> > > Paonia Ezrine wrote: > > I am thinking about getting oneway satellite internet access from > > http://www.nebulink.com or http://www.copperlink.net/satnet/index.shtml > > (they both resell the same service). > > > > Though I don't have sattelite, I can take a few guesses. > So you can stop reading if you'd like :) > > Anytime you try to connect pieces of a WAN that use > different protocols, ATM <--> Ethernet, X25 <--> Ethernet, > Frame Relay <--> ATM, Sattelite (?) <--> Ethernet, > DSL <--> Ethernet, as examples, you need a router. > > So these companies rent us a black box and out of the > back end of that box comes a 10Base-T port, complete > with your traffic routed to you. > > So then you just plug a CAT5 cable into nebulink's > router/receiver and then into your LEAF eth0. Then > follow the usual setup described in the install.pdf, > as if you had DSL. > > Well that's my guess. It'll be interesting to read > any replies from people who know the hardware used. > Matt > Matt, actualy what you describe is aviable but is pricy. The standard install kit is $299. Which includes: 90cm dish, LNB, Install Kit (cable, sat finder), and a pci satellite reciever card (the biggest ticket items here). If you want the black box option it is $1149. There is also a usb recieviner that takes the place of the pci card but that does not make a lot of sence to me.
It seem likly I will go down this road even if noone else has done it before unless something else more attractive shows up on the market. thanks Paonia ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
