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Re: DirectPC & Linux
I have DirecPC and there are a couple of ways to
integrate that with Linux. If you only have the one computer, then the
only choice is to use software from Helius (a caldera partner). (look at
www.helius.com) It appears to be a
good, if pricey, solution if all you want to do is the interactive
method.
The other choice, if you have an extra computer, is to use the
included software with a proxy server on either NT or W95/98. I use W98
with Sygate. It works great. Sygate sees the Sattelite PCI card and
will use it by default.
The reasons that you might want to consider this type of setup
is because of the push services available. Notably newsgroups. The
way I am set up at home is my main box is multi-booted with W98, Linux and
Solaris 7. All these point to the Satellite server which is running W98
and Sygate. When I am doing web surfing and ftp, I use this box. I
also use it for the newsgroups that DirecPC doesn't have in their
newserver.
On the Satellite box, I read the news that has been
pushed. The advantage is that I am not 'online' with them so it is not
counting against my useage hours. When replying it wants to dial out, but
I just let Outlook Express puke on that until I have all of my replies queued,
then I batch them out.
If you are interested in DirecPC, watch at www.mychoice.net (somewhere on there you will
see an advertisement for DirecPC) -- currently they are out of them, but earlier
this month they were selling them at $49.95 -- that is the cheapest price, by a
huge amount than anywhere else in the country. They are a local Marion, IL
business. I even got a $100 rebate when I subscribed the service with
Hughes. They should be getting some more in after the 1st of the
year.
If you are interested in DPC -- then you should be monitoring
alt.satellite.direcpc in newsgroups. There are some significant negatives
about the DPC service you should be aware of. They will talk about FAP
(fair access policy). This is a method Hughes uses so that you can't hog
the bandwidth, read up on it to see if your planned useage will cause you
to get FAP'd.
Overall, I am pleased with the service and plan on eventually
getting the trial version of Helius software just to try -- I feel it is too
expensive for my needs.
Lloyd
Has anyone gotten the satellite Internet systems
to work with Linux? It looks like you have to add an Internal cable
modem. --
Robert Threet
Cornerstone Systems, Inc.