Why are Static IP addresses important?

Static IP addresses provide a stable connection and permit remote users to access corporate firewalls and servers. (e.g., mail, web, ftp, voice over IP). Static IP addresses make it possible to connect branch offices, home users and remote employees to your LAN. Network administrators can connect to the office servers to maintain them. Remote users ...

Get Ready for Next Generation Wi-Fi

Invitation to Wings-N-Wi-Fi  3 – 5 pm June 19 Are you ready for the day when your office is bursting with smart phones and tablets sharing your office’s 1000 Mbps Wi-Fi network? Although Skyway West’s focus is Internet access, we are following Wi-Fi closely because it parallels our business, and growing Wi-Fi demands are causing ...

Cable vs ADSL: What Should You Choose?

  Skyway West has expertise in all Internet Access Technologies, as well as Network Solutions such as Failover, which can combine ADSL and Cable for the best of both. Contact us for hands-on help in your own Cable vs ADSL debate. Skyway West | Enterprise Level Cable | High Speed Business ADSL   In most towns and cities in Canada, there are two choices ...

Skyway Launches “Infrastructure as a Service” Data Center in the Cloud

Last week I was in Calgary, rolling out our “Infrastructure as a Service” to System Integrators and I.T. firms. Skyway is partnering with OneWire, delivering a hardware-free solution that gives I.T. professionals all the advantages of a complete enterprise-class datacenter without the hassle and expense of managing such a sophisticated system. Your servers exist in ...

ADSL Network Latency Explained

Many of the network connections Skyway West provisions for customers are based on Telus ADSL. Like all network technologies, the ADSL link introduces latency into the network path. That latency is the result of a number of causes. The single largest cause of latency on Telus ADSL is the data interleave configuration on the DSLAM ...

A hole story with pickles on the side.

01. September 2011 Networking 0
I’ve always thought epiphany* was a neat word.  (*A sudden realization about the nature or meaning of something, often due to a trigger event.) I’m embarrassed to report that it wasn’t until my early forties that I actually realized a pickle and a cucumber were the same vegetable.   It’s funny, I like pickles, but I detest cucumbers.  ...