Internet Failover for Small Business: Adding a Backup Connection Without Complexity
A second connection from a different provider turns an outage into a blip. Here is how to choose, connect and test a failover that works.
Author: Terrence Okafor
Terrence Okafor spent eleven years as a network engineer and then an account manager for a regional internet provider in Texas, selling and supporting circuits for small offices, clinics and retail sites. He has explained the difference between 'up to' and 'committed' speeds to more office managers than he can count. He writes LinkPath HQ for the person who has to choose the connection and then take the call when it fails.
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