I will have 2 ISP?s. This is essential for assured connectivity. And while there will be 2 ISPs, one of them will be dramatically better than the other. Both ISPs will connect to the network server for connectivity. The network server will have 2 NICs (Network Interface Connection) 10GBPS ports, and there will be an PCI-X1 card with 4 more additional NICs that would run at 10GBPS. Each floor will plug into the ports on the card. Internet connected servers will also be plugged into this card. The On-board NICs will be for the ISP connections.
The first ISP will be Verizon. From the ONT?, I will require termination in RJ45. This will eliminate the need for a modem that I had inferior experience with Verizon’s FiOS? modems. Since the connection terminates as an RJ45 connection, it will be a matter of just plugging in the ethernet cable from the server to the WAN. Speeds will be a maximum of 2GBPS. For devices that can only connect on a 1GBPS connection, they will be bottlenecked and not able to provide the full speed connection for internet service. In addition to the higher speeds, I would want a static IP address. This address will assure that I will be able to connect any WAN? connected servers to the Internet without too much trouble. These servers will be DMZed from the rest of the network to prevent a bad actor from infiltrating the home networks.
The second ISP will be Starlink Satellite. I would likely have a 500MBPS connection. Starlink will be chosen for the fact it isn’t affected by local conditions that might have brought down the FiOS connection. If I had cable internet, and there is a problem with the infrastructure, then Xfinity might also be affected. Since Starlink is low orbit satellite, there is very little latency, and much higher speeds making the higher orbit satellite services useless.