Business Broadband
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Help - we are due to have broadband connected to the local exchange at work at the end of February 2005.
Being the only person in the office who understands the numbers lock key, I have been assigned with sorting out our broadband connection.
I have spoken to BT and established that we will need to use our fax number, not the current ISDN connection. We have about 11 PCs that require email and about 6 will need internet. We send a lot of photos large files and stuff so will need about 2mbs download speed I guess. Demon are our current IP providers and we will probably continue with them.
My boss also wants to be able to access the server remotely from his home with his laptop.
Will I be able to sort our the broadband connect myself - BT seem to think it is as simple as a home one?
Being the only person in the office who understands the numbers lock key, I have been assigned with sorting out our broadband connection.
I have spoken to BT and established that we will need to use our fax number, not the current ISDN connection. We have about 11 PCs that require email and about 6 will need internet. We send a lot of photos large files and stuff so will need about 2mbs download speed I guess. Demon are our current IP providers and we will probably continue with them.
My boss also wants to be able to access the server remotely from his home with his laptop.
Will I be able to sort our the broadband connect myself - BT seem to think it is as simple as a home one?
Probably is as simple as a home one, apart from the boss wanting remote access.
Just buy an all-in-one device that has ADSL modem, router, firewall, wireless access point, network switch, etc. all built in, hook it into your existing network (presuming you have one) and away you go.
You may need to set up RAS / VPN so your boss can access remotely, and I'm afraid another PHer will have to help you out there.
Just buy an all-in-one device that has ADSL modem, router, firewall, wireless access point, network switch, etc. all built in, hook it into your existing network (presuming you have one) and away you go.
You may need to set up RAS / VPN so your boss can access remotely, and I'm afraid another PHer will have to help you out there.
Make sure you get a static IP. You should get one with business connections anyhow. www.clara.net are ratehr good.
One thing to be aware of is that all the BT based ADSL products only have 256kpbs upload.
When you are sending files only the upload speed is important. If you've currently got 128kbps IDSN, the 2mbps ADSL will only be twice as fast for sending files. It'll be about 20 times as fast for downloading / receiving stuff though.
>> Edited by d-man on Tuesday 14th December 11:17
When you are sending files only the upload speed is important. If you've currently got 128kbps IDSN, the 2mbps ADSL will only be twice as fast for sending files. It'll be about 20 times as fast for downloading / receiving stuff though.
>> Edited by d-man on Tuesday 14th December 11:17
agent006 said:
Make sure you get a static IP. You should get one with business connections anyhow. www.clara.net are ratehr good.
Can vouch that they are good for a small office / ADSL connection.
d-man said:
One thing to be aware of is that all the BT based ADSL products only have 256kpbs upload.
When you are sending files only the upload speed is important. If you've currently got 128kbps IDSN, the 2mbps ADSL will only be twice as fast for sending files. It'll be about 20 times as fast for downloading / receiving stuff though.
>> Edited by d-man on Tuesday 14th December 11:17
At the moment SDSL is just stupid money, for example to have 2MB Upload and 2MB Download costs £540 a month for 12 months with Nildram rather than about £45 a month for 2MB ADSL.
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