[162737] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Andros Island Connectivity?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ryan Wilkins)
Tue Apr 30 21:50:21 2013
From: Ryan Wilkins <ryan@deadfrog.net>
In-Reply-To: <CDA5BE9C.8ED5%wbailey@satelliteintelligencegroup.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:50:10 -0400
To: Warren Bailey <wbailey@satelliteintelligencegroup.com>
Cc: Rob Seastrom <rs@seastrom.com>, NANOG mailing list <nanog@nanog.org>,
"Aaron C. de Bruyn" <aaron@heyaaron.com>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
I've used them before on SCPC links. I discovered on a boat one time =
that the XipLink unit we were using wasn't exactly designed to handle =
vibrations from engines nor the constant pounding of a hull on water =
when in the ocean with large swells. Back then the boxes were 1U =
rackmount PCs running some variant of BSD, and we had issues with the =
Ethernet card coming out of the PCI slot after a few hours of =
operational use. Maybe they've migrated to something a little more =
robust now. Of course, most normal customers don't put them on boats to =
begin with. :-)
I agree with your comment about satellite. It has its place. Some =
things it is particularly well suited for. Other things, maybe not so =
much. I often don't mention satellites when someone asks what I do =
because most people assume I'm a DirecTV installer which couldn't be =
further from the truth.
On Apr 30, 2013, at 9:33 PM, Warren Bailey =
<wbailey@satelliteintelligencegroup.com> wrote:
> http://www.xiplink.com is who we work with (and sell). Don't mean to
> advertise on NANOG, more of an FYI and place for those who care to =
learn
> something. I hate the fact that satellite is looked at like a white
> unicorn, it's a pretty cool solution that will perform day in and out =
for
> as long as you need it to.
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