Re: Router for satellite dish

["Patrick Lidstone <patrick@xxxxxxx>" <patrick@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Chris Bond" <chris@l...> wrote:
> Be warned not al satellite dishes will work like this.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Ewing" <scott.ewing@s...>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:27 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Router for satellite dish
> 
> 
> > Just stick an ipcop (http://ipcop.org) on the modem, and it'll do
the
> > rest, handles DHCP, NAT and static ips for the external world.
Works on
> > a p60, so for the money he's saved, more ha toys...
> >
> > Just ask ken for a slimp3
> >

Indeed, as Chris points out, it depends whether or not the PC 
currently attached to the satellite does the "spoofing" necessary
to 
fool TCP/IP into working over a long-latency link like that provided 
by a satellite.
If this is done by external hardware, then you can take the IPCOP 
route. If the spoofing is done by the PC/custom drivers, then it may 
well be more trouble than it's worth - but you *may* be able to get 
internet connection sharing working (this may require fiddling with 
MTU packet sizes to get the best out of things)
If the PC requires an analogue modem for the uplink, and uses 
satellite for the downlink then it's definitely more trouble than 
it's worth.
One of those few instances where it might just be worth parting with 
the cash...

Patrick

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