another speed problem

[jervis0]

i couldnt seem to get that green round icon at the bottom of my utorrent icon ever since i started using it. ive looked around and found out that it might have something to do with my firewall or a port forwarding problem so i tried to look for solutions for that. unfortunately, most solutions talk about a router or a modem, both of which i do not use to connect to the internet. im connected through a network adapter w/c is connected to this antenna w/c is also directly connected to my lan card in my laptop. i've also tried adding utorrent to my firewall restrictions and when that didnt work, i tried uninstalling my firewall (im using zonealarm free version btw). anw, nothing has helped and my down speeds havent gone anywhere above 20kB/s. could neone help, please? thanks

[Ultima]

most solutions talk about a router or a modem, both of which i do not use to connect to the internet

Impossible. A modem is needed with just about any internet connection. Between your computer and the "wall," what boxes are connected?

[jervis0]

yea i've thought of that too. anw, like i said, i have an adapter and halfway through the cord is a slot for this cable that's connected to an antenna on our rooftop. the end of the adapter's cord is where it connects to my laptop's lan card.

[Ultima]

Oh, so you're using a satellite connection? If so, then there's nothing we can do about it, as users of wireless services are known to be unable to forward their ports.

[Firon]

Satellite has huge latency issues anyway. It just won't work well even if you COULD forward ports.