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    Direcway/Hughesnet Trouble

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Blake, Oct 4, 2006.

  1. Blake

    Blake NBR Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    My parents have a Direcway satellite dish that provides broadband. When they first got it, my notebook would connect fine. Then my hard drive started going insane on me and demanded a reformat, and now it won't work. I have all the drivers installed for my wireless, and I can connect everywhere else fine. The weird thing is, my laptop shows that the network is there, but won't connect to it. I have tried setting things manually, have read the help site (which was the worst thing I have read in my life) to no avail. Anyone have any experience with something like this, or have any ideas on what I should do? Thanks
     
    Blake, Oct 4, 2006
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    If I recall on systems like yours, it connects like a modem.

    I would take a look at the Auth/password. Try deleting the connection, reboot, then add it back in.
     
    blue68f100, Oct 7, 2006
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