Helen Read wrote:

> So I'm just wondering if anyone has any experience (good or bad) with 
> Wild Blue.

No experience with WildBlue, but typically you get much higher latency 
with satellite-provided Internet service, which will cause issues with 
latency-sensitive services - VoIP, real-time gaming, or other "chatty" 
protocols.

> Also, I saw the following in the Wild Blue FAQ:
>
> *<<Will I be able to use a virtual private network (VPN) with the 
> WildBlue service?*
> Yes. WildBlue recommends the use of SSL-based VPNs. They work well on 
> the WildBlue network because they work efficiently over a satellite 
> connection. IP Sec-based VPNs may work over the WildBlue network, but 
> will likely be much slower (and perhaps not useable) due to the 
> effects of latency.>>

> What kind of VPN is it that we use to connect to UVM?

Cisco's VPN concentrator product, which is is being used as an IPSec 
VPN.  It will probably be a fair amount slower, as they suggest.  I'm 
not sure I understand why so-called "SSL VPNs" (actually web application 
gateways) would be any better, though.

Jim