kb link from Pipex is $60,000 !!! You've got no chance of >getting a class C address unless you get a leased line. It's >basically accepted here now that if you get a dial-up connection >you'll be allocated nothing more than a single ip address. I went and re-read my stuff, Demon charge #1,000 setup and #600/month for a 64k leased line. Trouble is, unless you are accessing a LOT of UK based services (for which we have a relatively good link to ja.net), it's probably better going with another ISP. I think Pipex have something like 4 T1's going across the pond now. >BT, the only telcom big enough to really service the internet here >has a stranglehold on leased lines, a 64Kb leased line is $9000 to >rent, that's just the physical cable. You have to pay an ISP for >the internet service on top of that. Yes, but Energis and Mercury both do leased lines, and somewhat cheaper than BT from what I hear. BTW: Is this still relevant to questions? :-) Gary
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