[ILUG] [ot] broadband satellite access

[Steve Jacobs]

-----Original Message-----
From: ilug-admin at linux.ie [mailto:ilug-admin at linux.ie]On Behalf Of kevin
lyda
Sent: 16 December 2002 19:37
To: ilug at linux.ie
Subject: Re: [ILUG] [ot] broadband satellite access


On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 04:34:12PM +0000, kevin lyda wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 04:02:25PM +0000, John Moylan wrote:
> > I'd be interested too. Since Eircom seem it's taken Eirc** more that 4
> > months to order the cable to connect me, I am still without any
> > connection to the outside world. Europeonline seem cheap, but they don't
> > support linux, and they have some horrible looking multicast download
> > queueing system.
> latency seems to be an issue.  i've emailed a few users to ask about that.

btw, i asked on irc, but not here.  my big question is, does anyone know
of a european satellite service that allows you to hook up your satellite
equipment to a linux box instead of a windows box.

the latency thing is
one issue, but damned if i'm going to beat myself over the head trying
to keep a windows box up and running.  i'd be lucky to figure out how
to make a windows box do ethernet networking nevermind securing it or
other types of networking.

kevin

It looks like Digiweb has something that might work, in their more expensive
range. An exerpt from their product page. Go to
http://www.broadband.digiweb.ie/pricing.asp and scroll to the bottom of the
page.

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