Key Recommendations
Use the best modem that matches your ISP’s modem.
If on an Ethernet LAN, buy a card with 16K buffers or bigger.
Use an ISP close in hops to your most-visited sites, like work.
Use your employer’s ISP if you will be accessing the employer’s web site frequently, or dial in directly to the office LAN.
Buy a real router rather than pressing an old workstation into service.
Dedicate an Internet connection to your server. Don’t use the connection for browsing, system management transmissions, or system administration traffic.
Remember that you must have good data integrity to get good bandwidth.
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