Robert G. Wilson ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : On 18 Apr 1997, aaron t porter wrote: : > : > 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. : > : > : This friend of mine doesn't use oar net at all, he simply uses the modem : service offered by the phone companies, which means he doesn't have to be : linked through atlanta to get to indiana, since the phone companies links : are all connected. I think you're a bit confused about how network routing is done.