Anyone using a satellite ISP with VPN?

Post #142,171 by Silverlock 2/18/04 11:59:50 AM Reply	Anyone using a satellite ISP with VPN? The little research I've done seems to say this is a bad idea. The satellite latency screws with the constant VPN handshaking and can make transmission speeds slower than with dial up. I've heard of a couple of services that are saying they've solved this problem. No verifiable results though. ----------------------------------------- "If you don't vote, it's your fault!" George W. "I cannot tell a lie" George W. B. "I cannot tell a lie from lie related program acitivites" jb4
Post #142,172 by admin 2/18/04 12:05:10 PM Reply	Not happy with satellite. My dad has it (see my previous post) and too many things like that are wacky. I can confirm that the latency is a killer with ssh. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #142,173 by Steve Lowe 2/18/04 12:25:43 PM Reply	Fixed Point Wireless I had Fixed Point Wireless (Sprint Broadband) at my old house, and the latency with even that gave a lot of trouble using the VPN to work. The throughput could be staggering, I'd seen it hit 4mbps, but the latency was so bad it almost wasn't worth it. Ping times averaged around 700ms and frequently topped 1 full second vs an average of about 90ms on my DSL circuit. I'd image the satellite would be even worse because the packet has to travel to AND from the satellite before it reaches fiber or copper, whereas the FPW only needs to travel to the tower. Also, I know someone in a remote area of Wyoming who used satellite for awhile and eventually got rid of it to go back to dialup. She telecommutes and latency turned out to be more of an issue than throughput or total bandwidth for her. ----- Steve

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