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Here are the replies I got about multiple internet connection. Date: 20 Dec 1996 16:01:22 -0500 From: "Phyllis R. Mitchell" <pmitchel@westga.edu> To: dmcdouga@MOE.COE.UGA.EDU Cc: pmitchel@sun.cc.westga.edu Subject: Re: Internet connection Dana, At Carrollton, we use a communications router and connect by fiber to a T1 line at West GA. We have potential to have 1,400 computers on the net simultaneously without using any phone lines at school. Right now we only have about 350 set up with the software. Our System Supt. for Technology is Robert Hendrick; (770) 834-1868. Our big question is now with implementation of the AUP. How can I supervise 25 machines in the LMC with simultaneous access !?!? I feel the answer is to expect/demand responsibility on the student's part. What an exciting world! Good luck. Dr. Phyllis R. Mitchell ............ Subject: Re: Internet connection Hi, This is what the computer technology specialist, Sharon Kenagy, sent me. I hope this helps. X-Sender: skenagy@mailhost.kspress.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 14:56:27 -0600 To: jmproctor@mphm.com (Joanne Proctor) From: skenagy@mphm.com (Sharon Kenagy) Subject: Re: Internet connection You need an Internet provider, a connection (we have an ISDN Line), a ISDN modem, we use mind, AIMS, and Netscape and Eudora for software. If you arealread y connected you should have no big problem after you are set up. Sharon Kenagy ........................ Anyway, I'm in charge of the school-wide network of International School Manila here in the Philippines. We have Macs and PCs sharing one physical cable network backbone. We are connected to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) thru a dedicated 64K leased line. We have several sub-networks inside the school. We have around 500 computers connected to this network. We have this connection: ISP server/network -- router -- ISU/DSU modem -- dedicated leased line provided by the telephone company -- ISU/DSU modem -- router -- Central Switching Hub The Central Switching Hub has 12 ports , one of those connects to the router to the ISP. 3 individual ports connect to 3 Proxy Servers (Intel Pentium 166 with 2GB Hard Disk and 64MB RAM, running Windows NT 4.0 with Netscape Proxy Server ver. 1.0. The current versions of Proxy server softwares are only running in Windows NT and Unix, no Mac version yet, so I opted for Windows NT). The Proxy Servers serve the ES, MS and HS connections. The NT machines have 2 network cards with IP routing capabilities, thus isolating the AppleTalk and IPX/SPX networks of the ES, MS and HS but connects the IP for the Internet. The other ports connect to the Mail Server, and the other Administrative network segments. With your current Mac Ethernet network, I want to know the actual setup. It is hard to suggest a network topology without the actual layout and applications. Please send me more details. Merry Christmas... Roy B. San Buenaventura roysb@ismanila.portalinc.com International School Manila, Makati City, Philippines ...................... Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 19:32:15 -0600 (EST) From: Jackie Carrigan PLAINFIELD COMM SCHLS <carrigan@ideanet.doe.state.in.us> To: "Dr. Dana McDougald" <dmcdouga@MOE.COE.UGA.EDU> Subject: Re: Internet connection We use software called Iware on our network, and it allows any computers on the Novell network to access the Internet. We have a T1 line at the high school and 56K frame relays to all the other schools, so we all have the same access at all the computers in the district. Iware is a Quarterdeck product, and they have just developed a Mac version. Jackie Carrigan Plainfield Schools Plainfield, IN ......................... Subject: Re: Internet connectire'll be one connection in each classroom. The LMC currently has 12 on line and room for several more. Our printer, as is the office's, is also networked. In addition to the mentioned costs, you'll need to budget a hundred dollars each for each machines ethernet card. Our system was provided by the business department et technical help. Our district has now hired a full time person for keep it up and running plus train staff in its use. We use Groupwise as our mail system, and there are many to choose from. Good luck. I hope this was somewhat helpful. Lorrie Wade .....h a T1 line and using Internet Atlanta as our ISP. Larry J. Morrow Director, Georgia Operations NewLink Global Engineering Corporation voice: (770) 502-8144 fax: (770) 502-9010 page: (800) 796-7363 pin # 1007891 larry@newlink.net ............. From: Carl Dellutri <dellutri@cnw.com> To: "Dr. Dana McDougald" <dmceach school. Once the address are assigned, each computer on each school network, will have Internet access. Imagine if you connected to your internet provider, and never hung up... This is what our district will offer. A Dedicated Internet Service. Each computer on or district network, will have an internet connection. I hope this helps. Trying to offer multiple Internet worksten better. We have 2 school library accounts with our local ISP for web access (we use Netscape). Our setup only allows 2 simultaneous users but can be expanded when we want to. My network guru recommended a modem server (LanRover 4E) by Shiva Corp. I've been told that Shiva's product is the leader in this field. Our ve. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa Davis Librarian Splendora Middle School Splendora I.S.D. P O Box 168 Splendora, TX 77372 Internet: mbdavis@tenet.edu PHONE: (713)689-2853 CompuServe: 75146,77(we use CISCO routers), a DSU-CSU (think of it as a super modem) and at least a 56K connection to your Internet provider. We purchased the DSU-CSU from the phone company. We will soon be connecting additional buildings with fiber and installing a T1 line.on We have a Mac local network that connects to the Internet via one 28.8 kbps modem with a regular, commercial account. That means that we can just dial in our call and leave it connected 24-7 if that is our choice--we do, except like now, when I turn the whole system off while we are on vacation. Through our patch do it any other way. We have a (I'm not sure of the names, but it should be close enough to get your consultant an idea of what we're doing) Class C designation which gives us 256 IP numbers which we assign to our own computers as needed, so each of our machines does have the unique IP number for the Internet and we hd been buying individual Internet accounts. We also worked with a man we had gotten to know through Education Access, the company through whom Apple does education purchases in our locale. What we did was to replace our LocalTalk network with ethertalk. Since we were doing a major remodelling of the building we added a network closet to one of the new classrooms in the middle ofd that we need the data lines we still have in order to communicate directly with databases that do not currently reside on the WEB: i.e., the computer catalogs of local public library systems, the network newsletter of the Archdiocesan schools, etc. We are currently working to put a mail server onto the network so thaer of expensive equipment. We still have a localtalk network among all the older computers, which are the ones residing in department offices. It bridges to the ethertalknetwork thro ugh my server in the library. It does this through router software but when the router in the ethernet closet was put up there were conmultimedia booth in the library where one of the multimedia computers is tagged for teacher preference. Students know that a teacher may bump them from that computer to do internet work, or multimedia, or whatever. That is how the administration is trying to serve teacher needs. Personally, I approve. Parents pay a lot of money to send their daughters to our private Catholic hi Dana McDougald, Media Specialist Learning Resources Center, A National Award-Winnning Library Cedar Shoals H. S., A National Blue Ribbon School Athens, Ga. 30605 dmcdouga@moe.coe.uga.edu