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Old 08-30-2005   #1 (permalink)
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Need advice of using a DirectWAY dish.
I just came into possion of a DirecWAY satellite dish. I want to set it up for wireless networking (duh). Any advice on a set up would be greatly appecated.
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I just came into possion of a DirecWAY satellite dish. I want to set it up for wireless networking (duh). Any advice on a set up would be greatly appecated.
Use the search button. This has been discussed numerous times.

Google is your friend.
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I just came into possion of a DirecWAY satellite dish. I want to set it up for wireless networking (duh). Any advice on a set up would be greatly appecated
Thats a bitch, get DSL or a cable modem! That "mission Contol" software blows..
Good luck, Hope ya didn't pay much for it, I would have gave ya one, cheap!!
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Use the search button. This has been discussed numerous times.

Google is your friend.
I'm not sure of even the right key words to use and I've used google and havn't found many how to's.

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Thats a bitch, get DSL or a cable modem! That "mission Contol" software blows..
Good luck, Hope ya didn't pay much for it, I would have gave ya one, cheap!!
I got the dish for free and never planed of using it for it's intened use.
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Try perusing the antenna faq it's in there.
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I'm not sure of even the right key words to use and I've used google and havn't found many how to's.
Google for: primestar wifi

The Primestar dish was the first tutorial on what you want to do. While I believe the DirectWay dish has slightly different dimensions, the principles are the same.
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Google for: primestar wifi

The Primestar dish was the first tutorial on what you want to do. While I believe the DirectWay dish has slightly different dimensions, the principles are the same.
And he can use Scruge's sticky in this hardware forum to calculate the difference...
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Google for: primestar wifi

The Primestar dish was the first tutorial on what you want to do. While I believe the DirectWay dish has slightly different dimensions, the principles are the same.
Thanks I found what I need.
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