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On 30 Aug 2001, Sean Donelan wrote: > > On Thu, 30 August 2001, Patrick Greenwell wrote: > > > I don't know what the goal of "basement dual-homers" is. I think that > > > is the other thread, which I haven't been keeping up with. > > > > My point was simply that the "basement dual-homers" probably want the same > > thing as the "people that matter", which is disparate paths to the > > Internet. > > Maybe Bill Gates' or C. Michael Armstrong's homes have dual-entrance > cable vaults, but I suspect most basement dual-homers don't have > disparate paths to the Internet nor or really looking for that level > of reliability. Sean, I think there is a disconnect in definitions. Randy's orignal rant defined anyone that didn't have >= /20 worth of space and 2xDS3's as a potential "basement dual-homer." By that definition there are a large number of "basement dual-homers" out there. > So what do basement dual-homers really want? Most folks seem to be > trying to protect themselves from the business practices of their provider, > not necessarily the physical problems. Are we solving the wrong problem > precisely? Well, as a "basement dual-homer"(by Randy's definition), I want disparate paths, as well as insulation from poor service and/or the complete failure(as a business) of a given organization. Having suffered at the hands of various bandwidth and large colo providers over the years("yes your service was down for 3 hours, where would you like your check for $27.12 sent?") I would never in good conscience recommend that an organization which wishes to provide 24/7 availability single-home, and based on my experience I reject the notion that there are magic providers out there that never go down.
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