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mksummny

just wanted to get some opinions on what people use to access the market.

I currently use the following
1 roadrunner cable modem, usually downloading 300 kb
1 bellsouth DSL modem

both high speed connections go into a nexland pro 800 turbo router that combines high speed connections. I usually have 1 gig plus download speeds. If one connection goes down the other automatically takes all the load over. This is a full proof plan for every serious trader. I never go down anymore and I only invest around 100 a month in fees. Not only that my trading company reimburses me for the fees! let me know what you guys have
 
Believe it or not I'm posting this on my laptop with a wireless card and am using a "friendly neighbor's" broadband access.

Just playing aroung with it, wouldn't use it to trade though.
 
i read from a review that it takes somewhere like 8 seconds for the thing to switch over. for a scalper, i think 8 sec is too long. i think it is wiser to have 2 computers with different internet connection.

what do u think?
 
the nexland pro 800 turbo box does "dual load sharing"
the box keeps track of a constant flow of data and shares it accorning to what is needed. always being equal when both internet connections are up and running. if a connection goes down the other one is automatically switched to the primary pathway. this happens in milliseconds., not minutes or seconds
 
is the following

2 high speed connections going into the nexland router. from the nexland router into a linksys wireless router, which is accessed by 3 seperate computers in my office. One for me one for my employee and one for chat
 
Introduction
With the proliferation of home networks on the rise, many of you will be familiar with devices like the hub, switch and the router. Yet, at the consumer level, one would be hard-pressed to find a product like the Nexland ISB Pro800 Turbo (with ISB standing for Internet Sharing Box), which offers surprisingly good value for only US$399.
Over and above its defunct offerings, like its 8-port 10/100Mbps switching support, the Nexland ISB Pro800 Turbo offers features like Network Address & Port Translation (NAPT) Firewall, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), load balancing over its two WAN ports, and even failover support over a serial analog modem connection.

Hardware

RISC processor

512K Operating System / Program core (Flash firmware)

Over 8Mb Bi-directional throughput

Network Interface:
Eight 10/100BaseT Switched Ethernet LAN ports

Full duplex (200Mb throughput)
Dual 10BaseT Ethernet WAN ports with connection balancing
Keep network at full speed with heavy loads

Auto failover – each WAN acts as backup to other

User configurable load balancing between WANs

Mix connection types / ISPs (Cable/DSL/SDSL/T1)


Backup (Analog/ISDN) + Secondary Configuration Port:
RS232 serial port with 230K throughput

Null modem serial cable included (for configuration)

External ISDN/ Analog modem (not included)

Automatic connect backup enable/disable
Main configuration via web browser (password protectable)

Free flash firmware upgrades (via FTP)

Power: 9V DC 1000mA external adapter
Reviews

Nexland ISB Pro 800 Turbo

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Product Specifications
Before scrutinizing the unit, here is a generous list of specifications offered by Nexland (otherwise also available for reading from this .pdf file).

Hardware

RISC processor

512K Operating System / Program core (Flash firmware)

Over 8Mb Bi-directional throughput

Network Interface:
Eight 10/100BaseT Switched Ethernet LAN ports

Full duplex (200Mb throughput)
Dual 10BaseT Ethernet WAN ports with connection balancing
Keep network at full speed with heavy loads

Auto failover – each WAN acts as backup to other

User configurable load balancing between WANs

Mix connection types / ISPs (Cable/DSL/SDSL/T1)


Backup (Analog/ISDN) + Secondary Configuration Port:
RS232 serial port with 230K throughput

Null modem serial cable included (for configuration)

External ISDN/ Analog modem (not included)

Automatic connect backup enable/disable
Main configuration via web browser (password protectable)

Free flash firmware upgrades (via FTP)

Power: 9V DC 1000mA external adapter


Features

IGMP multicast for movies-on-demand

Virtual Servers (12 pre-defined)

User defined virtual servers
Definable incoming/outgoing port ranges
Special applications (Port Triggers)
Definable incoming/outgoing port ranges
Microsoft Netmeeting (H.323) support

Dynamic DNS Client
Get a domain name for your server on a dynamic account

Works with free/pay standard services like TZO

Updates IP automatically with every change


Network

NAPT (Network Address & Port Translation) Firewall
All ports stealth – No SYN packet response

Protocol disable (limit to email, etc.)

Configurable filters (TCP/UDP)

5 definable security groups

DMZ for one exposed computer

IDENT Port 113 available option (closed not stealth)

Disable NAT – for bridging and pure routing


DHCP Server
253 leased users (Class C Network)

Configurable IP ranges

Static LAN IPs can be assigned by workstation MAC address


Obtain IP Address by
PPPoE client

DHCP client

Static IP/Gateway entries


Multisession PPPoE
For special media services

5 sessions

Bound to workstation through MAC address


Configurable domain/Computer name and MAC


Remote Configuration
Via web browser port 8088

Definable “trusted” IP range


Routing
Static routing table

Dynamic routing RIP2 support (enable/disable)


Debug mode
Sends WAN packets into LAN for scanning


Logging/Monitoring (Local/Remote Access)
SNMPv1 tools fully supported

SNMP Virtual Server for WAN access

PPPoE connection logging


Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Multi-Session IPsec/PPTP “Pass Through”
Unlimited tunnels through NAPT (exclusive to Nexland, patent pending)


IPsec/PPTP server behind NAPT support

AXENT RaptorMobile VPN client software
Award winning performance

Personal Firewall for strengthened LAN security

Compatible with all standard IPsec servers

10 user license


IPsec types supported (ESP only):
1 SPI (assured digital)

2 SPI (standard: Nortel, Cisco, Axent, Checkpoint, Intel, 3Com, etc)

2 SPI – C (Cisco[Altiga] VPN Concentrator 3000 series)


VPN debug mode
DMZ client for troubleshooting/scanning
 
Both WAN ports can be configured to work in either the Normal, Off, or Backup mode depending on your preference. When configured as 'Backup', the second WAN interface will automatically kick in to handle any LAN traffic in the event that the first connection is dropped. In fact, should you combine this with the use of the ISDN/Analog backup feature, when all broadband links fail, the router can even dial-up via an external modem connected to its serial port, as a last resort.
The built-in DHCP server eases LAN management allowing the administrator to easily hand out IP addresses and DNS information for up to 253 computer connections. The administrator specifies the start and end IP range for the IPs to be issued, or he may also reserve certain IP addresses for different hosts (based on host name or MAC address). Once enabled, the rest of the machines connected to the router need only to be configured to "Obtain IP Automatically" or "Obtain from DHCP Server", and they will be appropriately served an available IP each.

you can get these for around 200 bucks now...
 
just trying to help out traders here with some hardware upgrades. With the system I run I never go down. Having 2 seperate high speed internet connections coming in (seperate companies using seperate T-3 connections coming into the city) makes this system redundant. I have had my roadrunner go down and the load goes totally on the dsl modem. The router also provides automatic dial up if both connections should fail!
 
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