DSL modems are not possible on campus; SBC has not upgraded our Centrex
switch (Central Office Telephone Equipment) to support DSL, let alone
e911, ISDN-PRI, etc. Telecom Systems in Physical Plant had made
relationships with other vendors to provide e911 and ISDN-PRI service
available for those who want it.
Cable Modem service is available, but the infrastructure is setup in a
way that ACNS->Merit is the ISP. This would not help with the service
outage we had this past week.
Telecom Systems will be happy to work with you and a vendor of your
choosing to get ISDN-BRI (64/128k service) or ISDN-PRI (1.544Mb) service
to your building.
MSU has contracts for data plans available from both Sprint/Nextel and
Verizon. You can contact purchasing for more details on those.
-Nick Kwiatkowski
MSU Telecom Systems
-----Original Message-----
From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of John Valenti
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 9:18 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MSUNAG] Departmental backup Internet connection?
Just curious if any departments or colleges have a backup Internet
connection?
I hadn't realized how tightly coupled my work is with full Internet
access. Lots of little minor things: windows updates on new laptop
setups, a dead server that needs Dell files for recovery, etc. Could
do some things at Beaners/Gone Wired, but then I can't read my MSU
email.
Is it even possible to get a DSL connection on campus, or cable
modem? I was thinking about a Sprint EVDO card that could be setup
in our conference room and shared among faculty/staff wirelessly.
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This isn't to be taken as a criticism of ACNS or Merit. I'm sure they
are working very hard to solve this issue.
-John
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