Comparative Study

 

Options Available - ISP at LaBelle and Gainesville

LaBelle - 132 N Lee , LaBelle , Florida

Sprint Connection available.

Good Speed Level and so flexibility in price.

Router DG 814 cannot be used.

Good Technical Support- Sprint ISP.

Prices for Each connection package are as follows:

*512 K / 128 K     $  49 .99   
*1.5 Mbps / 256 K   $  64 .99
*1.5 Mbps / 384 K   $  99 .99 
*640 K /640  K    $ 159 .99 
*3.0 Mbps / 384 K   $ 104 .99
*3.0 Mbps / 512 K   $ 213 .99

Additional Monthly Costs for Static IP

*512 / 128K - $9.95        *1.5 / 256K - $4.95
A $25 activation charge applies.

More Information can be found on the site http://csb.sprint.com/home/local/dsl/static_ip.html

Gainesville - 6017 NW 27th Terrace, Gainesville, Florida

Bell South Connection available.

Not much Levels in speed connections.

To have Sprint Connection we need to have a different Telephone connection - Sprint , so that they can provide DSL.

Router DG814 can be used and is working fine. Its been used for the Web server presently.

Good Technical Support- Bell South ISP.

We need to pay approx. $20 for getting Static IP from the usual connection charge.

          $45.00* per month plus upfront costs

Other Informations can also be found on site

http://www.fastaccess.com/content/consumer/product_comparison.jsp

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Recommendations

Setup the Web Server finally at Gainesville , run it successfully and later transfer to LaBalle as per the conditions. According to me this is the best options. I think this to be the best because right now our first priority is to setup the web server efficient enough to work as per our requirement. So we shouldn't delay in relocating , rather should just try best to make it work efficiently.

After this has been done we can think ahead. One most important thing is that if there is no one available to take the Admin responsibility for the web server here(Gainesville) its risky. We cannot leave the Web server here without anyone taking the Admin responsibility. So  if no one is available here to Admin the server the web server should be shifted to LaBelle . At LaBelle also there should always be someone to monitor and take care of the Admin responsibility. Its very important .

Presently at Gainesville(Bell South) we would have to pay approx . $ 20.00 more to get the static IP from the usual monthly connection charges.

Important Issues

  1. Need to look into the matter if we can transfer  IP address without paying anything for DNS registration with new Static IP address at LaBelle-Sprint.

  2. Need to check if Sprint modem works fine with Linux. That could be an issue if we shift this server and the modem doesn't work. We cannot use the router -DG814 as its has some issue with sprint and it doesn't work .

Compare between LaBelle and Gainesville

LABELLE

GAINESVILLE
  1. Sprint -Internet Service Provider
  2. Different Speed Levels
  3. Flexibility in price for DSL because it has different speed levels
  4. Good Technical Support
  5. Don't have idea if Sprint modem flexible with linux -Red Hat 9.0 "Would be sorting this issue"
  6. Router DG814 does not work fine with Sprint -ISP; Tried and tested at LaBelle.
  7. Would have to setup and new network at LaBelle to setup the web server as the web server would have the Static IP address from ISP and rest of the machine should have static IP address in range of 192.168.0.x.Need to organize the network to use the server efficiently.
  8. We would either have to get a Router or modem which can be used for port forwarding in the network.
  9. Rise in cost
  10. Would always need to have a Admin to keep track of the web server .
  11. Need to look for security for the network in more details . Need to have strong security for the web server.
  1. Bell South -Internet Service provider
  2. Don't have different speed levels
  3. Don't have much flexibility because they don't have different speed levels
  4. Good Technical Support
  5. Don't Support Linux-Operating system but drivers for the USB modem available .
  6. Router-DG814 works excellent with Bell South ; Its working fine at Gainesville.
  7. The network at Gainesville has been setup using the router and is efficiently fine for the web server using Static IP address.
  8. Don't need as thr router -DG814 is working fine.
  9. No more cost associated.
  10. Would aways need to have a Admin to keep track of the web server.
  11. need to look for security in more details but since have few computer in the office at gainesville so rest of the machine are less effected in bad conditions like hacker attack or something else concerned to this. Though we still need to have strong security for the web server.