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Re: WiFi is acting up
What's likely happening is either a power brownout is causing the two modems to reset and/or the Fusion modem (the one with only 4 lights) is either having trouble connecting to a wireless tower or registering with the wireless network. This means you have regular satellite internet but the Fusion part is down. Without Fusion being fully operational you will have an immense lag playing games. Recommend trying the following, which might get Fusion to connect properly: 1. At no time should you press any red buttons on the back of either device, nor eject the SIM on the back of the Fusion modem (WL3000). 2. If the SIM has been ejected and is sticking out from the Fusion modem, make sure it's popped back into place before proceeding further. 3. Locate the power bricks to both devices. 4. Disconnect the power cord from both bricks, noting which box loses power when you disconnect either. 5. Wait 60 seconds. 6. Re-connect one of the power cables back to the brick connected to the modem with six lights first (HT3000W). 7. Then reconnect the other power cable to the brick connected to the modem with only four lights (WL3000). The HT3000W will fully connect in about a minute, but the WL3000 may take between 6-10 minutes to fully connect and register. Your WiFi will be unstable during this time as it cycles between standard satellite and Fusion registers with the system. If after 10 minutes you still see Signal and System lights flashing on the WL3000 there is still a problem with being able to connect to the wireless network, likely requiring more help from a rep here or a tech visit. You may want to also look at the following link using a device that is connected to the network, which may give you more clues to what is going on: https://192.168.10.1/limited.html#!/diagnostics/instant_graphs The information on that page should be as follows: 1. A normal Fusion system should have RSRP (wireless signal level) with a number more positive than -110. Note that a number like -120 is more negative and means the wireless signal is very marginal. 2. Public Internet: Up 3. Acceleration Appliance Status: Good - though you may see some bouncing around between this and Blackout/Brownout from the period when you rebooted the Fusion device. 4. Acceleration Tunnel Status: Not Enabled (not even sure that's implemented, tbh) 5. Management Connectivity Status: Established - though you may see two spikes MGMT Disabled from the period when you rebooted the Fusion device. 6. Wireless Receive Signal Statistics and Quality: Ignore that for now. Too complicated to explain here. 7. Wireless Receive Channel: Should show a single line for a single channel number. If it's frequently jumping around to different numbers it means it's having a problem locking on to a specific wireless channel from the nearby tower. 8. Wireless Access Technology: EUTRAN. Hope this helps.2Views0likes4CommentsRe: ht2000w obtained by not registeration
You can't register it yourself unless you had prior authorization to do so (and did so within the requested time frame). You will need the assistance of phone support. You can call phone support or wait until the next available business day to coordinate with a rep here, as was mentioned. As for the sbc file: That's retrieved as part of the registration process. It is tailored to your specific modem capabilities and account/plan and is updated to account for any changes to technical satellite parameters (transponder frequencies, satellite ephemeris, etc.). I don't recommend attempting to obtain one outside of the normal registration process. Not sure what security measures are in place, but I would assume that anything that looks like usual access to the network could feasibly lock your out your SAN.130Views0likes0CommentsRe: UPNP ISSUE
This may be a silly question, but: Did you enable UPnP on your wifi? 1. Using a browser on the network, go to http://192.168.42.1 (has to be http, not https, so Firefox may not work. Latest Firefox wants everything to be https and will relentlessly try to convert it 🤷♂️). 2. Login to the wifi settings (default password is just 'admin' if you haven't changed it). 3. Select the Advanced options, then select UPnP towards the bottom. 4. Check the box and click Save. You should now have UPnP enabled. That said, I have an XBox 360. I've never really needed it to be operational and have been able to use XBox Live, although I've never played anything PvP through it. If you are trying to play PvP games, standard satellite may be too laggy, since the fastest possible ping time is something like 500mS. You may want to look into upgrading to Fusion, which augments satellite with wireless technology to significantly reduce the lag.98Views1like6CommentsRe: Additional Data prices...
Some data management tips: The most recent games are more than double that now. One of these would easily kill a 200GB monthly allowance... unless they're downloaded between 2-8am local time. I've grabbed 12 games during the Steam Winter sale with little to no impact to my data allowance. The only impact is that I didn't start early enough and a couple of them ran past 8am. Rather than streaming things live most streaming services allow you to download it. Each service has different restrictions, however, so you may be limited to how much you can save locally, as well as how long it allows you to hold it. For example, Paramount+ allows you to download about 30 things, and hold it for a month, whereas Netflix's $7 plan only you to download something like a few things per month. Additionally, it pays to limit the quality of the stream depending upon the device you're watching it on. For example, you'll save a lot of data watching a low-res 350p stream, which may be quite watchable on an iPad, but it might not look very good on a 60" Samsung TV. Be aware that most smart TV apps will automatically pick the highest quality. What I do is download shows/movies to my iPad and hook it up to the TV using an HDMI adapter (~$17 on Amazon). I found that using the wireless remote display can use an intermediate server on the internet, which defeats the purpose. The HDMI cable uses no data and things can be downloaded during the 'free' period. YMMV, so you might want to experiment with different services/methods to see what works for you.29Views1like0CommentsRe: HN email not forwarding
That said, dnsbl3 doesn't flag the actual IP or even the IP block (129.213.176.0/20) as suspect, but the entire autonomous system number (ASN) that the IP block falls under. In this case it belongs to Oracle (ASN 31898). I assume they are providing the cloud services that the email provider uses. I can name other ASNs that are known for much more consistent spamming than Oracle, but that's just my opinion.423Views0likes6CommentsRe: HN email not forwarding
It's quite possible Synacor is back on any one of the SBLs and whoever they are being forwarded to are rejected then as spam. With the sheer amount of spam being generated from Chinese malware, and email addresses being used off the dark web to generate phishing emails, I'm quite sure the SBLs have been pretty busy... Edit: Just did a quick test and 129.213.180.114 (email.hughes.net) is listed on dnsbl-3.uceprotect.net.501Views1like8CommentsRe: Email system asking for password
Pretty sure thart once you get a new email provider, you can set the Hughes email to auto-forward to your new address. As far as the password situation is concerned, make sure your browser isn't auto-filling your username or password when your wife is attempting to login.1.2KViews0likes1Comment