[itdiscuss] High Speed and Load Balancing

[Matthew Irvine]

We don't have a lot of good high speed options in our semi-rural area, and
T1 is way out of our price range.  Right now, we're using Time Warner for
broadband.  They provide 5mbps down and 368kbps up.  I need more upload, so
I asked what it'd cost to boost that.  The only option they could give me
was about $100/month more than we're currently paying.  So it got me
thinking, why not get another WAN connection (DSL in or case)?

 

I was reading a previous IT Discuss topic on this:
http://itdiscuss.org/index.php?t=msg
<http://itdiscuss.org/index.php?t=msg&S=ef8727a1d6e824b16f3f68b34e443694&th=
1692&goto=4848#msg_4848>
&S=ef8727a1d6e824b16f3f68b34e443694&th=1692&goto=4848#msg_4848

 

I know that Jason recommended some SonicWall solutions for load balancing.  

 

Has anyone used the D-Link DI LB604 or the TP-Link TL-R480T+ for this
purpose?  The TP-Link router seems to have some pretty bad ratings, but
people overall seem happy with the D-Link option.  What do you think?

 

I know that you get what you pay for, but I'm trying to pay as little as I
can for the most benefit.

 

Thanks,

Matthew

 


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Matthew Irvine

Information Technology Manager & Webmaster

First Baptist Church . 506 N. Main . P.O. Box 5 . Belton, TX 76513
(254) 939-0705 . http://www.fbcbelton.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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