DirectWay/Linux?

[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 about an upcoming unix port.
> > 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 up.  I'm not using a satellite service 
> myself, but I was interested in it as a possible alternative. Please post 
> if you find anything promissing.
> 
> DirecPC Linux Driver Project: http://www.linuxvoodoo.com/drivers/direcpc/
> 
> Satellite Data and Alternative Operating Systems: 
> http://www.jasonn.com/sat-data/
> 
> DirecWay 2-Way High Speed Internet via Satellite:
> http://www.macteks.com/sat/


>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.