Yesterday was spent in the company of a North Arkansas Telephone Company techÂ installing and configuring WildBlue Satellite Broadband in our home.Â The installation went smoothly, although it was a long process that took nearly the entire day.Â So far, the service is as I had expected, with download speeds testing to be in the 1.5-1.6 Mbps range.Â The latency of satellite transmissions is evident, but not intolerable.Â Once packets begin to arrive however, downloads proceed rapidly.Â I will post my observations and experiences with WildBlue as they occur.

Â Now that I have broadband, I decided that it is time to network our home computers.Â I have just finished installing Linksys WRT54G Wireless G Broadband router, and it appears to work fine with my main computer (Gateway 820GM Media Center) and the satellite modem.Â My upstairs computer (Gateway Select K7-950), which I use asÂ my digital imaging studio, is another story however.Â I installed a Linksys PCI Wireless G card, installed and configured the driver software, and voila – NOTHING.Â I’ll try to troubleshoot it in the next day or so.

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