Actually, Mark, if you're looking at the two-way satellite setup (like Starband), it's a whole new set of hardware -- new dual-LNBFs, bigger dish, new installation (by trained installers -- no DIY available). Cost for us, since the closest Starband installer was two hours away, was about $1300 to get it installed.
Chris Breen's article on the package is here: http://www.macworld.com/2001/03/07/starband.html The problem with the starband setup is that there's a piece of software that maintains the integrity of data coming down the pipe, because it can get munged fairly badly otherwise. In the case of the Starband setup, the only way to utilize that piece of software was to set up a proxy server. Having said all that...I'm not sure how the one-way system does its connection. It uses a specific piece of HW to interface with the dish, IIRC. I would take a look into the technology that the system is built on, and see if there's anyone out there (a la Google) who has done what you're suggesting/considering. Hth, Lincoln on 4/3/02 9:06 AM, Mark Benson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at 03:43 PM, Lincoln Dunn wrote: > >> It depends on what type of satellite connection you're talking about -- >> which setup are you looking at? What company? One-way or two-way? >> >> You can usually set up a proxy server on your PC, and connect via proxy >> to >> the internet, but high-speed satellite ain't all it's cracked up to >> be -- I >> can tell you from experience. >> >> The problem with satellite connections is that there is a ridiculous >> amount >> of latency in the connection, so if you're looking to do any online >> gaming/phonecall/etc., forget it. And, the two-way connection can be >> pretty >> buggy -- we used to have about a 70% failure rate on file integrity when >> sending out attachments. >> >> Plus, it's not cheap to set up, either. > > Seeing as he says he has *got* satellite I think he might know all that > already :). > >> The plus side is that downloading is fast, usually -- 45-70k per sec. >> was >> what we saw on our connection. >> >> Let me know if you'd like more info. > > I presume it connects using the standard windows dial-up networking > software rather than a piece of proprietary software right? If so you > can use internet connection sharing in Windows. If you are only using > Windows 98 Internet connection sharing is pretty ropy and tends to crash > a bit, but it does work sometimes. > I can divulge more once you establish if you are using a standard > dial-up system or not. If you use a proprietary software package to > control the satellite modem it will not be easy. > -- > > Mark Benson > > Vintage Macs List Nanny > aka > silicon_valley_pirate_uk (Yahoo! Messenger) > SilValleyPirate (AOL Instant Messenger) > Visit Flat Pack Macs Online at: > <http://fpm.gotdns.com> > Macintosh LC central > > i was Born in England > Lincoln Dunn Web Concept Developer Fort Frances Times Electronic Publishing *************************************************** Safe, Secure, Fast, Reliable Hosting! Web Hosting Packages starting from $35/month! http://www.leapontheweb.com *************************************************** -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
