I want a laptop to connect to Internet via satelitte

2009-06-04 Thread Steven Friedrich
I have a laptop and I was looking at the ATT LaptopConnect cards.  They 
appear to only work with Windows.  I do need windows support, but I 
insist on FreeBSD support.


I tried looking at the hardware and release notes for FreeBSD, but what 
do you call these devices to distinguish them from wireless ethernet?

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Steven Friedrich
Lexington, KY 40509
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Re: I want a laptop to connect to Internet via satelitte

2009-06-04 Thread Roland Smith
On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 12:22:22PM -0400, Steven Friedrich wrote:
 I have a laptop and I was looking at the ATT LaptopConnect cards.  They 
 appear to only work with Windows.  I do need windows support, but I 
 insist on FreeBSD support.

According to
http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/solutions/wireless-laptop/laptop-connect.jsp
LaptopConnect cards work via GSM/EDGE networks, not via satellite. They
also require something called ATT Communication Manager which is
windows-only, AFAICT.

In short, don't bother with these cards.


Roland
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Re: I want a laptop to connect to Internet via satelitte

2009-06-04 Thread Wojciech Puchar


I have a laptop and I was looking at the ATT LaptopConnect cards.  They 
appear to only work with Windows.  I do need windows support, but I insist on 
FreeBSD support.


I tried looking at the hardware and release notes for FreeBSD, but what do 
you call these devices to distinguish them from wireless ethernet?

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just plug that card and look what dmesg says. Usually marketing people 
don't even know if it work under anything else. You have to check

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