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IE: How can I keep my webpage up if I lose internet connection until it comes back?

I'm hoping there is a setting or method to disallowing the web page redirect when I lose connection. For instance, I'll be typing up a document online and if I lose internet connection from my ...
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laptop sporadically displays: limited connectivity

I have a Dell inspiron laptop about 18 months old running Windows 7. I have had a problem sporadically for the last 2 months. I will be using the internet when all of the sudden my browser can't ...
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The Wireless Router intimettent connectivity issue

I have got an Huawei HG8245 wireless router with 40 mbps optical connection on it and as we are in the same room as of the wireless router itself we are connected through wifi and the issue is that ...
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os x 10.6.8 sudden wi-fi problems (no recent upgrade)

MacBook pro, os x 10.6.8 for many months. No recent OS changes. Connected easily @ home & different location this morning. Suddenly no connection @ 3rd location. Back home now, connected on ...
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my HP laptop knocks other laptop off wireless network

I have a work HP laptop and my husband has an IBM. When I logon to wireless and VPN it knocks his connection off and we have to reboot (and unplug) the router for his to work again. It's like my ...
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Internet Connectivity through router to desktop and Tab

I have a Broadband connection (wired) with a modem (not wireless). I recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 which works only on direct wifi so I bought a Belkin Basic N150 router (compatible with ...
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My pc can only work on ethernet, don't know how to activate the wifi

I have an HP Pavilion 20 All-in-One PC running with Win 8. I recently moved from the place I was living and cannot manage to establish a connection. In my old place the computer connected through ...
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Linux Mint 14 issues with WiFi connectivity

For the past month and a half or so I've been trying rid myself of my Windows dependency. I have tried Fedora, Ubuntu, and now Linux Mint. Everything works great except for WiFi. I install the distro ...
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Why is Linux not connecting to WLAN

I have a tri-boot laptop, and two of the operating systems I have are Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 8. On Windows 8, I can access the WLAN, however whenever I restart the computer it defaults to having ...
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Which mode should I select for my router?

In my router's admin panel I see three options for connection speed: Up to 54 Mbps Up to 65 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps Which option should I choose. What's the benefit (if any) of choosing a slower ...
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WiFi disconnects when a second NIC is in use

Wifi has internet access, wired NIC has access to a private network without gateway. When I connect the ethernet cable, the wifi disconnects from the hot spot after a few seconds. If I try to ...
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Windows 7 keeps dropping wireless connection

Windows 7 keeps dropping the home connection and trying to connect to pretty much any other network in range. The home network just disappears off the list and whatever new network it's latched onto ...
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Is that possible that 802.11b is better in crowded environment than 802.11g?

I've changed my AP operational mode to 802.11b+g (mixed) from 802.11b. Both the RTT and bandwidth dropped heavily. When I've switched back to 802.11b on my AP, the connection was much better. Is that ...
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Internet speed very slow only in WiFi and in just one laptop

I have Xfinity internet at home. All the devices (a couple of laptops, phones, tablets, etc) are connected via WiFi, except a PS3 which is connected via ethernet cable. A few days ago we got the ...
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How to configure a wireless router to point to a remote www proxy

I have a LG smart Tv with browser. I need the tv browser to connect to a uk based proxy server on port 808. Unfortunately there is no option within tv to setup proxy for its browser. Now the Tv ...
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Wireless Connection unstable with multiple devices connected

My wireless network works perfectly when only 1 device is connected. Super fast, full strength. But as soon as multiple devices are connected to the wireless network the connections become unstable ...
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Wireless Connection unstable when multiple devices connected [closed]

My wireless network works perfectly when only 1 device is connected. Super fast, full strength. But as soon as multiple devices are connected to the wireless network the connections become unstable ...
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Sudden loss of Wi-Fi connectivity on OS X

Occasionally while I work, without any special provocation, I lose connectivity via Wi-Fi. Other devices connected to the same wifi network have no interruption, and the problem gets resolved once I ...
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Cant connect to wireless network in a specifc room in house

I am facing a weird issue. I have a Toshiba Satellite L550 laptop. I live in a basement and until sometime ago , it used to be able to reach the wireless network. But now it is not alble to. It works ...
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How to check if a connection is active when having multiple connected networks?

Well, I have a WiFi router and I connect to it by using both my WiFi adapters in my laptop, so when doing ipconfig I get this: Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft ...
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How can I connect to other computers on my home Wifi network?

I have a home WiFi network with several machines running Ubuntu and Windows. lets say I want to SSH from one machine to the other -- how can I connect from one machine to the other on my home network? ...
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Does intel WiDi (wireless display technology) locks the wireless adapter?

If I setup a intel widi system, will it uses/lock my wifi connection, so I cannot connect to a router for internet access?
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Why can't I connect to a wifi network with my laptop, when I can with my phone?

I can connect with my phone and use the browser as usual. On my laptop it won't connect when using windows 7 while in ubuntu it will connect, but with no internet. What is going on here and how can I ...
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Ubuntu wireless is “connecting forever”

a few days ago I started having this problem where I would try to connect to ANY WiFi (even if it connected in the past) but it would stay connecting forever, and after a minute or so it would ask me ...
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Macbook Pro is reachable via ethernet, unreachable via wifi

edit: problem (kind of) solved. It's a problem with the wireless network. no need to answer this. Up until recently I had no issues at all. I'm not sure what changed to cause this. Here's the ...
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enable wireless connection in cmd line

I have a lenovo, and from time to time, the wireless connection gets turned off for no apparent reason (or maybe windows wants to save some battery for me). In order to turn it back on, I need to ...
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Is it possible to connect a laptop to two WIFI connections alternatively?

I want to connect two WIFI connections with different IP's to a single laptop. I like to use those wifi connections alternatively. I am using windows 7 OS. Is there any software that works better for ...
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Extremely high ping on just one computer

So, something very weird is happening to me...here are the facts: Before I moved to this place, my internet connection was running perfectly. Changed residence and ISP, internet is very-very slow ...
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Unpredictable connection to Xbox Live with Belkin F5D8235-4 v2000

I have a Belkin F5D8235-4 v2000 router, and I am not able to connect to Xbox Live very good. I have a good connection, as when downloading files I can occasionally hit up to 2 MB/s, and I can talk on ...
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Zeppelin Air wireless connection through Netgear router [closed]

my laptop can not connect the Zeppelin Air (B&W) ? Please, is there somebody that can give me some decent advice ? Thanks
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iPhone doesn't connect to wifi unless the laptop is ON

I always thought that there was something wrong with my wireless home wifi. It connects to all the computers, printer and laptops wirelessly but NOT my iphone. Till just recently, i noticed that my ...
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Router with good Firewall for office - total of 50 computers/devices including wifi devices [closed]

I am looking for a good Office Router that can handle good firewall rules, have logs, and ca support about 50 computers/devices connected with wire and wireless. We had different models before, and ...
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Why can't connect with second computer in same LAN and settings?

I'm trying to connect to WLAN with notebook. The notebook works fine with other WLANs. It can authenticate, signal is "very good" but it says "can't access internet". (On Windows it's small yellow ...
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Router slowing my connection?

I have a Linksys WRT54G and I pay for a 12Mbps connection. I've been testing my connection using speedtest.net for many days and always get 8Mbps. I called the support and they told me to bypass the ...
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Why Wireless NIC Loses Its Lease To Router?

This constantly started to happen some time ago. I connect to my router andand lose every few seconds connection to router and it reconnects again. I have screenshooted most errors that Event Viewer ...
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When a PC has both a wired and a wireless connection, how is information transferred?

My PC has two connections (wireless and wired) simultaneously. Both of them have an internet connection. In this situation, how does it connect to the internet? How do my LAN and WLAN interfaces know ...
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Wifi router near fusebox

Can I place a WiFi router near our fusebox? My concern is whether the fusebox will disturb the WiFi.
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Virgin Media Superhub intermittent LAN access

I have a very odd problem with my Virgin Media superhub (which is a rebranded Netgear cable modem/router). After around 1-2 days uptime the computers connected to it will stop being able to ...
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Authentication timed out on wireless connection

I have been experiencing a connection problem with my wireless network. Occasionally, the wireless connection would be disconnected. On the network manager itself, I would still be able to see my ...
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7 year old Vista laptop keeps trying to connect to wireless networks (despite instructions not to)

This one is puzzling me. A friend on a trip is having this issue with a vista laptop. He can connect to a paid wireless network fine, and surf normally with IE. He can't connect to his hotel's free ...
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Troubleshooting Sony Vaio intermittent WiFi connection?

I recently got a Sony VAIO laptop (VPC-CA3C5E) for my wife, and I'm having problems with my Wi-Fi connection that I don't know how to troubleshoot. This is the information I can think of: The ...
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Actiontec v1000h wireless router connection stupiditiy

Recently my house got a new Actiontec v1000h router from Telus. Everyone else seems to have no problem connecting to the wireless, but I simply cannot. I attemp to connect, type in the password ...
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Incredibly Slow Internet. What am I missing?

I am consistently getting speeds of 2mb or less on one of my machines. I can't figure out why. I have already tried: Other Devices - All seem to work fine, speeds ranging from 7.6mb to 8.3mb ...
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How to diagnose the cause of losing connections in WLAN?

Recently I brought my laptop from my work to my appartment. At work the laptop works perfectly in WLAN, but at home I have the following problems with WLAN: When streaming movie from YouTube, the ...
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Why does my wireless router disconnect when I turn on my cellphone's WiFi?

For the last seven months, I have been dealing with Internet problems. However I finally found out why my wireless router has been disconnecting randomly. Every time I enable WiFi on my HTC Android ...
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How do I connect to my wireless router settings on Linux?

My network is as follows: Internet Provider's DSL modem connected to Internet Provider's router connected to My Buffalo Wireless router connected to My Toshiba Laptop via WEP network My Toshiba ...
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Why does the wireless connection on my router keep on disconnecting?

The connection seems to be fixed temporarily if I change the wireless channel or power cycle the router. This is my router model information according to DD-WRT: Model: Linksys WRT54G2 / GS2 ...
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Configuring a virtual machine to use a different Internet connection

I have two Internet connections on my PC: one is through the local network and the other is wifi. The computer runs Windows 7, and I use VirtualBox to run Windows XP virtually. How can I configure ...
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How can I determine which part of my Wi-Fi is not working?

Sometimes when I boot up my laptop, I can't see any wireless networks. The Wi-Fi card seems perfectly fine in the Windows hardware-manager – but the problem occurs on other operating systems as well – ...

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