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Sat (Satellite Technology) HOWTO

Roberto Arcomano berto@fatamorgana.com, Florindo Santoro flosan@hack-it.net

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Copyright
• 1.3 Translations
• 1.4 Credits

2. Background Knowledge

• 2.1 What about satellite
• 2.2 How does it work?
• 2.3 Other technologies
• 2.4 What is the max bandwidth?
• 2.5 How much does it cost?
• 2.6 What are the satellites used?
• 2.7 What ISPs give Sat Internet Access?
• 2.8 What else?

3. Technical Information

• 3.1 General working
• 3.2 Frequencies
• 3.3 DVB Receiver Card
• 3.4 Data Link Level DVB setting
• 3.5 TCP/IP working
• 3.6 Authentication
• 3.7 Services I can use with a sat connection

4. Requirements

• 4.1 Knowledge requirement
• 4.2 Hardware
• 4.3 Software
• 4.4 TV Software

5. Base setup

• 5.1 First: mounting
• 5.2 Calibrating
• 5.3 Double Feed
• 5.4 Data-link level adjusting

6. Configuration under Linux

• 6.1 Drivers installation
• 6.2 Setting up /etc/dvbd.conf
• 6.3 Dvbd daemon
• 6.4 How to config EON service
• 6.5 How to use Netsystem service
• 6.6 How to use Sat Node service
• 6.7 OpenSky service under Linux

7. Configuration under Windows

• 7.1 EON
• 7.2 Netsystem
• 7.3 OpenSky

8. Appendix A - Notes

• 8.1 Translation Dynamic IP -> MAC Address
• 8.2 TCP Window
• 8.3 Download accelerator

9. Appendix B - Well Known Sat ISP setting value

• 9.1 EuropeOnLine
• 9.2 Netsystem
• 9.3 Sat Node
• 9.4 Open Sky

10. Links

• 10.1 Open
• 10.2 Commercial