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My computer is not seeing the wifi from Hug2 or 5
A new WiFi card can be installed in a desktop computer fairly easily, as it goes in a PCI Express slot, but if the signal from the modem/router isn't good enough at the computer's location, a new WiFi card probably wouldn't help. The WiFi cards themselves aren't all that expensive.
I would first check your WiFi signal strength at the location of the deskop. You can use the HughesNet Mobile app, which works on your phone, and which has a "WiFi Gauge", or any other mobile app that you like that can test WiFi signal strength. It's possible that it's a range issue, and a new WiFi card may not actually do the trick if this is the case.
If it is a range issue, HughesNet does have a WiFi Booster that works with the HT2000W modem, or you can even use a 3rd party WiFi router that gives better WiFi range than the HT2000W's.
Sometimes the makeup of a house can affect a signal where you wouldn't normally think it would, so it would definitely be a good idea to test that WiFi signal strength at the location of your desktop.
Edit: Sorry, I should have given the link to the HughesNet Mobile App. Android and Apple.
Gabe,
Yes, I have an Ipad, phones and another computer than are receiving the signal. I think I have already tried forgeting the other wifi but I will try again.
Herb
hmccaulla wrote:Gabe,
Yes, I have an Ipad, phones and another computer than are receiving the signal. I think I have already tried forgeting the other wifi but I will try again.
Herb
That's good. That's helps us narrow it down to where the problem most likely lies, with that being the computer itself, or at least with some type of setting in the WiFi adapter.
Though I'm sure you've already tried this, or the computer may already be right near it, it would be a good idea to move the computer closer to the HughesNet modem.
Another thing I found, from a prior community post about a laptop not seeing the WiFi, is a suggestion to perform the steps in this Microsoft post. Another suggestion to help narrow it down, if the computer has the ability, is to connect it via LAN cable. If it works that way, it's then further narrowed down to WiFi adapter in the computer. If it is, in fact, the WiFi adapter, there may be some things to try regarding its settings, but I'm not versed enough to give instructions for fiddling around with those settings. I'd probably cause more harm than good when it comes to that. Others, however, may know what to try.
Any suggestions to just replacing the wifi adapter. Moving the computer is not necessarily the best idea.
A new WiFi card can be installed in a desktop computer fairly easily, as it goes in a PCI Express slot, but if the signal from the modem/router isn't good enough at the computer's location, a new WiFi card probably wouldn't help. The WiFi cards themselves aren't all that expensive.
I would first check your WiFi signal strength at the location of the deskop. You can use the HughesNet Mobile app, which works on your phone, and which has a "WiFi Gauge", or any other mobile app that you like that can test WiFi signal strength. It's possible that it's a range issue, and a new WiFi card may not actually do the trick if this is the case.
If it is a range issue, HughesNet does have a WiFi Booster that works with the HT2000W modem, or you can even use a 3rd party WiFi router that gives better WiFi range than the HT2000W's.
Sometimes the makeup of a house can affect a signal where you wouldn't normally think it would, so it would definitely be a good idea to test that WiFi signal strength at the location of your desktop.
Edit: Sorry, I should have given the link to the HughesNet Mobile App. Android and Apple.
I bought a new wifi adapter and everything is now working. Thanks for the help and guidance.
