amkazen

Hi,

Thanks for the answers.  I am not too keen on going to the wireless service as I have better Internet connections than my neighbors do.  Also, they intermittently do not have any service for days and the provider never seems to have an answer.  I am fairly pleased with Hughesnet for my purposes.  But, I think from your answers and doing more reading on the Net about VPN and satellite, it is a no go.  Thanks again.

Thanks for the good ideas.  They will help,, and yes, I agree about the problem being there before the warranty was up.  I would guess there are records for each time I called since I have had this system. 

Now, for a stupid question, what is wild blue?  I guess I will search for it on this site and google it also.  If there is a competition to Direcway I will seriously look into it.

Thanks again, and I'll keep you posted.

amkazen

There is no problem.  I was curious if I was correct in believing you are the type of person who hangs around others, saying the same thing over & over, just to be included, even though they really have nothing to add to the conversation.

Ok, now I understand.  I had no idea some 4-port routers would use one of the ports for the incoming (DW6000) signal.  In my mind, that type of router would be a 3 port!  Go figure!

Anyway, since you both state a switch is better for the DW6000, and who knows about the new 7000, what brand switch works with Direcway?  I gave been told because of the satellite I need a "special" switch or router because of something to do with the bandwidth/signal etc.  I would think any router/switch for a broadband Internet connection would work but once again there I go thinking!    I did not see on Greyfox's website any switch or router with more than 8 ports.  Since I am now believing a 16 port switch is what I need, I need to find one that works with Direcway.  Oh well, I am off to Direcway's websiote to see if they have any recommendations.  Thanks for your help so far, and I look forward to hearing from you on what brand(s) to consider.

Well, I am still confused. 

Yes, I listed 8 rooms but I doubt I will ever have 8 people using the Internet connection in each room simultaneously.  If I have 8 rooms why would I need more ports than that. such as the 16 port that was suggested?  Eight rooms is the max ever, meaning what other room could I put an Internet connection in?  I can tell you it will not be me adding to this system.

And, why go wireless when I have had the house already pre-wired during construction?  And besides, I still do not see wireless being all it is cracked up to be.  Yes, Direcway is "wireless" from the satellite to my house but then everything else is hard-wired.  My neighbors that have gone wireless have always had more problems with connectivity than I have.  My friends in town always seem to be having connectivity issues in town.  When I was deployed overseas this past fall, the guys with laptops that were wireless always encountered problems as compared to others who were were not wireless.  So, bottom line is, I am not going wireless.  I am going to get a 16 port switch and use it in conjunction with my hard-wired house.

Now, I know others who are wireless will state they have never had problems. However, this is my experience with wireless vs. hard-wired connections.  I tend to follow what i think works best and in my opinion, hard-wiring cannot be bear.

Thank you for pointing me in the direction of the switch!