Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!dptcdc!torsqnt!david
From: david@torsqnt.UUCP (David Haynes)
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: Re: Connecting to the Internet
Message-ID: <295@torsqnt.UUCP>
Date: 28 Mar 89 14:05:30 GMT
References: <221@moegate.UUCP>
Reply-To: david@torsqnt.UUCP (David Haynes)
Distribution: ont
Organization: Sequent Computers (Canada) Ltd.
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In article <221@moegate.UUCP> soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman S. Soley) writes:
>OK, I'll show my ignorance. How would a psuedo-commercial orgainization 
>in Ontario (like for instance MOE) go about establishing an IP connection 
>to the Internet? 
>-- 
>Norman Soley - The Communications Guy - Ontario Ministry of the Environment

I was interested in this too. So far, this is a summary of what I have
been told. I would love to get the ``straight scoop'' from someone in 
the know (rayan?).

1. You need to purchase a data router. The box of choice seems to be
   made by Cisco. (Does anyone have a TO reference for these?)

2. There seemed to be talk of a connection fee of about $15K.

3. There was also a yearly fee mentioned of about $15K.

4. All this was set in jello when I was asking -- Toronto, Waterloo
   and Western were just getting their act together then.

5. I assume that point 1. would also imply the need for a fast data
   line. I know that the links are at 19,200, but are voice-grade
   lines sufficient?

-david-