15 Jan
1997
15 Jan
'97
3:07 p.m.
On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, Avi Freedman wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, Avi Freedman wrote: The other approach is to extend MAE-East to you in the NOVA area by buying a package which includes a dedicated or shared FDDI port, two Netedges, and a T3 in between the Netedges. My guess is that it's 50-50 or maybe 60-40 in favor of the Netedge approach, but collocating is definitely a more stable way to connect.
Why would you inflict Netedges on yourself by choice? I thought maschistic tendencies should be displayed only behind closed doors, not in designing networks...
-dorian
People do it as a cost-saving move - or as a 1st step when rack space becomes unavailable at MAE-East, as it has for various multi-month periods in the past. Avi