CEG runs off a 1.5Mbit a sec T1 line so a 1.1 at 80% is 880Mbit a sec or roughly 100KB a Sec. With the changes that Lance is exspected to make for CEG then that should be more then enough. The response time might be a little slower at peak hours but it really comes down to the network switching and other equipment used to get to the Server.
2500 is well worth the cost, but if this is something that would need to be done the funding for the next year would need to be had well in advance of the due date (say 6 months just to be on the safe side) plus who foots the bill for any hardware failure? If we want to keep it around this needs to be a community effort not just a Lance and Admin effort.
I say raise 5 grand then we're in the clear for a good while.
