Kingscup
join:2006-03-01
united state
| DSL at a fire station?
The firefighters have decided to get DSL so they can get online after the workday. We have some questions about this and working with DSL Extreme.
The work related station computer is already on a network that is used for work related items. It has intranet/internet. I don't know much about large networks like that but we need to have DSL that is completely separate from that network so there is no interference. We were thinking of installing a separate jack with a wireless router but we are not sure if that would cause any problems with the current network. Would we have to do something else?
We have another problem that we don't agree on. Some firefighters just want to go with Verizon to make it a simple process since we will probably have them install the extra jack if there are no problems with that. I would like to consider DSL Extreme. My concern is if we go with Verizon is they will tag the account as a business account when we will use it more like a residential account as it will only be used by the firefighters at the station. We don't want to have to pay business DSL prices. What I see happening is if we order from Verizon, the CSR will give us residential DSL but when we get our first bill, it will be tagged as a business account and we will be under contract for it for a year.
This is why I was hoping DSL Extreme can work with us and give us a residential account. I don't know if that is possible so that is why I am researching this. Is it possible for DSL Extreme to give us a residential account? |
|
altidude
join:2002-12-26
Ventura, CA
| If you can get the DSL delivered, it would be easiest, and more secure, to just bring in a second PC for the new connection. Don't even try to put it on the existing LAN. In fact, make sure you don't!
I just don't think it would be a good idea to mess with the government provided PC trying to make this work. Opening a hole to the Internet on a PC used for official fire fighting related business would be a bad idea. |
|
Kingscup
join:2006-03-01
united state
| Oh no, we would never do it like that. We were thinking of getting a separate outlet jack installed for the dsl and only attaching a wireless router to it so we could use laptops with the wireless router. I just don't know if getting a separate outlet jack will also cause interference with the work network.
Does a network use the phone lines like dsl to cover long distances? I have heard the term frame relay in relation to our network but I don't know if it is relevant to this. |
|
More Fiber
Premium,MVM
join:2005-09-26
West Chester, PA
 ·Bay Area Internet ..
| DSL comes in two "flavors".
•Installed on an existing phone line with a splitter.
•"Dry loop", which is a copper pair with no dial tone.
In your situation, your best option is the "dry loop", since that would be totally separate from any existing phone or network line.
Unless you have an existing residential phone line, I would stay away from trying to piggy back the DSL onto an existing phone circuit. Your business phone lines may not be compatible with DSL and you probably also want to keep the billing separate and not have it billed to a business line. |
|
djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | reply to Kingscup
No, having a DSL modem hooked up to a wifi router won't interfere with another network if they're not connected to each other. If the existing network is using wifi you can change the channels to ensure they don't conflict, but it's generally not problematic.
You'll probably have a harder time getting the circuit installed than anything else.
--
AT&T U-Hearse
Your funeral. Delivered.
|
|
dslx_gm
Premium,VIP
join:2002-12-26
Winnetka, CA | reply to Kingscup
Hi Kingscup -
Do you have a phone separate phone line at the location that you are looking to install the service on or are you looking for a dry loop service?
Thanks |
|
Kingscup
join:2006-03-01
united state
| reply to More Fiber
said by More Fiber  :Unless you have an existing residential phone line, I would stay away from trying to piggy back the DSL onto an existing phone circuit. Your business phone lines may not be compatible with DSL and you probably also want to keep the billing separate and not have it billed to a business line. We are looking at dry loop service. Obviously, there business lines there. No residential service. I was kind of hoping to piggyback dsl onto the phone wires but possibly having a phone jack installed for only dsl service. It sounds like piggybacking might be a problem? We would have separate billing for the dsl. |
|
Kingscup
join:2006-03-01
united state
| reply to dslx_gm
said by dslx_gm :Do you have a phone separate phone line at the location that you are looking to install the service on or are you looking for a dry loop service Just dry loop service sir. |
|
