On Tuesday, March 16, 1999 5:19 PM, Dr. S.K. Singh [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Adam Neat wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello there,
> >
> > we have been looking at these cards for sometime.
>
> The GILAT is from ISREAL having offices in three four countries i.e
> America, France, China and Bangkok. The SKYSURFER comes in two modes 1.
> with rmote card and with skysurfer VSAT. Pl. visit www.gilat.com for
> details but the site is not very informative on this aspect.
>
>
>
> >
> > What are they like?
>
> Its a big size PCI card, 32 bit 33 MHZ, upto 2 MBPS bit rate, 80 KB
> buffermemory, 176 KB programme memory, L-Band 950 to 1700 Mhz input
> frequency range and RF output is F connector, &5 ohm.
>
> > How do you get Net connectivity with them?
>
> The National Informatics Center of Govt. of India has a SKY Surfer VSAT
> installed at its HQ and has given some cards for testing the remoe FTDMA
> vsat user ( we are one of them) by installing SKSurfer and routing throug
> their VSAT. The card as indicated earlier comes with Win 95/NT driver but
> not with any document.
> The CARD as I have been told works fine with 3Com 509/905 ethernet cards
> in NT and also with Intel Etherexpress in win 95. It connectes through BNC
> post to EDU of VSAT.
>
> I want to install it in my Linux server but cant do it without driver.
Yes - I was offerd a job with Gilat about 14 months ago and their products looked very
good.
If they plug into an Intel etherexpress or 3com card, you wouldnt need the dirve I
would have thought?
Adam
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