Cable/DSL Router

Setting up a broadband router is not as intuitive as I would like it to be.

From the manual, you will find the instructions for how to access the router, setup a password, and setup the router to connect to your ISP.

I am assuming that your satellite modem uses a 10-base T/100 (RJ45) connection.

If your modem is connected to a PC via a USB or other connection, then you can use the router as a network hub, and enable Internet connection sharing on the PC with the connection.

Chas

If the satalite connects with a typical network connection(RJ-45) then it should work like any other shared access. Just plug in the cable from the satalite to the WAN port. Connect the other PCs to the other (4)LAN ports. The default address to get into the router is 192.168.1.1. This is a common private address so it doesnt hurt repeating it here. The default login info should be in the manual. From there you can configure the settings like it was the PC. Refer to the manual and it should help you with the details. DHCP is set by default on the router and is the easiest way to share a connection. Many people here talk about using ICS but if you do that, the PC it's setup on has to be on to share the connection. With a router like this one there is not a good reason for this. With the router providing all the internet requests it hides your PCs from attacks unless you set them up to have data forworded to them or set one to DMZ host.

The only issue may be the logon required by the Satalite ISP. The router supports a typical direct connection, PPPoE and seems like there was one other setting. As long as they dont require a special logon other than what the router provides you shouldn't have any problems sharing theconnection or sharring between PCs.

Hope this helps or gets you in the right direction

Jason