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Title: direcway networks with SME 5.5
Post by: Luis A. Navas on July 27, 2002, 03:12:15 AM

Thank you forum for your support.

Can I use a usb networked interface form directway with SME 5.5, is factible, comments?? recomendations?? experiences??

Title: Re: direcway networks with SME 5.5
Post by: Nathan Fowler on July 27, 2002, 05:02:02 AM

USB network devices are not supported under SME at this time.

Hope this helped,

NathanLuis A. Navas wrote:
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> Thank you forum for your support.
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> Can I use a usb networked interface form directway with SME
> 5.5, is factible, comments?? recomendations?? experiences??

Title: Re: direcway networks with SME 5.5
Post by: Michael Smith on July 27, 2002, 08:05:04 PM

Don't think that's gonna work as you want it to anytime soon ... but if you have an old Pentium-class machine around, you can fit it with a network card, set up the Direcway Internet via USB and use 98SE's Internet Connection Sharing to pass access on to the SME server, which then in turn could share with the rest of the network.  A bit kludgy but still offers you all the firewalling, etc. of SME.

You'd have to put some effort into securing the 98SE box, mostly by removing everything not absolutely necessary ... don't forget to zap the Personal Web Server!

Title: Re: direcway networks with SME 5.5
Post by: Luis A. Navas on July 27, 2002, 11:15:42 PM

Thankyou for your support guys, and have a nice day.

Title: Re: direcway networks with SME 5.5
Post by: jose velez on July 28, 2002, 07:37:02 PM

Starband is faster and it is available in both usb and ethernet.  The only problem is that they filed bankruptcy last June.