Re: direct-pc

[David Teague <dbt@elentari.cs.wcu.edu>]

On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Kenneth Scharf wrote:

> Has anyone tried using direct-pc with Linux?
> (thats the satellite inter-net connection. see
> http://www.pdmnet.com/direcpdm.htm)  They say you need
> windows 95 (but so do alot of isp's that work with
> linux)  I can't get cable modem, or asdl where I live,
> and this service is in the same price ballpark as isdn
> but MUCH faster!

I have the  PCI card for the direc-pc downloads,
but have not had any success with linux. 

There is expensive ($2.5K) router software available
that is aimed at schools and businesses, but I didn't
buy that.

If you or anyone else is interested in hacking this to
provide a linux driver, I'm interested in helping. 

--David
David Teague, dbt@cs.wcu.edu
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