Yes I would like to know about this too
since they are launching it this in Europe as well
and the DT2000 From Hughes only has a USB port =

and drivers are only for Windows.

It would more than neat to have it working under *BSD and especially
under NetBSD.

in fact this is not called DIRECPC  but DIRECWAY ( 2 ways )



> Hello,
> =

> I'm a newbie, please be kind. :-)  And, I'm a newbie who just had my
> cable-modem Internet access rudely crimped* by ATT @Home (West coast, U=
SA),
> so my email is down as well - please respond to bryanxms@ecst.csuchico.=
edu
> - it's the only way I can get email at the moment. :-(
> =

> Now for the query... I see that DirecPC is now offering a USB-interface=
d
> satellite-return dish.  This is the kind that is bi-directional for
> networking (not the kind where the split the return channel into a mode=
m
> for uplink).  Apparently it is accessed via some kind of USB interface,=
 but
> I can't find any hard details on the web site.  Net searches turn up ve=
ry
> little, except some comments about a Helius driver for Linux.  Does any=
one
> know how these things work, and whether there is support for the USB or=
 PCI
> variety under NetBSD?
> =

> * They are now adding mandatory firewalling of their clients, to protec=
t us
> from the evil Windows-only viruses I could care less about.  This court=
esy
> service clips out ports 25 and 80, at least, which ... hurts.
> =

> thanks,
> -bp
> --
> # bryan at terran dot org                      Support the American Red=
 Cross
> # http://www.terran.org/~bryan                    http://www.redcross.o=
rg
> =

> =

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