[COLUG] Business net access in Dublin

[Angelo McComis]

Ok- I see the "kids home" as a generalization now-- I took that the wrong way before. :-)

So, just to be clear on my suggestion: TWTC != TW Cable/RR. 

TWCable delivers a coax line and gives you a DOCSIS modem of some flavor. Biz users get a different model with built-in router, Res users get a coax-in/ethernet-out modem.  I think we all agree that this service is essentially shared no matter how they sell it.

Time Warner Telecom is completely different. They will deliver you a Cat5 cable which you would plug into your equipment (switch/router interface). You buy whatever speed you want, 1mbps up to 100mbps on that media.  This is real IP. You would have your own /29 (or larger if needed) of IP space.

To please the admins and keep this on topic, you could use a Linux-based router/firewall solution to head the connection to TWTC.

In my recent experience, ATT's biz class DSL is not without their own set of issues. I have a client on a biz class line with them. They have had 2 service disruptions this calendar year. Those are only the ones escalated to me. There may have been others too.
 

-Angelo