Questions tagged [internet]
Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks.
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Router needs restart every half an hour for the internet to work
I'm using a local fibre boardband which comes to a generic GPON unit (is it called GPON ONU?) provided by the ISP and from there goes to my router (Dlink Covr 1100). Now for the last few days, all the ...
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Browsing/download/streaming through browser limited. Why?
I have a weird problem.
My plans allows 100 Mbps.
Almost all Internet speed testing sites show my download at around 17-18 Mbps. But upload is steady at around 90 Mbps.
This affects browsing, ...
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How to portforward on fritzbox 6320
I'm trying to port forward my second router but it seams to does not word on my fritz box here ( on picture) is how I did it, but when I enter my wanip:port I cant access that page, any help ? Cheers
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If I have a pppoe internet connection, with username and password required at log-in, how can it be used by a Win10 PC, a Linux PC and also as wi-fi?
I mean I want so that phones and tablets too could also easily connect to said internet connection, so can I have wired AND wi-fi from the same internet connection? (at the same time?) I guess I need ...
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Intermittent nslookup DNS request timed out
My home internet has felt a bit clunky for the last week. If I run nslookup on a site it seems to timeout about 1 out of every 5 times, while working fine the other attempts.
>nslookup www.google....
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Why is the internet speed on my phone is much faster than my laptop?
We're staying in a hotel. The internet speed on my google pixel 4a, android 11, is between 90 and 130 Mbps.
On my laptop, it's between 10 and 20. I have an Asus Republic of gamers GL753VD. The latest ...
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How to configure router so that it allow clients to connect but doesn't allow accessing the Internet?
I have a hacked Nintendo Switch and I've set up a ftp server on it. I can't allow it to connect my Wi-Fi, since it will get banned if it has Internet access. But I still want to remote access its ftp ...
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How to... Internet without ISP?
I know that servers are connected "directly to the internet", at least big servers like Google, right? So, how can I connect my computer to the internet without an ISP? Is it possible? Is it legal? ...
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Redirect url to other on router
Example: If I go to https://www.google.com/ I would like my router to send me to https://www.example.com/.
So if I download this image https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/1x/...
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What types of files can be cached in Firefox
Is there a limited set of filetypes that firefox will choose to save to browsing cache or can any filetype theoretically be cached? obviously images, scripts, and other media make sense but could a ...
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Wi-Fi - Intermittent "Connected, no internet" driving me crazy! What could be causing it?
The router (TP-Link TL-WR840N) is connected to a switch, which is connected to the ISP provided (wifi) router.
Every couple of days, the internet will disconnect and say "Connected, no internet&...
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Batch file for detecting Internet connected or not
so this is what ive got so far , cant for the love of god get it to work as it should aka meaning its not really reliable in reconnecting once my internet drops after certain amount of time i set for ...
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4g sim card dongle and resetting
I have a huawei e3372 4g/wifi dongle and I used it in combination with a mobile data sim card. I plug it into my computer and now I can surf the web using the 4g mobile data. I remote control this ...
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WiFi adapter problems. Should I use a router?
I am currently experiencing frequent random disconnections in my home. The network has the following structure:
A Router (provided by my ISP) is connected to PC 1 (home server) via ethernet
PC 1 ...
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How can I get my public IP address from the command line, if I am behind a router?
Is there a way for me to get my public (WAN) IP address on the command line? I am behind a router (LAN network), with a dynamic IP address assigned by my ISP.
I have seen solutions using an external ...
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Network speed capped in some applications
I have been problems with some apps on windows being download capped. I have run a Speedtest on https://ww.speedtest.net and also in the Windows Store App on the exact same server and back to back.
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Can a low SNR Margin be caused by the ISP or ISP equipment (DSLAM etc)?
Previously I had an SNR Margin of 18db and since two days ago, it has dropped significantly, from 18 to around 9~12db!
I had an issue with the specified speed, and called my ISP, they checked my line ...
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Can ISPs fake the results of internet speed test?
We moved to a new one he claimed to give us 15mb/s to 30mb/s and 30mb/s upload speed.
If you go to any speed testing site, like fast.com or speedtest.net or any other, you see that it shows 30mb/s ...
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The difference between metro ethernet vs fiber internet?
I am confusing these two things each other. Okay, fiber is a type of media used to conduct light signals rather than electric signals conducted across copper cables and thus offering high speed ...
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Upload speeds drastically different between two computers
This problem is very simple. My pc, with a Realtek PCLe 2.5GbE Family Controller network adapter gets an upload speed of 200mbps, while my 2020 macbook pro gets an upload speed of up to 700mbps. They ...
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WIFI Speed / Connectivity issues : Xfinity / SB 6190 / Google Wifi
For the past few weeks, I have been facing issues with internet dropping randomly,
Slow, inconsistent speeds etc. This is affecting work related video calls.
My apologies if I have not used ...
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Netgear Nighthawk R6700v2 router can't connect to the Internet via a Comcast/Xfinity cable modem
Note: I'm offering this self-answered question hoping it will spare others similar troubles. I don't know what other Netgear router models are affected.
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The Comcast/Xfinity cable ...
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ISP router interface missing a lot of settings
I'm thinkng of upgrading my garbage ONT modem/router that was provided to me by my ISP (Orange Morocco). The major problem is in their Router (ZTE F660) they're running a custom firmware in which they ...
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"Updataredirect" being prefixed to URLs in Edge and Brave
When I am attempting to reach some, but not all, websites, something along the line is adding
http://192.168.8.1/html/quicksetup.html?randid=3103461595?updataredirect=
to the front of the URL. This ...
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How to Locate and Disable Privacy Filter Windows 10
I am recently facing an issue where I'm suddenly loss my internet connectin. The pattern that i found is this thing happen after I open facebook website with Edge Chromium. I tried to disable firewall ...
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Is my PC visible or accessible to other PCs if I have connected to the internet through PPPoE?
Once I had subscribed to an ISP who had provided me some IP addresses to connect to the internet. However, when I went into the Networks window, it displayed several other computer names that never ...
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How to share my PC's(Windows 10) internet to my iPhone 7 via Bluetooth?
I have a PC (Windows 10), which has internet. I don't have Wifi internet. So, is it possible to share my PC's internet to my iPhone 7 via Bluetooth connection?
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Ipv6 Individual ip adresses [duplicate]
my question is when you use ipv6, does the router still use NAT?
I've searched for an hour and haven't found any info on this.
what i mean is whether the ISP will use the same ip for multiple homes, ...
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Single Website Suddenly Unaccessable on my Comcast Network
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I have a favorite website....http://69.27.184.62:8901. It's a shortwave radio remote receiver site called KFS SDR (I'm a ham radio operator). I've been visiting the site for over 2 years. The ...
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Cannot send SMS while using usb modem's internet
I tried to setting up a simple SMS gateway server with my old Huawei E173 stick using Gammu, I intend to plug in on Raspberry 24/7.
With the help of this article, I managed to send my first SMS from ...
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Only getting upto 6Mbps on ethernet even though link speed is 100 Mbps
So I have a 100Mbps internet connection , which when connected to wirelessly delivers the full speed. However when connected to my laptop through an ethernet adaptor , I dont get more the 6Mbps . On ...
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Any way to use 6in4(Protocol 41) through nat?
Any way to use 6in4(Protocol 41) through NAT as my ISP wont give public IP's.
If not, any other IPv6 Tunnelbrokers that can pass through NAT?
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Sim network speed issue inside house
I am from Pakistan and I am using Mobilink Jazz network. Signal strength of network is good and does best job for calling and sms but when using internet it slows down. When I get outside my house (...
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Windows 10 erroneously claims there is no internet and various features don't work - NCSI Probing
Internet works but Windows 10 Pro sporadically says it has no connection. I have no clue why it seems to randomly do this, and sometimes restarting does not fix it. Happens on numerous networks (and ...
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Bypass proxy for all web requests in Powershell Core
I have a work computer running on Windows in a corporate environment with an authenticating proxy server for outgoing connections to the internet. I don't know how it's configured, but many tools fail ...
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Why changing DNS won't bypass the internet censorship
Reddit is blocked by my ISP. :(
I have tried changing my DNS Servers to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, both in my computer (Windows) and my Router (TP-Link Router).
Some say that it will bypass the ...
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Security of my modem from resets
I successfully configured my old (Optilink) modem to connect to my internet connection. So there is the primary modem and then there's the Optilink modem. I have also set a new password to access the ...
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Ethernet goes slower than WiFi and I need advices of what OTHER things to try
*Little note before going into the problem: My main languague is spanish and I'm not used to writing in english, misspell is bound to happen.
Hi! Welcome to my question. The topics will be summarize ...
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Listen to an internet radio station without a computer
I would like to listen to SomaFM using the 2.1 speakers at my home .. but without using a computer. Is this possible?
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- for the linux / network pundit DNS works but no internet & cannot ping externally
I am on puppy Linux which isn't quite configured with all Ubuntu utilities and defaults
this problem happens repeatedly especially after I bring my laptop out from sleep
I don't know what I do but ...
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pinging router works fine but i dont get any internet connection
My router just stopped working. I can ping it from the inside and outside and it works fine but when I connect to it I dont get any internet connection. I have tried restarting it but it doesn't seem ...
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On Mac OS X how can I monitor what is using my internet connection?
I've got a relatively limited broadband connection (I live miles from the nearest exchange) and from time to time net access (but nothing else) slows to a near crawl.
I know from a bit of monitoring ...
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Need a way to connect multiple devies to a legacy router with lower latency
I have my home network with a DSL(Digital Subscriber Line) connection, it's a very old technology, there are other ISPs with fiber, I have them too, actually, I have 2 connections with Fiber but the ...
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Whats actually inside an ISP?
I was wondering what's actually inside an ISP. Google just said, "it connects your computer to the internet" which is just too high level for my curiosity. It is a bunch on network switches ...
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WinHTTrack Website Copier for morroring website with login (password protection)
I have a login protected site to which I know the login username and password. I need to use WinHTTrack to clone that site.
I came across many tutorials on the internet but none of them are working ...
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Lower internet speed through router than internet speed from ISP
I have an internet connection of 500Mbps/100Mbps (tested through my PC using ethernet). For a project I'm working on, I decided to create a small LAN network using an old router which supports 5GHz ...
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I can't delete the driver software for my driver
I'm having trouble connecting to my vpn so I think my wireless adapter drivers are corrupt. I've had this problem before on a previous laptop, and reinstalling the wireless adapters drivers helped, ...
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Tunnel internet connectivity to one specific LAN port
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The main computer is a desktop computer with Ubuntu 18.04 and a dGPS (differential Global Positioing System) is connected to one of the LAN ports (enp2s0f1). The main computer receives ...
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How do I intercept all udp packets and redirect them to a proxy?
System: win10 64bit .
I want to positively intercept all UDP packets and then tunnel them through a proxy 127.0.0.1:29918, so they will all have to go through this proxy in order to reach the outside ...
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Excessive data usage on Laptop over Mobile when Streaming Videos
On my limited data, I can attend roughly 5-6 online classes on my phone(not live, pre-recorded). On the other hand, when I take the same classes on my laptop, I can barely get through one class. I ...
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