[olug] Active bandwidth monitoring

[Daniel Linder]

On Tue, July 17, 2007 14:57, Luke -Jr wrote:
> Most older stuff would only have 10mbit capabilities anyway, so if you
> want
> Cox's 12mbit stuff, you'd need a new modem just to get past that ethernet
> limitation.

Yup, but I only have the 7Mbps speed.  Either way, I want something a bit
more flexible as a firewall anyway.

> What residential ISP guarantees a speed? Last I checked, they were all "up
> to"

No, you're right.  The @Work service only says "up to", but the are
(suppose to be) more responsive if an @Work customer calls in with a
speed/bandwidth issue over an @Home customer.

Dan

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