A connection to the internet, through which one can view web pages, access servers, etc.
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Who provides the Internet service to Internet Service Providers (ISPs)?
I've been wondering recently about how the infrastructure of the Internet really works.
I know that I have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that supplies my connection to the Internet.
But what ...
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Can I use more than one internet provider at the same time?
Usually a home router has only one uplink connection, enabling a single internet provider at a time. But suppose I hack my router (ie. installing linux), could I use 2 internet providers then?
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How to simulate slow internet connection
I currently deploy with GAE (google app engine) and I try to implement some AJAX validation. So I got a couple text-fields and "spinners" (ajax loaders) which should be displayed when an AJAX request ...
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Why do torrents slow down my internet? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to avoid bit torrent to degrade my connection performance without limiting bandwidth usage?
I'm not a regular "torrenter", but I use µTorrent occasionally to ...
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Internet connection too slow
After a full scan of my system I now think that it is the ISP. I have used super antispyware, Avast, Norton AntiVirus and Spybot Search & Destroy. The Internet connection is still slow.
And the ...
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How to disable internet access at night on the router?
I have an internet connection that I'd like to be enabled only during the day. With multiple household internet devices, this would need to be something disabled at the level of the router.
I don't ...
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How do I simulate a slow internet connection on OS X?
I would like to test how some websites and other services behave when using them with a slow connection, say, a maximum bandwidth of 512 kBit/s, and a delay of 500ms.
How can I do that in OS X?
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combine two Internet connections to download
I have two computers on a LAN.
The first computer with a speed of 128Mbs and a second computer with Internet connection speed is 256Mbs.
I tried downloading a 250MB file.
If the first computer to ...
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My internet speed became slow at night
My internet plan is 512kbps unlimited and I get speed of average 64kbps but at night I used to get speed of 112kbps ..but recently my speed got normal like day time ...as per my view usually at night ...
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Block internet access to all programs except for whitelisted ones [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Create firewall “profiles” for Windows 7
Sometimes my home internet connection drops, and I have to switch to a tethered mobile one which has a data limit. This means I ...
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How to switch internet connection between regular and VPN
I am connected to the Internet through a wireless router. If I visit http://whatismyipaddress.com, I see my correct IP address.
I have now added a VPN connection, and when I connect to that my ...
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MacBook can't use internet, but nslookup and ping both work
I have a user with a new high-end MacBook Pro that can't use the internet. He can connect to either our wired or wireless network and do things like browse file shares, but can get no further.
When ...
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How to enable Internet Connection Sharing using command line?
I can do it manually by right-clicking on a network connection, opening the Sharing tab and clicking on the "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" check ...
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What is eating up all my bandwidth?
After upgrading my internet connection from 512kb/s to 1.5Mb/s (and 14GB on-peek/month to 20GB on-peek/month), our download usage has gone through the roof. I have made special effort to be careful ...
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2answers
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How can I make my router connect to the internet through a computer?
I have a router using DD-WRT firmware. I also have a computer that has a 3g wireless connection. How can I tell my router to access the internet through my computer?
[edit: the computer with access ...
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1answer
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Bizarre and very specific Internet connection loss
Yesterday (Friday, September 21, 2012), my Internet connection started acting up. After some testing, I confirmed a very specific and baffling set of symptoms:
Internet connection goes away every ...
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1answer
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Is it possible to configure TP Link ADSL router to work with cable connection?
I have purchased TP Link ADSL router a while back when I was connecting to my first ISP via ADSL.
Now, I have changed the ISP to a cable company and am having trouble setting up the router to connect ...
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internet connection problem with windows7
I have just shifted to Windows 7 and I have this weird problem with the Internet connection.
First of all I had a cable connection and an ADSL router to connect to the Internet when I was using ...
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1answer
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Connect multiple WiFi networks simultaneously
I thought about connecting multiple WiFi networks simultaneously in order to leverage my bandwidth. I heard about "VirtualWifi" which is abandoned by Microsoft research.
I have new Intel WiFi ...
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Apache w/out internet connection
I have a Vista laptop that I have been running Apache / MySql / Php / PhpMyAdmin on for quite some time without fail. I just use it to test bits of code here and there etc. No problems, until ...
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What can I do about a slow shared internet connection? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Internet connection too slow
I am in a student residence, and the internet acces provided (cablecom / studentcom) is very slow.
Speedtest.net results:
ping (ms) ...
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How can I find out who else is using my dial-up Internet connection?
I am connecting to the Internet with a modem. The tariff I have has a transfer cap; it is a limited package. My latest bill was five times more than what usually I get, even though this time I used it ...
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I want my internet connection to disconnect automatically after completing 90 MB bandwidth, but HOW? [closed]
I am using a modem (ZTE USB Modem FFF1) to connect to internet and I want it to disconnect automatically after completing 90 MB bandwidth (Downloaded data + Uploaded Data). Can anyone suggest how can ...
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Need Software to Monitor Internet Uptime
[You would think there would be tons of software to do this. A Google search showed tons of requests but no useful responses (and lots of links to website monitors which is not what I want.]
I am ...
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Can I use two internet connections simultaneously in Windows 7?
I have two internet connections - one via a 3G modem, and the other via wireless. The modem is faster so I normally browse with it, but it does not support torrent downloads while my wireless does. ...
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Two internet Connections, one LAN - how to share?
Well, the title says what I'd like to achieve: I'd like some workstations connect through my 1st internet account and some through my second one.
The workstations are in a workgroup. They're not ...
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1answer
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What tools could help me figure-out what is wrong with my internet connection?
I've been having some problems with my internet connection, whereby sometimes sites take an age to load yet some (such-as Google) are generally available all the time. The pages also work eventually, ...
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1answer
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Why is my downloading speed low inspite of having 1 mbps net speed
Every-time i download something from he internet my speed is somewhat 400 kbps to 700 kbps. I have a 1mbps net connection . Why am I not able to use entire net speed. Is this problem related to any ...
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Only a Dell Laptop does not connect to the Internet
I have Sky broadband at my home and everything was working perfectly till yesterday.
I was able to connect wireless ly to the internet.
Yesterday, my main laptop started showing an Exclamation (!) ...
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1answer
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How to share internet in Windows 7 using two netcards?
I have a Windows 7 system and two netcards. One is linked to the internet probider. The second one connected to the router. How can I set up all this to allow my computer to work as router, allowing ...
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1answer
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Sharing internet through a wireless ad-hoc in Windows 7
I'm actually requesting a workaround to share a PPoE wired Internet connection between two laptops using wireless.
I've tried sharing it the usual way... New Ad-hoc => Click turn On sharing => etc.
...
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How to Check the Internet Connection Speed in Windows? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Quick way to check my broadband speed.
I had internet connection in my home. Its connected by wire with modem(LAN Connection). Now i want to check the internet speed in ...
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1answer
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How to prefer mobile connection over proxy?
I have win7.
I have proxy connection and also mobile connection via my Android phone(via USB port).
I want to connect to internet only via mobile connection so I specified no Proxy in my browser ...
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3answers
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router is slow to connect but downloads quickly
My router (pocket wifi 2 from vodafone AU) seems to download data quickly enough (1Mbps) but it takes ages (10-20 seconds) to connect to the requested site first.
All devices using this router have ...
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How to disable internet connection only for some standard user accounts in Windows 7 Ultimate?
There are many users in my machine with Windows 7 Ultimate installed. Some of them are standard user accounts that have no administrative access to the computer. I want them to be unable to connect to ...
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About 1/3 of web sites load really slow on my desktop connected to wifi, but not on my iPod Touch connected to the same wifi
I have a very puzzling problem I just can not figure out.
I have AT&T DSL, a package that supports "up to" 5mbps download speed. Using bandwidth tests online, I've typically seen about 4500kbps ...
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Request Timed Out before getting to ISP
I’m on a network running server running Windows Server 2008 R2 and seem to be having a problem with connection speed to the internet. When I use tracert in the command prompt I always get “request ...
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Cannot access the internet in Metro
I am having one odd problem in Windows 8. Everytime I start my computer I need to connect manually to the internet with a username and a password. When I get connected I can access the internet in ...
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1answer
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Internet connection slow, unreliable, but torrent speeds unaffected
Occasionally, I'm unable to reliable use the Internet from any client device.
My torrent client is unaffected, transmitting at the speeds I have it set to.
Web pages just don't load, or take a long ...
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2answers
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Why is my internet faster than WLAN?
Why is my internet connection (with a wireless router) faster than my wireless LAN connection?
The former is normally ~2 MB/s (I get ~3 MB/s sometimes too), but the latter just doesn't go above a few ...
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extend internet connection
Currently I have a router in the house (BT HomeHub) however need to get internet to 2 other buildings on the same property. The first is approximately 100 metres away with no easy line of sight and ...
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Internet connection fails on 1 machine, the other is OK
I have 2 Windows XP computers connected on a wireless network via a router. Both machines can see each other's shared folders and on machine 1 I can connect to the Internet without a problem. The ...
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Lenovo S10-2 - Internet connection LED
I'm using a Lenovo S10-2 with Windows XP home. Recently the LED on the front that indicates the internet connection starts blinking from time to time. Usually it's either on or off.
Why is it blinking ...
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1answer
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Why doesn't the VPN connection work through my ICS host?
I can set up Internet Connection Sharing on my Windows-7 laptop without problems. (I connect to the DSL modem via wireless)
The client laptop (Windows XP) is directly connected via LAN cable to the ...
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0answers
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Metro apps unable to connect
Ive got an active internet connection, and my browsers can access it. However, none of the metro apps are able to connect. They all indicate that the system is offline.
I'm quite sure it's because my ...
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2answers
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What are all the dependencies for the Windows service “Internet Connection Sharing (ISC)”?
I am unable to start the service because it says "Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start." Hence I need to know which services I need to enable/start so that I can turn on ICS.
...
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Apache Web Server Works Locally Not Globally
I have been at this for a while tonight and thought I would seek some help before I hit the sack. I have successfully downloaded Apache and can run it without any issues on a fedora 16 box acting as ...
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How to get VMware XP online via Windows 7 host WIFI connection?
I have a Windows 7 laptop which is connected to the Internet via WIFI.
I have a Windows XP virtual machine running in VMware Player and would like it to connect to the Internet as well.
How can I ...
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2answers
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Connect to the internet by changing the mac address
My ISP allows only one computer so I have to change the mac address.
On the other computer I use ubuntu and I've changed my mac address with both ifconfig and macchanger. The internet still doesn't ...
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1answer
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ThinkVantage Access Connection alternative?
I've used Access Connection with my previous Thinkpad laptop, but now I own a non-lenovo pc.
Is there any good alternative to manage and automatically switch network profiles?
Thanks
