You are off by a factor of two on your round trip distance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_orbit
-----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" <ntsysadmin@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). If you are not the named recipient you should not > read, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately via > e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake; then, delete this e-mail > from your system. > > ~ 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/> ~
