[svlug] bandwidth for SOHO with ~25 users?

[Brian]

Joachim Rosenfeld wrote:
> I recently inherited a SOHO network as part of a production sysadmin
> gig.
>
> Basic problem: our network is slow...
>
> We have 2 T1s out to the public Internet and a point to point T1 going
> straight to our colo.
>
> The T1 going to the colo is almost never utilized, the 2 T1s for the
> office is almost always saturated during the day.
>
> What is the general rule of thumb when estimating bandwidth for a SOHO?
> We are a web dev shop, but we don't do anything crazy in terms of data
> transfer. I've heard estimates of 250kb to 500kb per user. That would
> require about a 6-13Mbit, so I'm thinking a 10Mbit connection is
> sufficient.
>
> For those of you that admin office networks, how much bandwidth do you
> have?
>
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In addition to the other comments, I'd say you may be battling 
perception.  Most of your employees probably have 3 mbps or more at home 
and dont have to share it, so they likely sense that their home 
connection is faster.  Tighten up the noose on what is allowed or look 
at other bw options as already mentioned, or perhaps go frac T3 if you 
want to throw money around.

Brian