For Direcway 4020/6000 Users
To find your satellite on a DW6000 or a DW4020 you need to open the user interface.
1. If you have your browser set to use the DW6000/4020 proxy, you need to list the user interface as an exception first. In IE go to Tools => Internet Options => Connections => Lan Settings. If "Use a Proxy Server for your LAN" is checked, then click on "Advanced". In the "Exceptions" Box, enter 192.168.0.1 Press "OK" three times.
2. In your browser enter "http://192.168.0.1" (without the quotes) as the URL. This should open the interface. Click on the "System Information" button. You will find the satellite longitude and frequency on that page.
Q: Satellite locations, transponders & frequencies in use (#2058)
A: In the Sat forum you see many posts about a certain transponder and optimum settings for them. Currently DirecPC (DirecWay) has 4 transponders in use on the Galaxy 11 (G11) satellite at 91 degrees west longitude, 9 on Satmex5 (SM5)at 116.8 (117) degrees west and 7 on Galaxy4R (G4R) at 99 degrees W.
Galaxy 3C (G3C) at 95 degrees west and SatMex 5 at 116.8 degrees west all have 1 to 9 transponders in use for broadband internet. AOL+ also has customers on Satmex5 and G4R at 99 degrees W.
AMC1, formerly GE1, at 103 degrees west was also a "Classic" gray dish bird with 1 transponder, but was discontinued in Oct. 2002.
The frequencies we refer to in our posts are actually the down-converted (IF) frequencies coming down our coax after being converted in the LNB at the dish. The satellite frequencies transmitted and received are much higher and not easily routed to and from your sat modems.
You will find many DSLR members have added the down-converted frequencies to their signatures as well for ease of passing along our setup information.
Specifically, the transponders in use on each satellite are:
Galaxy 11 (91