Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-16 Thread Andrew Mathews
Keith Morse wrote: Sorry to mess up the threading, all the mails for this topic had been deployed from my inbox. In a somewhat related update to the subject. Subject: [isp-wireless] DirecTV 90 days left http://www.directvdsl.com/ > Ouch. That's bad news for the "terrestrial" subscribers.

DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-15 Thread Keith Morse
Sorry to mess up the threading, all the mails for this topic had been deployed from my inbox. In a somewhat related update to the subject. -- Forwarded message -- Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 06:59:52 -0800 From: Don Grossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EM

Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread Keith Morse
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Tony Alfrey wrote: > On Friday 13 December 2002 12:50 pm, Keith Morse wrote: > > > > > From a posting on the isp-wireless list today, there was a news > > article that said that DirectTV will be scrapping DirectWay in the > > near future. > > But what does that mean vis-a-vi

Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread Net Llama!
On 12/13/02 19:46, Tony Alfrey wrote: On Friday 13 December 2002 03:58 pm, Jerry McBride wrote: On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:21:58 -0800 Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm getting sales literature from my isp trying to sell me a > DirectWay satellite link (the Hughes box). The sales suppor

Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread Tony Alfrey
On Friday 13 December 2002 03:58 pm, Jerry McBride wrote: > On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:21:58 -0800 Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm getting sales literature from my isp trying to sell me a > > DirectWay satellite link (the Hughes box). The sales support > > people tell me I gotta use Wi

Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
I was told by the owner of a company that installs satellite systems that there is about a 750 ms lag in communications. He was installing an dish I used for Educational channels for me and while talking to him I found out his company also did satellites and he had the satellite Internet from t

Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread Jerry McBride
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:21:58 -0800 Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm getting sales literature from my isp trying to sell me a DirectWay > satellite link (the Hughes box). The sales support people tell me I > gotta use Windoze (ugh, ugh, ugh) and I seem to remember seeing > something

Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread Andrew Mathews
Keith Morse wrote: From a posting on the isp-wireless list today, there was a news article that said that DirectTV will be scrapping DirectWay in the near future. Hopefully not. The correction states: FYI - This is from NRTC, a Powered by DirecWay partner December 13, 2002 Hughes Denies

Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread Tony Alfrey
On Friday 13 December 2002 12:50 pm, Keith Morse wrote: > > From a posting on the isp-wireless list today, there was a news > article that said that DirectTV will be scrapping DirectWay in the > near future. But what does that mean vis-a-vis getting DirectWay straight from an isp like earthlink?

Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread Keith Morse
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, C M Reinehr wrote: > Tony Alfrey wrote: > > > I'm getting sales literature from my isp trying to sell me a DirectWay > > satellite link (the Hughes box). The sales support people tell me I > > gotta use Windoze (ugh, ugh, ugh) and I seem to remember seeing > > something abou

Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread Tony Alfrey
On Friday 13 December 2002 10:47 am, C M Reinehr wrote: > Tony Alfrey wrote: > > Is anybody out there using this DirectWay setup, and better yet, > > are you using linux?? > > Thanks > > Here's a couple of links which may help. My quick review seems to > indicate that you shouldn't get your hopes

Re: DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread C M Reinehr
Tony Alfrey wrote: > I'm getting sales literature from my isp trying to sell me a DirectWay > satellite link (the Hughes box). The sales support people tell me I > gotta use Windoze (ugh, ugh, ugh) and I seem to remember seeing > something about an upcoming unix port. > Is anybody out there using

DirectWay/Linux?

2002-12-13 Thread Tony Alfrey
I'm getting sales literature from my isp trying to sell me a DirectWay satellite link (the Hughes box). The sales support people tell me I gotta use Windoze (ugh, ugh, ugh) and I seem to remember seeing something about an upcoming unix port. Is anybody out there using this DirectWay setup, and