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How do I configure my PC so that I can start browsing???
Well, as the Subject line indicates, I am not able to get online! I am told by HughesNet that all one needs to do is open up a browser window, type in any website, (ebay, for example) and presto, yo...
If you can connect to the System Control Center by clicking on www.systemcontrolcenter.com you are connected to Hughesnet and not your old ISP.
Conversely, you can do the same by entering 192.168.0.1 into the address bar and hit enter.
Either way, if you connect to the Hughesnet System Control Center, you are connecting through Hughesnet, not your old ISP. Your old ISP can't connect to the System Control Center as it's inside the Hughesnet modem.
Sorry for the delay--been busy with medical & repair appts. Anyway, our PCs worked fine, albiet slow, before Hughes. We had a tech over and he said that we were on Hughes and that all was fine. He said that whatever modem the ethernet is plugged in to is where the internet is coming from; and since ours is plugged into the Hughes modem, then we're fine.
I was confused because I thought that the network icon on my desktop (the one that you can enable/disable to go on/off line) was actually configured with our former ISP's username/password. And also because I haven't cancelled our other ISP yet, I thought that we were actully connecting online via that former ISP. But the Hughes tech said no; the ethernet would ignore any usernames/passwords and just connect via whatever was active in modem.
Anyway, when our other ISP runs out in a few months, we'll know for sure if we've actually been online via Hughes or via them. Until then, I won't worry about.
Thanks for your reply and info!
Hello OrangeGal, if you click on the network tray icon then a choice of networks available to you should appear. You can then choose your other provider or HughesNet by clicking on them.
Like this on my computer:
We only have 1 option - the ethernet connection option (we don't connect online via wifi, just via ethernet cable). Anyway, since we're online now, we'll just wait and see what happens after the other ISP expires. Thanks!
If not using WiFi then your computer must be connected directly to the HughesNet modem/gateway by cable. A bit confused how you are connected.
We're connected via ethernet cable directly to the HughesNet modem/gateway.
As I said, I was just confused about how my desktop icon (see my earlier jpg) worked. But apparently, as the Hughes tech said to us, the ethernet cable will get the internet transmission from whatever modem it's connect to; and it (the ethernet cable) will ignore any ISP usernames/passwords that may be attached to it.
In any case, we're online and that's what we were after. If we run into problems in a few months (after our other ISP runs out) we'll figure it out then.
Thanks!
