That's what I'm sayin'! -sc
> -----Original Message----- > From: James Kerr [mailto:cluster...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:43 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > Dude, they said there would be no math today. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven M. Caesare" <scaes...@caesare.com> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:25 AM > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > > Sounds about right... it had been a while since I had last cared about > what the geostationary bird orbit height was :) > > Thanks. > > -sc > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:23 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > > > Quick approximations : > > > > Speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. > > Round-trip distance of VSAT is approx 100,000 miles ( up-down-up-back > ) The > > mechanisms of the network always add to slow the theoretical max speed > So > > I stick with my 600-700ms best case scenario > > > > > > Erik Goldoff > > IT Consultant > > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] > > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:14 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > > > Hmm, that's about double what I remember, but maybe I was thinking of > > single-leg latency. > > > > Too busy to do the math on a Friday. :) > > > > -sc > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:d...@parkviewmc.com] > > > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:12 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > > > > > Same here. very painful. 1500 ms ping times with HughesNet > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] > > > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 7:06 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > > > > > Hehe... I've done it. It's painful. But better than having to book a > > plane ticket > > > for emergencies. > > > > > > Actually, TightVNC with local cursor update was bearable... > > > > > > -sc > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] > > > > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:03 AM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > > > > > > > With anything bird based, you'll never get less than about > 600-700ms > > > latency > > > > as a best case scenario, and then latency delays get worse from > > there. > > > > Don't even bother trying to use Citrix ICA or Terminal Server RDP > > over > > > a VSAT > > > > link .... > > > > > > > > > > > > Erik Goldoff > > > > IT Consultant > > > > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > > > > > > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: James Kerr [mailto:cluster...@gmail.com] > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:27 PM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > Subject: Re: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > > > > > > > To hell with fixed wireless get an earth station installed! > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Ben Scott" <mailvor...@gmail.com> > > > > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt- > > software.com> > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:16 PM > > > > Subject: Re: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Stu Sjouwerman > > > > > <s...@sunbelt-software.com> wrote: > > > > >> So we were 3 for 3 with internet services going down for a > little > > > > >> while there. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the info, Stu. Sharing info is good. > > > > > > > > > > You may want to look into fixed-wireless connectivity. Here at > > > > > %WORK%, we have two 'net feeds. One is an ordinary Comcast > cable > > > > > Internet feed. The other is fixed-wireless, provider is a local > > > ISP. > > > > > Antenna on our roof goes to a tower at the top of a local hill. > > > From > > > > > that station they can hop to their local office a few towns > over. > > > > > From there they have landlines to two different major providers. > > > The > > > > > local ISP even has plans to go wireless from their local office > to > > > > > their POP in Boston, about 50 miles away. > > > > > > > > > > -- Ben > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! > ~ > > ~ > > > > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ > > > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ > > > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > This message contains confidential information and is intended only > > for the > > > intended recipient(s). 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