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Hidden Network
This is probebly crazy, but I'll ask anyway. Is the Gen5 modem-wifi creating a hidden network? I've been noticing it every time that I turn on wifi on my Wondows 10 Surface Pro 3. When I unpl...
Yes the signal is coming from your HT2000w... You wont be able to connect to that signal, and the signal is disabled if you disable the Wifi on the modem.
It's kind of like the USB port on the back of the HT1100... It's there for "future use", but, we have no idea when or if that future will ever come. :)You'll pardon my "clueles banter", but tone is as tone does.
First question asked about hidden network. After thinking about it I asked 2 more questions.
I do not believe that Hughesnet is being transparent. I do not buy that they can do what they want and we have no choice.
When members ask specifically about the "Hidden Network" no explaination is given.
The "supposed experts" on this forum also have no answers as to the "hidden network". They chose to attack members wanting to know what is going on. WHY?
I'll just leave it at that.....
I uncheck the two boxes in Advanced Setup and the Hidden Network still showed, I restarted my Laptop and it wasnt showing. I went back in and checked the 2 boxes and the Hidden Network showed up again right away. Then I unchecked them again and restarted my Laptop and it was still showing. But it does not come up on my tablets. Kinda strange it wasnt showing one time then the next it did. Maybe I didnt wait long enough for it to show up the first time.
I dont see any problem with it showing really as long as no one is able to connect to it. Which when I tried you need to know and manually type the SSID plus know the passcode for the network to connect to it. So its just as secure as any other network.
I should have added that I have yet to receive the updated software, so I'm not seeing the hidden network at this time. My modem is still using 3.4.3.33, though I'm sure the update will be coming to my gateway soon.
My software versions are...
Application Software 3.4.3.35
Fallback Software 3.4.3.28
WiFi Software 0.09.22
With my Fallback being 3.4.3.28 I guess thats the last version that was installed. So I guess my modem skipped 3.4.3.33.
Well, the Hughesnet Engineers must have been monitoring the Community! :p I was just updated to the 3.4.3.35 software. And I just put my laptop away, so I'll check for the hidden network tomorrow. Too tired now. LOL.
wildcats198308 wrote:With my Fallback being 3.4.3.28 I guess thats the last version that was installed. So I guess my modem skipped 3.4.3.33.
You almost assuredly had the 3.4.3.33 software before your update to 3.4.3.35. Now that my software has updated, I still have 3.4.3.28 as my fallback software, just as I did before the update.
