Connecting my iMac to my Hughesnet modem?

Can someone please help me to connect my iMac to my Hughesnet modem? The tech who installed my Hughesnet said he could not get my computer to recognize my modem and Apple said that I had to pay to get help. If someone could please help, I would appreciate it? Thank you.

I think that it might be because the same IP address was used for the configuration they used when we were in town? Could that be?
I tend not to think so, unless they gave it to somebody else... how long ago was it setup in town?
Yes I am still at that version. This is a computer given to us by my late mother-in-law.
You can take it to the larest OSX 10.4 with...
The combo update for Intel-based Macs...
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx10411comboupdateintel.html
Repair Permissions afterwords, reboot.

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What is the make & model of your modem?
You pretty much stated the correct wiring. There should be an Ethernet cable connected between the modem and the WAN (circle of dots) port on the AirPort Express base station.
Anytime you change networking hardware it is always a good idea to perform a complete power recycle of that hardware. Check out the following AirPort User Tip for details. Please post back your results.

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I recently got Hughesnet which is the only available high speed internet at my home.
The problem I'm having is that my wireless connectivity is lost to all devices requiring me to unplug and plug back in my Airport...at which time I have internet again until it goes out again.
The problem does not appear to be an actual lost internet connection through my Hughesnet modem.
Any thoughts on how to fix this problem? I have reset my Airport to factory settings and named it TCwireless for simplicity.
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Hey there waltpe,
Here are a couple of articles for you that will help you troubleshoot the connectivity of your AirPort router:
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
Wi-Fi Quick Assist
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1145
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

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I too hope I haven't tried "everything" either but I am reasonably technical. I had done what you suggested to do before but I did both again.
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chounws, Welcome to the discussion area!
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http://www.ehow.com/how_6831952_test-airport-card.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXiZn64aZfg
http://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-invoke-and-interpret-the-apple-hardware-tests/
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beaucleo

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Can you connect an iMac to a Lynksys router without an airport express or base?

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Csound1--
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