Hi, Many thanks to all the nice people who have replied to my question.
Regarding high speed connection, I've called my telco (GTE) about getting an ISDN line into my home and the response was not available. The GTE sale rep/operator said that ISDN is only available to business establishments only. Secondly, how much faster can I see between the 28.8 modem, ISDN, T1, T2 , etc. I'd also want to know what should I need from the ISP in order to setup the connection between my Debian/Linux box to the ISP. All the ISPs seem to support only WFW3.11/95/Mac/NT and not Linux. Also, how much faster if the the connection is PPP vs. SLIP or CSLIP? Again, Thank you very much to all in Debian-user group. I know that I get help from this group a lot faster and more accurate than from the PAID software houses I've dealt with. :) Richard Morin wrote: :> :> On Wed, 08 Jan 1997 09:38:13 CST Timothy Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) :> wrote: :> :> > I was once want to mirror the debian as well but I was told that :> > I need to have a very high speed connection to the ISP. Currently :> > I can have upto 28.8 via modem from my house. I'd like to know :> > how do I go about getting a high speed connection, the cost of :> > all this and process of setting up a mirror. (I have plenty of :> > harddrive space 10G in total). :> :> Not at all. I have a debian mirror through a 28.8/33.6 modem. It will take ages (ages=around 2 weeks) to mirror the stuff initially, and then refreshes are quite fast. :> :> If you want to look at high-speed connections, look for ISDNs. But this is much more expensive than standard modems. :> :> Phil. : :Depending on where you live, your costs can range from reasonable, to :ridiculous. I believe the original poster lives in Texas, which if I :am correct is a pretty competitive area, as far a Telco costs, and :ISP costs will go. :O'Reilly and Associates has a great book called, Gettting Connected- :The Internet at 56K and Up. :Really goes into the equipment, the Telco "crap", the guts of "big :pipes" if you will. :http://www.ora.com/ :will lead you to the truth. :Have fun. :Rich M :[EMAIL PROTECTED] : -- -------------------- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -------------------- NEC America, Inc. ASL -------------------- 1525 Walnut Hill Ln. Irving, TX 75038 -------------------- tel: (214)-518-3437 fax: (214)-518-3499 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
