On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, at 8:25am, Jerry Feldman wrote: > Another satellite vendor is Starband.
Again, the real issue with satellite is latency. It is ideal for "streaming" content, like multimedia or large file downloads. It can be made to work for things like web browsing. For anything interactive (like SSH, or a VPN), it is painfully slow. Also, many of the satellite companies are not Linux friendly. I know one of our customers was recently told to switch their gateway from Linux to Windows, or lose their feed. They use Starband, FWIW. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
