Wireless networking with satellite ISP

fxlopez · #1 10-28-2002, 04:02 PM

I have satellite ISP with Direcway and everything I have read about wireless networking has to do with DSL and/or cable modems hookup. My dual system (it xmits and receives thru the satellite dish) has 2 modems, an xmit and a receive modem. They are piggy-backed with the receive modem attaching to my desktop pc via USB cable. Two cables, xmit and receive, come from the dish and connect to each modem respectively. What type of hardware do I need to use this desktop pc running Windows XP Home as a host and allow a Tecra 8000 Toshiba laptop running Windows 98(original edition) to use the internet connection? The desktop pc has all of the ISP software on it. I'd like to go wireless as I can use the laptop anywhere around the house. Sadly enough, my ISP provider says that they do not support networking questions. Dahhh!!! Thanks for any assistance.

Greenstead · #2 10-28-2002, 06:39 PM

Satellites seem to be a bit different to standard broadband.

There's a satellite FAQ and forum here that might help.
http://www.broadbandreports.com/faq/satellite

If you have a connection from the satellite into the XP desktop then normally you could enable ICS on the connection, connect another NIC to a wireless Access Point (or just use a wireless PCI card or USB) and put a wireless PC card in the laptop. I guess the simplest is a wireless USB on the desktop and a wireless PC card in the laprop and connect them in wireless peer-peer mode.

But its the ISP software that worries me.

fxlopez · #3 10-29-2002, 05:25 PM

Greenstead,

Thanks for the link info. I went there and have begun to read about how to go about setting up the home network. I don't think the ISP software is any big deal. The installer told me that all it does is make the signal come in to the modems and allows the pc to talk to it. Hopefully, he's right. Anyhow, again, thanks for the info. It is very informative. I'd like to send out cudos to the guys that wrote it.