On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 02:11:24PM -0600, Michael Orion Jackson wrote: : The hard limit thing comes from looking at the graph at the : throughput page I mentioned. Notice how it is constant at something like : 256 (maybe it was 300)? Yes, of course ping is dependent on local and : remote, thus the "usually" I added... ;-) (Ping is usually lower because : there are generally fewer router hops with xDSL providers (that I've : seen).) Static IPs on RR are limited to the $90/mo business service, : which to my knowledge you can't get as an individual. Oh, and let's not : forget that charming extra $15/mo per extra computer you're supposed to : pay. Screw that noise, firewalling (w/NAT to private subnet(s)) is the : way to go... I second the lower and more consistent ping times on DSL. I have ADSL from jump.net on copper from SWBell. I may not see peak speeds as high as RoadRunner can deliver, but the service is more stable. Depending on routes across the Internet to a remote server I see download rates ranging from 20 kbytes/second to 150 kbytes/second, and IMHO 150 kbytes/second isn't slow. :) That said, ADSL isn't for everyone. I may prefer it, but it also fits my needs pretty well. RoadRunner does that better for other people. And, I hadn't heard that RoadRunner had started offering static IPs with the business service. If they have, it is about time! They've been promising that since the "early bird" days. Jonathan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
