marshalsea
Programmer
I'm not sure if this is the correct place, and this may seem trivial but would help immensely if anyone can point me in the correct direction. <br><br>I need to start a small ISP for a business enterprise I am involved in.<br><br>In effect we are setting up an Internet Cafe but aimed at the games market. The idea being that we supply a network <br>they can come along and play on - we'll also supply the software.<br><br>At the moment, as we only have a single location, and thus this is not a problem as we can run it entirely on a LAN, but as we branch out, we want to connect each location upto a single computer. I.e. have another network at a remote location that connects to the same server as the first location.<br><br>From my research so far I've been informed that the computer will need to have a set of Modems connected via a multi serial port card. I don't even know if this will be quick enough, and I'm also looking into the possibility of using ISDN lines as well.<br><br>Will I need to get a specialised phone line put in for the dial ups that accept multiple lines at once, or will I need one line per live connection?<br><br>If anyone can recommend any books or good web sites, it would be appreciated!<br><br>I don't know if this will help, but we're setting it up in the UK. <p>Ben Marshalsea<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>