Put your entire network of computers on the Internet using a Leased line connection (ranging from 64K to 2M), either direct to our London Network Operations Centre or one of our PoPs, including full, unlimited use of our UK and International bandwidth.
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We offer a complete Internet solution for your existing network, which includes an ACC Danube Router, Ethernet transceiver and BT installation costs. Unlike a standard dial-up (modem) connection, once your line is installed and running, there are no online, volume or usage charges. After the initial set up fee, you only pay the fixed annual or monthly charge which includes:
If you buy a router from us, we will configure the router before despatch according to your specifications, providing a "Plug and Play" solution.
You may use an existing domain or we can allocate a new one for you. If you wish to use an existing domain, we will arrange delegation to the relevant name servers for your use. If you wish to set up a new domain, we can deal with the administration on your behalf. A domain name can be of any (reasonable) length and a general guide is that it should reflect the company name or services, and is generally part of the hierachy listed below. For example, Demon's domain name is demon.co.uk which is part of the ".co.uk" hierachy. Very short names (3 or less characters) are normally only registered in exceptional circumstances.
Standard Internet domains include:
Your domain name needs to be translated into a machine understandable format (IP numbers), so that other machines on the Internet can fully communicate with your network. To do this you will need to use domain name services.
Usenet is the set of machines that exchange articles tagged with one or more universally recognised labels, called newsgroups. The articles consist of discussions and files on a vast array of topics. It is the largest distributed bulletin board with an estimated 20,000,000 readers at 80,000 sites world-wide.
We collect a full range of newsgroups. We have a policy of running an open, free, news service which holds up to 28 days worth of news and a public news posting service whereby news messages may be posted via email.
We have software and documentation on our FTP server for a variety of platforms, and can advise on choosing and implementing appropriate Usenet software. You can choose to read your news interactively (on-line) or locally (off-line). You are free to create your own news groups, and build your own local news base.
Support for our leased line customers is available during the working day via a special ex-directory number, which will give you direct access to senior technical staff. There is also a priority support mailbox, llsupport@demon.net, dedicated to our leased line customers.
We have an emergency pager which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for urgent support to leased line customers only. You will be given a special code so that you may page us at anytime and expect a technician to contact you. Our senior technicians carry pagers at all times to ensure a rapid response.
If you require, we can run automatic monitoring software which monitors the status of your leased line 24 hours a day, at no extra charge. In the unlikely event of any problems, this will automatically page senior technicians ensuring a rapid response.
Demon Internet are pioneers in low cost Internet connectivity in the UK and have a proven track record for providing cost effective and flexible solutions.
The Demon Internet NOC (Network Operations Centre) based in Finchley, North London, has its own private T1 (1.55Mb) international leased line to United States, with an independent 256K backup line. We have a 2Mb line to LINX, where we peer with other network providers including UKERNA (the UK Academic IP Network).
We are full members of the CIX, the Commercial Internet Exchange and so offer full commercial connectivity to all other member networks including: AlterNet, ANSnet, CERFnet, Eunet, UKERNA, PSInet and SprintNet. We have our own domains (demon.net and demon.co.uk), two Class B's internet network and autonomous system number. Our service has enjoyed availability in excess of 99.5% since its introduction on 1st June 1992. The service is run on a selection of Ascend Routers, Pentium PC's and Sparc UNIX boxes - all running TCP/IP of course.
Our network is constantly monitored by advanced network management software which, combined with a comprehensive automatic paging system, provides powerful and effective system control.
No service or part service may be sold or passed on, including within your own organisation, without the written consent of Demon Internet Ltd. All payments are due to Demon Internet Ltd in advance of using any service. All prices exclude VAT.
Notes: All leased lines have guaranteed bandwidth to London. UK connectivity includes 2MB to the LINX where we peer with the other UK Independent Service Providers. International connectivity is 1.55Mbs to the USA (Washington) with a permanent 256K backup to Chicago. These use different transatlantic cables. Price List (excl. vat.) - Remember - there are no usage charges made by us or BT
Service Initial Monthly or Annual
Charge Charge Charge
64K Leased Line (0171 area) £1,000 £500 £6,000
64K Leased Line (Mainland) £1,000 £600 £7,200
*128K Leased Line £3,000 £1,200 £14,400
*256K Leased Line £3,000 £2,000 £24,000
*384K to 2MB Leased Lines POA POA POA
Note: You will need a router at your end of the connection. This can be a dedicated piece of equipment or a computer running appropriate software. Please call for advice.
All BT connection and annual rental charges are included, with the exception of * which do not include the cost of a Bearer, if required by BT, at your site.
We will arrange the installation of the leased line and handle all paperwork. Connection will normally be made to one of our London Points of Presence.
At our end you will be connected to a dedicated router; leased line connections are not affected by our dial up service in any way and vice versa.
ACC Danube Router - can be used in remote applications at link
speeds up to E1 (2Mb/s). A single autosensing Ethernet
interface gives the choice of a 10BaseT or an AUI connection.
An RS-232 console port is provided for local router
configuration.
£1,995 + vat
MorningStar SnapLink - High speed SCSI interface for use with
MorningStar PPP which acts as an asynchronous serial port
expansion device or high speed synchronous communications link
for most UNIX based computer systems. 3 synchronous ports to a
total speed of T1. Includes 1 X21 cable and SCSI cable.
MorningStar PPP is required to use this product.
£1,405 + vat
MorningStar PPP - Point to Point Protocol software for a wide
range of Unix operating systems. Features include link-level
error detection; IP address negotiation and assignment; PPP
Address/Control field and Protocol field compression; PAP/CHAP
link level authentication; VJ TCP header compression; TCP
interactive fast queue management; Synchronous speeds to T1
(1.544 Mb/sec using the MorningStar SnapLink SCSI-attached
serial interface.
£550 + vat
Books - a wide range of books about the Internet, net applications (such as email) and computer systems
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