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Comment Re:Multi-interface rugged routers? (Score 1) 87

by tadheckaman (#30010396) Attached to: Ubiquiti Announces RouterStation Challenge Winners

I wish I could buy a Open Source router that had more than two routable interfaces. If I need four, I basically have to go Cisco...why why why? (I actually need an eight-interface router right now for a rugged field deployment...it appears that only Cisco closed-source fits the toughness bill

can't openwrt do vlans? Get a switch that supports setting each port to a particular vlan, have one port go to the router and let the router, um, route the traffic as needed. Use a Gigabit interface so there isn't a bottleneck at the router.

Comment Re:random comments (Score 1) 438

by tadheckaman (#29452469) Attached to: (Near) Constant Internet While RV'ing?

2-way sat modems are very tricky to set up the dish. You can't just point them with a compass and azimuth guess like you do with DBS...you have to get feedback about how well the satellite is receiving your uplink. And if you do get it pointed correctly, every time you walk around the RV you'll move the dish a little bit and lose the uplink. Also, the "flat" dishes you see on top of escalades that work in motion are receive only. You cannot use a 2-way sat modem while in motion, period.

Inmarsat has some neat solutions to handle the constant motion of ships, which are always shifting slightly and rocking in the water... It involves a fancy dish/panel that is aimed at the correct satellite, and as the ship moves, turns, or otherwise changes its position, this little panel will go up and down and turn to remain aimed at the satellite. I believe you can get ISDN speeds and/or 2 concurrent phone calls with it.

Another solution I've seen is what the Red Cross uses for internet on their Emergency Communications Response Vehicle ... they have a dish that collapses down when moving, and when stationary it can be up and running within minutes I believe. Link about the ECRV:

http://ecrv4712.org/
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New State Laws Could Make Encryption Widespread 155

Posted by kdawson from the squeamish-ossifrages dept.
New laws that took effect in Nevada on Oct. 1 and will kick in on Jan. 1 in Massachusetts may effectively mandate encryption for companies' hard drives, portable devices, and data transmissions. The laws will be binding on any organization that maintains personal information about residents of the two states. (Washington and Michigan are considering similar legislation.) Nevada's law deals mostly with transmitted information and Massachusetts's emphasizes stored information. Between them the two laws should put more of a dent into lax security practices than widespread laws requiring customer notification of data breaches have done. (Such laws are on the books in 40 states and by one estimate have reduced identity theft by 2%.) Here are a couple of legal takes on the impact of the new laws.

Comment Re:Strategy (Score 1) 107

by ramparte (#14186642) Attached to: IBM To Support OpenDocument Next Year
I agree with this thread - one of the first things we got asked for when we got Writely running was word upload and download (and OpenOffice too).

BTW - now you can upload the file into us and send the recalcitrant user a link instead of a word file, if you like. That's why we wrote Writely the way we did, so that the "I can't use it, I can't install software" excuse doesn't work.
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