[ILUG] [ot] broadband satellite access

[Ulysees]

rj45 presentation, sounds nice at first, however after talking to them, they
dont actually know how it's connected (pppoe or dhcp n routing or whatever)
and you still need a windows box to run the control software, yay !!!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Jacobs" <steve at itx.ie>
To: <ilug at linux.ie>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 8:10 PM
Subject: RE: [ILUG] [ot] broadband satellite access


>
> -----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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