We're on Day 2 of Starlink...

Peggy's desktop computer is wireless. Mine is not. Mine has to use one of the Starlink router's two ethernet ports. Ok. Both computers back online.

We use a Network Attached Storage device that isn't wireless so it took the other port on the router. Remapping it to a drive on both computers was a PITA but doable. THAT took most of the evening.

Then came the printer. The HQ printer is only a couple of years old. Its a multi function (printer, copier, scanner). And wireless. Yeah right. The Starlink system would not see the printer. So I sent a message to the Starlink customer service. About 6 hours later, I got a response telling me to do all the basic stuff I already knew how to do and had done. Thanks alot. A second note submitted to Starlink Customer support. I got a response back over night telling me to split the network into a 5 GHz and a 2.4 GHz network. Apparently, some third party devices (i.e., not Starlink) aren't on the 5 gig standard yet. Ok, tried that. no joy.

So finally, they tell me to connect it via ethernet cables. THAT worked. But it seems a couple of steps backwards.

The jury is still out on whether Starlink is an improvement over Breezeline. But I'm not impressed yet.


~ John

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