Let the rest of us "Ham's" know what you purchased with your $2000.00. This way we can salivate a little.
73's
Bernie KD2JYU
I know very little about HAM radio, but if he's using amplifiers like you mention it wouldn't surprise me if it's screwing up your WiFi. Those things jack the power up quite a bit, throwing out a lot stronger signal. I don't know this from HAM radios but I am somewhat familiar with linear amplifiers used with CB radios.
I'm not familiar with any filter that can be used with the HughesNet system.
Depending how much illegal power he's transmitting and the proximity to you, there is no filtering available that will keep the signal from feeding directly into your equipment and causing havoc.
If he's truly running illegal amplifiers those things are infamous for producing all kinds of spurious frequency signals across the entire radio spectrum. He's a prime example why Hams in general often get a bad rep.
You've got a real problem on your hands IMO. Good luck.
Whoa! Did the spam filter catch Alan's post and delete it? It's was a great and informative post, and I learned something about the SSID Broadcast I didn't know. Hopefully the person who asked the question will have a copy of Alan's answer in his/her email.
GabeUwrote:Whoa! Did the spam filter catch Alan's post and delete it? It's was a great and informative post, and I learned something about the SSID Broadcast I didn't know. Hopefully the person who asked the question will have a copy of Alan's answer in his/her email.
Yeah, that was weird. I edited the post as HTML and it was flagged as spam. Just reposted.
Let me try again:
Wow! That guy has a few wires loose. Doesn't sound like a Ham Radio Operator. Maybe a paranoid CB'er?
OK, there is a solution if you don't want him to see your Wifi Network but you still want to be able to use it. This is a bit technical, and you may need to go find a computer technician (or a teenager) to do this for you.
First of all, if your neighbor is as clueless as he sounds about WiFi networks, you most likely have nothing to fear about him being able to break into your network.
You will need to access your wifi settings and then change them. If you can, use a wired connection between the modem and a laptop or desktop computer to do the following:
Go to http://192.168.0.1 to access your HughesNet modem, then click on WiFi Settings in the left menu. The default password to get into the Wifi settings is : admin (lower case).
Make a note of the network names (SSIDs) for both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. You can change the SSID names to something easy to remember, such as MyWiFi or even "FBISurveillanceCamera" (if you really want to freak out your neighbor). Save your changes. If you change the SSIDs, and you're connected wirelessly, you'll need to reconnect once you change these names. Make a note of the changed names. Also make a note of the type of encryption (WPA) and write down the WiFi password. You'll need this information for the next steps.
Once you log back into your WiFi settings, un-check the boxes for "SSID Broadcast." Again, Save your changes. This will hide the SSID names from being displayed in any smart phone's or computer's list of WiFi connections. Now, your neighbor won't see your WiFi network connection names, and can obsess about something else.
To reconnect to your WifI yourself, you may need to "add" the (now hidden) network back in, only this time, in addition to the password, you now will need to manually enter the SSID name since it will no longer be displayed or broadcast.
That's it. Your paranoid neighbor should now no longer be able to see your WiFi Network.
