Welcome to ESC7NET
We help schools to embrace the power of technology and excel in the 21st century.
We provide internet connectivity, TETN+ access, network administration services, and are one of
the first organizations in the state to roll out a comprehensive IPv6 network. Call us today at 1.903.988.6940
for more information on our services and how we can help you.
Internet Connectivity
ESC7NET provides internet services to school districts in the greater East Texas region. Our network consists
of a 1Gbps backbone to the internet, paired with several DS3/DS1 PTP connections and metro ethernet to areas
that have it. We can offer certain districts up to 100Mbps of connectivity. Our connectivity has many benefits
over a traditional ISP:
- Direct connectivity to ESC7 resources
- Optional content filtering
- Access to TETN+
- Dedicated bandwidth
- Traffic analysis
- Many value added services
- IPv4 and IPv6 address space
Network Services
Our skilled network administrators can design and maintain your network. We are well versed in Microsoft,
Cisco, and open source technologies. Additionally, we have custom security and backup appliances that we
can deploy on your network to ensure that your crucial resources are well protected.
ESC7NET and OSS
Region 7 ESC employs open source technology throughout its network and has developers on staff who understand
the inner-workings of the software in use. Our core routers, IDS systems, some content filters, and firewalls
run modified versions of OpenBSD. We run OpenBGPd to peer with the TETN+ and Cogent, which we found to handle
load better than the 7206VXR (from 2008) that it replaced. It also offers us better traffic monitoring, control,
and redundancy all at a fraction of the price. Many of our core servers run FreeBSD and Linux, and we have Redhat
Certified Engineers on staff to support such systems.
News
We have started a weekly status meeting at 2PM on Tuesday. We are calling this meeting Tuesdays@2.
More information can be found here: Tuesdays@2
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