On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:52:00 -0500, Jim Brust <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>If you go with DirecTV's satellite connection it is high speed going both
>ways.  You can find out more by going to:
>
>http://DirecTv.DirecWay.com
>
>It is not cheap and if the weather gets bad, heavy rain or snow, your
>connection may drop.

This is interesting.  However, the drawback I see is that it only connects
via a USB port.  This makes it difficult or impossible to insert a firewall
which usually expects an Ethernet connection.

I have some remote sites where I can't get DSL or cable broadband
installed.  This would be a good solution, except I need to have a firewall
in front of the local PC.  I use VPN inside the firewall to communicate
with our data center.  (Software Firewalls & VPN clients are a distant
second choice for me compared to hardware solutions.)

Anyway, thanks for posting this information.

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