Hughesnet HT2000W
What is the best off the shelf wireless router to buy then using Hughesnet HT2000W router? I would like to replace it with the ORBI wireless cable modem.
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You must use the HughesNet modem with HughesNet service. No other modem is compatible. However, as stated by infinitytec, you can use a 3rd party router along with the HughesNet modem.
I have a netgear nighthawk x6. I tried to hook it up to the hughesnet HT2000w. However, for some reason, I can"t get the wireless to work or get the internet to connect. Any ideas?
In addition to infinitytec's suggestion, make sure that your Nighthawk's IP is not the same as the HT2000W. If it is, it will cause a conflict and not work properly. Check to make sure that the Nighthawk is set to automatically (dynamically) obtain the IP address.
Also, if you are going to be using your Nighthawk's WiFi, make sure to disable the WiFi in the HT2000W. See "How do I manage my built in WiFi modem?" in the following PDF for instructions on how to disable the WiFi.
http://customer.kb.hughesnet.com/Documents/1041318-0001_a.pdf
- Or set a static address for the new router on the Hughesnet modem.
Thanks! Im going to work on this now. I will let you know if I have further questions. I went back to the HT2000W last night and no one could play a game on it. I am not sure why it was like that when we had internet with ATT and it was only 15Mbps and three could play at the same time while streaming tv!
infinitytec wrote:
Or set a static address for the new router on the Hughesnet modem.
Thank you guys!!! I think that might have fixed all the problems. I will have to wait til the hubby and boys get back to see if the issues with gaming is fixed but at least I have the router issues fixed!
Ok, well that did not do what I wanted it to do. So I am going to go back to the HT200W. The triband split the speed up to much that no one can do anything at all. I am just going to keep one computer hardwired and only use the 5g wifi and disable the other and see how that works.
Unfortunately, when it comes to satellite internet, many games will be unplayable due to the high latency (ping) mentioned by infinitytec, regardless of the connection method. It won't really matter whether it's connected directly to the HT2000W via Ethernet cable or connected via WiFi. It's one of the drawbacks of satellite internet.
Turn based games are usually okay, but real time games, like action games, generally don't work well, if at all.
From the FAQ page...
The total round trip is actually about 90,000 miles. One leg is about 22,300 miles, and there are four legs. From your dish to the satellite, then back down to earth at the gateway, which is where your service actually "enters" the net, then back up to the satellite and back down to the dish at your home.
As for the Nighthawk router splitting the speed, keep in mind that the total speed you're getting from the service will be split between devices that are actively using the net at the same time, though not necessarily evenly. So, if you're getting 25Mbps, and you have two devices actively downloading from the net, that 25Mbps will be divided between those two devices, though, again, not necessarily evenly, as one device may be doing something that doesn't require much speed, while the other might be using all the speed it can get. It would be the same with three, or four, or more devices actively using the net. The available speed would be shared and divided between them.
- aarushing
Double-check to make sure the ethernet cable connecting the two devices is coming into the new router's internet connector.
