Craig White wrote: > > My friend has 2 store locations that he wants to tie together and one of the > locations is in the Scottsdale airpark which offers few options for internet > access... > > Standard USWest/Qwest DSL not available...the only DSL I can get is thru a > Rhythms connection (various providers will resell this) which offers 128K > for about $120 month where his other office is coming thru at 256K DSL which > tests higher than 512K for $35 per month (+ $30 Qwest). > > We had Sprint Broadband (Speedchoice) and though the downstream speeds are > good...the upstream speeds are nowhere near the 256K and we are thinking > that the lousy 128K IDSL from Rhythms is probably better than the Sprint > Broadband. I do have Linux working and creating a virtual private tunnel > using VPND 1.10 but I think the newer version of VTUN or Redhat 7.0 bundles > in CIPE as part of the package might be more effective. > > I have told him that what he really needs is a dedicated Frame Relay but he > is not going to pony up the price. > > Anyone got any other suggestions? The company that did the presentation at the meeting last week services the scottsdale airpark area. -- jkenner @ mindspring . com__ I Support Linux: _> _ _ |_ _ _ _| Working Together To <__(_||_)| )| `(_|(_)(_| To Build A Better Future. |