Gen5 Upgrade..
I have decided to upgrade to Gen5. I have some questions that I want to be addressed before the install. I currently have an HN9000 model which uses 2 cables from the dish to modem. I had my in...
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I just connected my laptop directly to the modem and tried going to www.systemcontrolcenter.com and it worked. So I guess its my router thats stopping it. Does anyone know what I can / should do to get it working with my router?
Don't know if will work for you but I've been using Google servers for years.
Well, I can also stream video when speed reports under 1 Mbps. Yes, interesting. I've kind of given up finding a rhyme or reason with satellite internet. Why I feel a bit useless here anymore.
All I know is I can stream about anytime I want. I don't do HD, mostly LD to conserve data.
I digress, sorry. :smileytongue:
Are you able to use www.systemcontrolcenter.com to get to the SCC? When using Google's servers I am not, but when using Hughesnet's I am. With that said, this was with Gen4. I haven't tried using Hughesnet's own servers with Gen5 as of yet (save for the first few minutes after the install). When it was installed one of the first things I did was change the DNS in the HT2000W to Google's.
Yes, have been able to use http://www.systemcontrolcenter.com/ for a long time. I am Gen4 though. Satellite internet is a fickle beast.
Maybe the ghost of Barbara is hovering over me.
I gave it a try and was able to use that URL for the SCC when using Hughesnet's DNS servers. Still not able to when using Google's. Interesting.
BirdDog Do you use a router or just direct connect to the modem? I never really went to www.systemcontrolcenter.com on my HN9000 system, I have a few times in the past though and it worked. Cant remember if I did with my current router or not.
GabeU I still dont know what you mean by Hughesnet's DNS servers. How do you change servers? Did you try using Google's while directly connected to the modem not over WiFi. But the HughesNet WiFi should work being its built in the modem. I am not a fan of the built in WiFi so I really dont want to test it on mine. (I'd have to turn the WiFi on to test)
You are able have the adapter (network card) in your computer automatically find and use a DNS server, which, in this case, would be Hughesnet's due to being on their system, or you can change it to use Google's DNS servers. What you change on the adapter is the IPv4 and IPv6 DNS settings. You can leave it set to automatically obtain the DNS server address, which will use Hughesnet's, or override that and strictly use Google's DNS server address.
You can also change your router to do the same. If it's set to automatically obtain the DNS address, it will use Hughesnet's, but you can override that and input Google's, and it will use that. The difference between your computer's adapter and the router is that the router only has a setting to override the IPv4 address.
The first picture is from the network adapter in my desktop. The second is from the HT2000W's router.
In the picture below of the router's DNS settings, the former Google settings are still showing, but it is using the "Obtain from ISP" setting. When you back to using the ISPs setttings from Google's, it doesn't delete Google's DNS address from the boxes. It just no longer uses them.
What is the reasoning to want to use Google servers over HughesNet? Is performance better?
wildcats198308 wrote:What is the reasoning to want to use Google servers over HughesNet? Is performance better?
It can be. If someone is having problems like delays and such with browsing, using a public DNS, like Google's, can sometimes help. Not always, as sometimes the problem lies in the computer itself, but when it's DNS server related, it may help.
BirdDog wrote:Well, I can also stream video when speed reports under 1 Mbps. Yes, interesting. I've kind of given up finding a rhyme or reason with satellite internet. Why I feel a bit useless here anymore.
All I know is I can stream about anytime I want. I don't do HD, mostly LD to conserve data.
I digress, sorry. :smileytongue:
Were you possibly answering a question from a different thread?
