Questions tagged [internet]
Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks.
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Computer causes other devices to lose internet access
I recently moved into a new apartment and as a result got a new ISP and router.Quite quickly I noticed I was having a strange issue that I'd never seen before.
When my computer connects to the network,...
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Is IPv6 dead by now? [closed]
Ten years ago there was a lot of talk about IPv6.
But just now I tried to disable IPv4 and to browse internet via IPv6.
It turned out, I basically can access only Google and Wikipedia with IPv4 ...
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Does setting password for account on Windows machine makes it more protected agains web hazards? [closed]
What if I will go out to the Internet through Windows PC without setting passwords on Windows user accounts: no password on admins and other users accounts. Will it make the OS more vulnerable to ...
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Internet running slower on one PC in household after internet went down one night
Earlier this week internet went down for a few hours, likely due to a storm. After it came back up, found my PC frozen, which isn't common.
After restarting, internet speed seems to be slow but in a ...
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Internet doesn't work on Wifi but works via Ethernet on laptop
Internet doesn't work on Any Wifi connected by Ethernet cable but if same cable is connected to Laptop I get internet connection.
Here is the detailed explanation.
I have one TPLink Router (Main), I ...
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Is this an ISP, google, or our device issue?
Google drive file preview seems to be slow then I have tried to ping google and yahoo at the same time and this is the result. Is this an ISP, google, or our device problem? Thank you.
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I tried ...
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wamp server access via Internet
I have my development server on localhost, currently using Wamp Server.
I have setup port forwarding on my router (I used a similiar configuration for game servers and it works for them).
I set ...
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Unable to Tether via USB 3.0
I plug my cable into an USB 3.0 slot, then enable tethering, and I have the interface listed, but no actual connection—I get temporary-failure-in-name-resolution error when trying to ping anything:
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Internet stops working after connecting an ethernet cable
Good morning/evening.
So I have a laptop at home, and like most people I use the internet. A couple of months ago I bought an ethernet cable for a much more reliable connection for online games, ...
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How do I install Windows drivers without having an internet connection
I have two computers which I will name "Goody" and "Baddy"
Baddy is bad because:
Baddy cannot connect to the internet.
Baddy needs some Microsoft drivers installed.
Everything ...
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Measuring MBPS Per Device
How can I tell how much bandwidth each machine is using in my home?
I was doing some internet speed tests from various areas in my home. My roommate started watching a youtube video and found myself ...
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Move my internet to camper
We are remodeling our house and moved in a camper in the driveway for the mean time. How do I run internet into the camper?
We know exactly where the pole where the main internet cable runs. We ...
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how to list and kill processes accessing internet in linux
How to kill the processes accessing Internet in background using terminal commands.
Command to stop (disconnect) the processes accessing Internet.
Command to kill the process accessing Internet.
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Best Way to Link Two PC's to One Router?
I wanted to linkup two PC's to the one Router. They are in adjacent rooms next to each other. One of the PC's is used for Home Working. This meant that the person using the PC in the other room could ...
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Batch getting URLs in Chrome Inspect-Page-Sources
Below is a screenshot of chrome browser in flickr.com/explore
Note that we are inspecting something.
Inspect - Sources - Page
Q) In this state, how can I get the all URLs below top/combo.staticflickr....
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How does Windows know when your Internet connection (but not your LAN connection) goes down? [duplicate]
The Windows 7 network icon down in the system tray (sorry, taskbar notification area) shows your connectivity status - but more than just whether the connection is on or off, it also apparently can ...
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Only 1 direct connection available at a time on Verizon Modem
I have a Verizon ONT running through an 8-port switch, connecting it to all the ethernet ports in the apartment including the router. The router works fine until I plug my computer into the ethernet ...
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Is it possible and worth it to create a DNS server + Cache on windows 10 and cache everything? [closed]
I was wondering if it's possible and logical to create a DNS server/cache inside Windows 10 (maybe by using wsl). So when I search twitter.com, for example, it doesn't go to Google or Cloudflare ...
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Starting Windows 10 without internet connection
After a recent update to "Windows 10 Home" it seems impossible to log-in without known Internet connection. The procedure is also much longer than before (when Internet available). I ...
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Video calls are choppy after every few minutes, but test says speed is okay
I have an issue where my video calls / meetings start to lag every few minutes. I am using Wifi and download 91 mbps and upload 9.45 mbps.
I called Spectrum (my ISP) and the guy told me I was using ...
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50% of Websites Often Won't Load, Bizarre Workaround - Windows 10
my dears. Thanks one and all for any suggestions.
How would you like to start every day spending 10 minutes to 2 hours trying to get your internet to work? Fun stuff, I'm tellin' ya!
I have a cable ...
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Play VLC stream without interface
I would like to use VLC to play an Internet radio stream without starting the GUI. Is that possible? I have explored the command line documentation for VLC a bit and I did not came to any solution.
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You shouldn't log in to your accounts in a public network. But what if you are already signed in?
So if you are already signed in, does it send your account info again when connected to a new network? Or is it based on cookies only.
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Is there a way to connect my computer that cannot connect to wireless wifi to a wifi signal? There is no network cable in my house
I have a desktop computer. But I can only access the Internet when there is a network cable, but I want to move the desktop computer to the room on the second floor, and I don't want to do a lot of ...
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Default gateway not available, "Ethernet" doesn't have valid IP configuration
My last post was dismissed because lack of info and too broad of a question, so I've spent time getting info this time.
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My connection to my internet Is perfectly fine, for hrs at a time.
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Will I be able to register my own IPv6 address as an individual?
I know that at this moment, for all practical terms it is almost impossible to register a small portion of IPv4 addresses as an individual or even a small scale corporation.
My question is if the ...
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Internet speeds 300+ Mbps after bootup. Then next speed test is about half the speed
I have a Windows 10 machine that with the latest updates installed.
I noticed that after a reboot I can run an internet speed test using Ookla or any other online speed test and get about 300+ Mbps. ...
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Buffering on 2 ms ping with 49 Mbps download and upload speeds
UPDATE: Resolved this issue and added an answer. The issue is specific to some Sony Android TVs.
I have this unfathomable issue with my internet of late where I get intermittent buffering and ...
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Is there a way to make a Hotspot on Win10 with internet sharing and connections between PC and clients?
My router is pretty slow, but I have a good network card. I want to stream my PC's display to my phone, and to do that, I would like to make a hotspot on Win10 that allows connections to the internet ...
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Sharing Internet from Pc connected to Wifi to Ethernet to a router
I live in a building where to get Wifi you need to pay for a voucher code which works on a single device and stores its MAC for future auto connectivity. I thought i would get that voucher for my ...
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How can I determine if a program that does not normally access the Internet is accessing the Internet
I need to know if a program accesses the Internet.
I want to view a log to see if a program ever accesses the Internet while it is running.
Preferably not having to watch a screen but rather look at a ...
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Using two Internet connections at the same time
Recently I got a second Internet connection. Each connection has 50mpbs capacity. One of them is directly connected to my laptop via PPPoE (with username and password); the second one is Wi-Fi from ...
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Windows Defender Application Guard has no internet access
We are testing the use of Windows Defender Application Guard. It is enabled, and I can access it through the Edge Settings menu, but once on the application guard edge browser we seem to get no ...
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I do not know why the WiFi device is suddenly disabled?
I do not know why this problem occurs suddenly and can not be solved even with repeated restarts. What's more interesting is that sometimes it happens on its own. However, my efforts have not been ...
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Can't access internet via browser(on ANY device), yet can ping/traceroute/curl/wget/telnet successfully
Been without internet access for days now, received THREE replacement routers from ISP, still no luck. If I open a browser(chrome, safari, firefox), on any device(android, iphone, windows, macbook), ...
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IDN U-Label to A-Label wrong with many services
I own the Unicode Domain κλαρα-σωλις.ευ, which should be converted to xn----ylba7abgd9bnh0e.xn--qxa6a, but many services convert the URL to xn----ylba7abgd9buc7d.xn--qxa6a.
Websites like https://www....
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Laptop is having problems with WLAN driver and internet
My laptop is having trouble with internet connections, it shows that I'm connected with no internet but I'm not even able to ping my router (192.168.0.1)
I have tried the usual ipconfig flush, winsock ...
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Unstable connection
last weeks I noticed that my connection is so unstable. I get all the time connection timeout on pages, I ping google.com and ping 8.8.8.8 and i get request timeout but after 4-5 minutes working again ...
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Restrict users from changing their Primary DNS server while connected to my Wi-Fi connection
Is there a way to prevent users to change their DNS server while connected to my Wi-Fi connection? As far as I know, they can change their DNS server (e.g. 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, etc.) on the Wi-Fi ...
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slow internet until I switch IP addresses
I'm having a weird slow internet issue from time to time. I'm not sure if it's the problem with my wireless router or ISP or what's going on. Here's the symptoms:
From time to time, my internet ...
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Complete Internet Repair Tool and command prompt
I downloaded Complete Internet Repair Tool by Rizonesoft.
And most of time, the tool is helpful for resolving no Internet issue.
While executing the app, it looks like
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Different ping feedback from seemingly identical LAN machines
LAN of several Windows 10 machines is set up as follows
The Internet modem is deliberately powered down to eliminate Internet access. The router 192.168.1.1 is powered up. Two machines are wired by ...
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How to start in SpyHunter 5 scan offline?
currently I collect good tools to remove malware in sad case of getting infected despite live-protection from AV.
Now I'm interested in SpyHunter 5. Despite being aware of program suspicious past I ...
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Why does ethernet and wifi show the same graph in task manager?
In my work laptop, I am using VPN and when I open Task Manager in Windows, Ethernet and Wifi show the same graph. I am only connected to wifi and have no ethernet cable attached to it.
I was wondering ...
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Install two separate internet connection in my home
I run a business out of my home on my current internet connection which my kids are using as well. My business network needs to be separate from what my kids are doing.
Is it possible to install a ...
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2 networks one wifi router
I have 2 different networks, one that CAN NOT be connected to the internet (has multiple different switches and devices) and another one where I get my internet access. Is there a wifi router that I ...
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Why does my internet connection only work properly with a UDP-based VPN?
My house is connected to the main router in another building via a single LAN cable that is run partially underground, partially outside (along the wall of the house). There is one switch on the route,...
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Windows update LOGGING is affecting my internet connection - what can I do?
I have Comodo installed on my system and make use of it's HIPS system. I have removed every vendor from the 'trusted vendors' list so it's treats Microsoft as 'untrusted' and notifies me every time MS ...
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Internet stops working after removing lavasofttcpservice.dll from my computer
Few days ago I noticed a new software in my computer named "lavasoft webcompanion". I have no idea from where it came. I have never installed anything from lavasoft. So, I uninstall the program.
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Home internet questions
I just moved into a house which only century link can provide internet, which is through the phone lines. Although the house has female coax ports in almost every room, the only female phone line port ...
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