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- From: thad@public.BTR.COM (Thaddeus P. Floryan)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
- Subject: Re: Connecting machines from across the seas
- Message-ID: <7517@public.BTR.COM>
- Date: 26 Jul 92 22:40:46 GMT
- References: <31523@adm.brl.mil>
- Followup-To: sci.electronics
- Organization: BTR Public Access UNIX, Mountain View CA
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- In article <31523@adm.brl.mil> mckeehan@math.utk.edu writes:
- |I have a fairly good question, that I believe will sparc some
- |conversation...
- |
- |I have two Sun IPC's. One in Kuwait and the other in Tennessee. (Please
- |note, this is not some make believe setup, it actually exists). I need
- |to transfer some data files between the two machines...and I'd like to
- |do it once a week.
- |
- |Due to security reasons, we prefer to not have these machines on any
- |major network (i.e., internet).
- |
- |What is going to be the best (putting into consideration cost, time, and
- |dependability) way to connect these two machines?
- |
- |I am presently looking at a UUCP connection simply because I don't know
- |of any other feasible method.
-
- Given the siting in Kuwait, the presumption is you have "Big Bucks" at your
- disposal. For a one-time charge of about $2,000 at each end and a monthly
- charge of $500, you can have a private satellite up-/down-link for your
- data transmission needs.
-
- If the volume of traffic simply doesn't warrant that expense, two Telebit
- modems and direct-call uucp will work just fine.
-
- Note the "Followup-to:" sci.electronics where people would be happy to
- recommend appropriate satellite services.
-
- Thad Floryan [ thad@btr.com (OR) {decwrl, mips, fernwood}!btr!thad ]
-