From: "Sam Lewis" Received: from mxout3.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.167] verified) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 339525 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:12:20 -0400 Received: from mxin1.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.175]) by mxout3.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GLNJY-000P4h-B2 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:05:21 -0400 Received: from relay3.mail.twtelecom.net ([216.136.95.10]) by mxin1.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GLNJU-000A7M-8s for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:05:16 -0400 Received: from mailgateway.itssiemens.com (mailgateway.itssiemens.com [216.110.22.30]) by relay3.mail.twtelecom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDA8A507C for ; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:05:09 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mail.ITSSiemens.com ([216.110.22.9]) by mailgateway.itssiemens.com with InterScan Message Security Suite; Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:05:02 -0500 Received: from [10.227.1.79] ([10.227.1.79]) by mail.ITSSiemens.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:05:03 -0500 Message-ID: <45005141.7070104@rollanet.org> Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:05:05 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (Windows/20050317) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: Satellite providers (Was Hotspots: Play-for-Feevs Play-for-Free) References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Sep 2006 17:05:03.0654 (UTC) FILETIME=[C2CDD460:01C6D29F] X-TM-AS-Product-Ver: SMEX-7.0.0.1345-3.6.1039-14676.003 X-TM-AS-Result: No--19.549400-8.000000-1 X-imss-version: 2.042 X-imss-result: Passed X-imss-scanInfo: M:P L:E SM:0 X-imss-tmaseResult: TT:0 TS:0.0000 TC:00 TRN:0 TV:3.6.1039(14676.003) X-imss-scores: Clean:99.90000 C:2 M:4 S:5 R:5 X-imss-settings: Baseline:3 C:1 M:1 S:1 R:1 (0.5000 0.5000) X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) Only one of the hosts he listed actually resolved to an IP address. But it's ping time is 40 to 60ms. The shortest ping time I have ever gotten on Starband is 670ms. So that host must not be on a geosynchronous satellite link. Sam Dunhill Satellite Systems wrote: >Sam Lewis wrote: > > >>I hadn't been reading this thread til now. Are these satellite >>services, your talking about, commercial or residential? >> >>I am currently using Starband and have been fairly happy with them but >>they require the modem to be connected to a Windoze box so I need to >>have a standalone Win2K box, Windoze Firewall and antivirus and so on >>and so forth. I would like to go back to my OS/2 Server and Injoy >>firewall. Any suggestions? >> >> >For me no *doze in my network ! (or it must be a paying client) > >UsaSat/Surfbeam is a straight tcpip connection (also with static IP) and >runs on VxWorks. >Wildblue uses also a form of Surfbeam but with more restrictions and >less options. >DOCSIS is the system used by cable/dsl > >we use a 1536 down (80:1) and 256 up (40:1) package , with continously >5-20 computers connected >(port)scan dunhill.ws and you will see that all ports are OS/2, except >for the chillispot and freeradius for what we use linux (suse10.1) >Next to Telnetd , FtpD and VncD we run the apache2 server of dunhill.ws, >Vhosts files.dunhill.ws pay.dunhill.ws webmail.dunhill.ws >mail.dunhill.ws and also http://stats.dunhill.ws that shows the mrtg >screens of the SNMP results from half of our network (satellite and wifi) >only http://www.dunhill.ws is placed somewhere else, just to avoid >problems created by satellite outages and our daily ritual of blackouts. > >Arjan > > > >>Thanks, >>Sam >> >>Dunhill Satellite Systems wrote: >> >> >> >>>Lewis G Rosenthal wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>[snip] [snip] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Julian, we started a discussion some time ago about broadband options >>>>up there. I don't recall where we left off, but I would recommend >>>>looking into a good commercial-grade satellite service, such as >>>>http://www.skycasters.com. >>>> >>>> >>>Look than also at UnaSat, better priced, and great quality >>>We use this to feed our hotspot system in the Dominican Republic (26 >>>spots in the south) >>>and is much cheaper than iDirect, while the quality is not noticeable >>>less. >>>Surfbeam modems with DOCSIS 1.01 >>> >>>main supplier for the USA is www.motosat.com , for information you can >>>look at our website as well >>> >>>Arjan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >>To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to >> >>Send administrative queries to >> >>To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: >> and reply to the confirmation >>email. >> >>This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal >>P.O. 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