Robert G. Wilson ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : While this is true, it has been my experience that when a router goes : down, that is the one they will link you to. (You can bank on it). : Also, the route does not seem to change all that often, ideally you are : supposed to be routed around slower machines (or broken machines), but : unless you pay Sprint/MCI for this service, you are stuck with what you : get. (A friend of mine can make it to california in 7-9 hops while I get : close to 20, he pays sprint) I don't understand what you are saying. Miami's net connection goes from Oxford to Colombus. In Colombus, OAR-Net has two connections to SprintNet - one in DC, the other in Atlanta. In the near future, OAR-Net will be adding another link to Chicago, which will be spread across 2 or 3 network providers to offer a greater guarantee of connectivity. You can't buy "Priority Routing" or anything like that.