Hi Owl,
Dont get hung up on it but Jackson Tech is a member here and at the Offical Hughes forum, read his FAQ here:
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jacksontech.net/index.ph ··· ing-faq/In terms of conversation, its easier to think of the Hughes Modem as being a .... Modem.
Think of your Netgear Router as being a ... Router.
You seem a bit "timid" to approach this.
Are you unsure of what "plug" or "port" goes where ?
What need to be done or "proven" can be done in just minutes.
The Hughes Modem (do you have the HT1000 or the improved HT1100 ?) only has a single "Output", a RJ45 jack. It looks like a telephone jack but is a little larger.
Your Netgear Router has five (5) simular looking "plugs"
Four (4) are grouped together and are labled as LAN ports.
A single one, (the bottom one on back of Netgear router) is called a WAN (or Internet port) is trimmed in yellow or a gold color.
The "output" from the Hughes Modem is plugged into the Netgear Routers WAN port connection.
Your computers NIC (network interface card) has a RJ45 plug also.
Connect a cable from the computers NIC to one of the four LAN ports of the Netgear Router.
Start thing up in this order after connecting the cables.
Plug in the AC power for the Hughes Modem, lt it boot up all the way. (2 Min)
then
Plug in the AC power for the Netgear Router. Let it boot completely up so it gets a chance to meet and "talk* to the Hughes Modem on its own.
Start your computer, if its off.
Open an internet browser, Internet Explorer or whatever.
In the Browsers address window enter, with out "www" or anything
192.168.0.1
That is the IP address of the Hughes Modem. If you can see the Modems SCC (System Control Center) (this is the "internal webpage" of the Modem)
If you can "see" that, that means you can see "though" your Netgear Router.
If you cant see the SCC of the Hughes Modem, THEN and ONLY then do we need to concern outselves with having to manualy change the Netgear Router LAN address and range.
As I posted before, hook that Puppy up as described.
Check two simple addresses in a Browser:
192.168.0.1 should show the Hughes Modem "internal page"
192.168.1.1 (as a guess) should bring you to the Netgear Routers internal "Login" page.
If you get those results, we can carry on in securing your Network and a TON of info you will need for Hughes management.
If you DON"T get those results, then and only THEN do we have to dig deeper into Netgear Router settings.
What do you say ? Give it a try as outlined ? Have further Questions ?
You do realise, if you dont try to see if 192.168.0.1 leads to EITHER the Hughes Modem or the Netgear Router you will be in the same position. Try it.
It will lead us to Path #1 or Path #2.
As to being "up in years" I will be 65 myself in less than two weeks.