<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 11:56 AM, James A. Kuzdrall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gnhlug@intrel.com" target="_blank">gnhlug@intrel.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Does Linux have any special problems interfacing with the dish equipment?<br>
Is a standard Ethernet connection enough, or must they install software on<br>
the Linux computer?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I had service through Hughes for a couple years around 2010 or so. They give you a modem, connect a cable from dish to modem, connect ethernet cable from computer to modem, and it's more or less like having dsl or cable with horrible latency. You don't need to install anything on linux, though you may get hassled by customer support if you have to call in.</div><div><br></div><div>The latency is bad. You can end up with no service or degraded performance in heavy rain, snow, and/or if there's any snow/ice buildup on the dish. I think they still have a daily usage cap, but I'm not sure. It's probably better than dialup if you don't care about the latency, but I'd consider it a last resort. If there is still a usage cap, you might look at whether a mobile data plan and tethering is a viable alternative.</div><div><br></div><div>If you're concerned about surveillance I would be paranoid and just assume that any/all of your physical layers either are compromised already or can easily be compromised. Focus your efforts on transport/application layer security instead. If a government actor wants to watch your activity, they're going to just serve a surveillance order at your ISP and tap your traffic off the router.</div></div></div></div>