Help with picking up HughesNet Signal?

babygirl17_06 · 10-12-2009

Hi,
My mother-in-law has HughesNet internet. We live about 200ft. from her. She told me that I can share her internet signal. I bought a Belkin wireless N router and connected to her computer,it made her HughesNet internet wireless. My desktop(Vista)is not equipped to pick up wireless signals,so I bought a Belkin wireless N USB adapter for my computer. It tells me that i am connected to the router by it wont connect to the internet. I get one bar on the adapter. Someone told me that I need to get a Desktop card(PCI Card). I also brought my father-in-law's laptop computer to my house and it connected to the HughesNet internet from their house. That laptop is equipped with a Broadcom 802.11b/g network card. What do I need to make my desktop connect to that signal like that laptop did?

Hengis · 10-12-2009

Hi and welcome to the site

If you only have one bar then you are going to struggle to get a useable signal. You're going to need to raise the signal quality, so either moving it closer or using an adapter with an aerial would be a great start.

10-12-2009	#1
babygirl17_06 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: THE BOONDOCKS OF MISSISSIPPI Posts: 75 PC Experience: Some Experience	Help with picking up HughesNet Signal? Hi, My mother-in-law has HughesNet internet. We live about 200ft. from her. She told me that I can share her internet signal. I bought a Belkin wireless N router and connected to her computer,it made her HughesNet internet wireless. My desktop(Vista)is not equipped to pick up wireless signals,so I bought a Belkin wireless N USB adapter for my computer. It tells me that i am connected to the router by it wont connect to the internet. I get one bar on the adapter. Someone told me that I need to get a Desktop card(PCI Card). I also brought my father-in-law's laptop computer to my house and it connected to the HughesNet internet from their house. That laptop is equipped with a Broadcom 802.11b/g network card. What do I need to make my desktop connect to that signal like that laptop did?

10-12-2009	#2
Hengis PCHF Founder & Owner Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The PCHF Bunker Posts: 15,644 PC Experience: Microsoft Certified Professional	Re: Help with picking up HughesNet Signal? Hi and welcome to the site If you only have one bar then you are going to struggle to get a useable signal. You're going to need to raise the signal quality, so either moving it closer or using an adapter with an aerial would be a great start. __________________ Handy Links: Pre-Work \| System File Checker \| Promote PCHF! \| Post your BSOD \| Post a screenshot

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