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LAN, short for Local Area Network, is a network that connects multiple devices in a limited geographical area, such as a room, an apartment or a building. Currently, most LANs are based on Wi-Fi, linked together with means of a central wireless router or Ethernet transmission, where computers are linked via cable.

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How IP scanners get address of inactive computers?

I don't understand how IP scanners find out that a computer is on the network even when it is turned off, and they will also find out its MAC address. Because when I ping IP address of computer via ...
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Hyper-V Ubuntu 20.04.: Very low LAN cable connection

I have installed Ubunti 20.04.1 LTS on Hyper-V. RAM: 2048 MB 4 virtual processors My PC is connected via LAN cable and has 30 Mbit/s download. For my virtual Ubuntu I use the default switch. But ...
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Can't Ping from LAN to WAN and port forwarding is KO

hope you can help me out. I have a modem (192.168.1.1) and a router (Xiaomi AX3600) connected to it via cable (192.168.1.2) which is creating a WAN (192.168.31.1). All devices are connected to Xiaomi ...
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Syncing a folder on two PC connected to the same router

I have two PCs running on Windows 10. I have been using \\PC01 but now \\PC02 is joining. There is a folder \\PC01\Users\Matthew\Documents\folderToShare and I want it to synchronize with \\PC02\Users\...
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Create a private network between VMWare Linux(guest) and an embedded board

I am running Ubuntu on a VMWare on Windows host. I have a target embedded board(eg. Raspberry Pi) which is running Linux. I have connected the ethernet port of board and my Windows host using an ...
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Router (sometimes!) causes invalid certificate issues and applications start to malfunction

Currently I have the following set-up at home: set-up of my internet connection at home This set-up works perfectly fine most of the time. But sometimes (after a couple of hours or sometimes days) a ...
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Second router not sensing internet while PC connected with the same cable does

Because I have my main router (from my internet provider ) in the corner of the house, WiFi doesn't reach my room (thick walls). I connected my PC with a UTP cable about 25-30 meters long. Now, a few ...
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Router's ftp server isn't listing large files

I have a ZTE modem, with USB file sharing enabled through FTP for WLAN. It works fine for streaming, downloading softwares and other transfers but within a size range of 2Gb. The software setups and ...
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Three 10mb fibre lines individually for three houses or a single 100mb line extended across three houses

I have three houses close by together and would like to get wifi in each house. Currently, each house has 10mb fibre lines each. I'd like to know if it would be possible to have a single 100mb fibre ...
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Two routers LAN-LAN connection. No internet on second

My main router/modem is connected to the internet. I have an old Linksys wag200g router I'd like to connect it to and run a simple server on it (thanks to the openwag firmware). It has no WAN port, ...
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prioritize wifi over bridge connection

i have 2 internet connection in my home one is Ethernet and the other one is WiFi and they are different internet connection with different ISPs. i usually connect both connection to my laptop so ...
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Windows 10 Lan - How to share a folder to only a specific computer

I have a lan network with a bunch of Windows 10 computers (PRO version 2004). Each computer have a specific computer name and they all belong to the same workgroup. One of the computers is our "...
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Combining two LAN networks (newbie)

To start off, I just wanna mention that I am a newbie when it comes to networking, so some terms or descriptions might be wrong. The problem I'm having is that I'm trying to merge two LAN networks ...
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Should I allow new, unknown INCOMING traffic (svchost.exe) from 10.0.0.x to 10.0.0.y, where y is my IP address?

I have Comcast/Xfinity internet, and I am the only connection in the house. Wifi connection to the Xfinity modem/router. Recently, there are incoming connection requests from 10.0.0.x (x is a static ...
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After changing my router I get very high ping in my friends servers

After changing my router from a very old one, which also changed my connection from 2.4Ghz to 5ghz connection, I have run into this issue. The issue is that whenever we play games from steam that I ...
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Share internet by 2nd lan?

I have 2 machines. 1st machine had 2 of LAN. IP: 192.168.1.101 (internet) IP: 172.10.1.101 2nd machine had 1 of LAN. IP: 172.10.1.102 I want to use internet on 2nd machine by using 1st machine's ...
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How to connect two computers (AWS Snowball & mini PC) together with ethernet only?

I'm trying to connect two computers (AWS Snowball device & mini PC). The snowball device only has an ethernet port and I have a standard cable and a crossover cable but when I connect with either, ...
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How to scan for minecraft lan games via terminal

I'm trying to figure out how to scan for Minecraft lan games on a local network. When I open up the game itself, the scan happens very quickly and almost immediately returns a list of local ip's and ...
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How do I create a LAN connection between computers on internet

I want to play games with local server like amongus on bluestacks. I have tried making a VPN from control panel and forwarded the ports, but when my friends connect to the internet, their internet no ...
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Disable internet from wifi only

I am trying to disable internet from my wifi only, but i need it on lan. Is there a way to disable internet from the wifi only but not from Lan and the wifi must still on ? Thank you.
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OS can not see 1G LAN and 2.5G LAN on new motherboard

I just buy a new motherboard MAG B550 TOMAHAWK, and when I plug in an ethernet cable to my one of this port Realtek® RTL8125B 2.5G LAN or 1x Realtek® RTL8111H 1G LAN. It will not light up and the ...
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My firewall tells me it's preventing an access attempt to a specific machine on my LAN, but how could it know which one?

My smart firewall tells me it's blocked an unauthorized access attempt to a specific computer on my LAN. But of course my LAN addresses are all local (10.x.x.x). So how could it possibly know which ...
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Different WAN speeds from different computers on same 1Gbit LAN

I have 3 computers on same LAN connected to WAN over a switch. Two of them have 40Mbit/s/3Mbit/s download/upload speed and 3rd has 3mbit/3mbit download and upload speed according to (speedtest.net) I ...
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nwdiag of home lan, is it whack?

Are there problems I can avoid by subnetting differently? I'm setting up a modest home lan, and I want to know if I missed anything critical or if there's a simpler way to subnet with given ...
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Realtek 8111 LAN not working properly stuck on 10mbps

I've opened a MSI support query to the staff but I also wanna ask in this forum too just in case someone can save me. The problem I have is that I've got a Cat 5E ethernet cable plugged into a gigabit ...
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Setting up two APs with switch inbetween (same subnet)

My ideal setup for home network is presented on the image. 192.168.55.1 has DHCP on, while 192.168.55.2 and .3 act as APs with DHCP off to extend my WiFi. I wanted to connect a device in between 192....
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How to intercept web traffic of a remote computer connected to WAN

I'm able to configure burp proxy to intercept web traffic on my local Network but I don't know how to do the same with a pc not connected to my local Network but to internet (WAN). How can I configure ...
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How to access Microstack instances on br-ex from other LAN devices?

I have Microstack installed in a Virtualbox VM with bridged adapter(192.168.0.27/24 subnet). The microstack instances under 10.20.20.0/24 subnet can access the internet as well as the other machines ...
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Share Folder Missing File

I have two PCs (let's say PC1 and PC2) connected to each other through the LAN cable. From this connection, I created a share folder which can be accessed from both PCs. However, most of the time when ...
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Possibly broken WAN port: how to verify and how to work around?

Is it possible to say for sure if the WAN port is dead? The green LED blinking is inconsistent and happens while connection and some time after, for me it looks like working. The context: when I ...
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What's the simplest solution/minimal HW I will need to buy to get this done?

The ISP only provides 1 WAN IP. I will have the modem (in the apartment above me) in bridge mode. The modem is capable of VLAN but I don't think it is suitable for my situation. Upstairs should have ...
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Ethernet Port of router works but the wifi connection says no internet conenction

I am having problems with connecting both a tv that recieves cable via a an ethernet conection and my wifi router. I have the following setup, on my main house I have a fiber optic modem with 4 lan ...
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Systemd jupyter service only works after service restart

Using systemd, I am trying to setup my Ubuntu 20.04 workstation to host a Jupyter lab environment for my LAN. This somewhat works. If I manually issue the command to start Jupyter on port 8888, ...
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How can i configure my router wifi to be on the same network

Hello everyone at my job my boss ask me to configure four router to extend our networking for people (I work in center with a lot of people and activity) I manage to put every router working and ...
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Setting up second router to assign first router ip addresses

First Router = RT2600ac Synology. Lan Address: 192.168.0.1 Starting Address: 192.168.0.2 Ending Address: 192.168.0.254 The second Router = Google WiFi Lan Address: 192.168.1.1 Staring Address: 192.168....
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Unable to reach any device on LAN

For some time now I've been having problems connecing to other devices on the LAN with my Laptop (Lenovo ideapad 320-15IKB running Windows 10). There are no problems connecting to the web from this ...
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How to ensure mobile-PC discovery in LAN?

I am developing a game that uses a PC as a monitor and a mobile phone as a gesture detector. Both devices communicate using UDP on the same local network (mostly Wi-Fi). First, the PC creates a ...
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Using ffmpeg to send video-stream to IP on local network with UDP

I have a project going on where I want to end up having one host computer (H) able to do a lot of heavy duty tasks, and one client computer (C) sending inputs to H and receiving a video-stream of what'...
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How to determine what limits the throughput of a local HTTP server?

I am trying to understand what limits the download speed of a local (LAN) HTTP server. If I have files on one PC, why can't I transfer them to another PC on my network as fast as the local connection ...
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two network (one lan and one via usb internet)

I don't want the LAN network to connect to internet only for remote controlling computer, but the remote control computer itself has internet which is via google Fi through USB
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How to set up the RDP connection to connect one computer to another computer in the Home network?

How to set up the RDP connection to connect one computer to another computer in the Home network? Both the computers are running on Windows 10. I am trying to connect the Desktop from my Laptop. I ...
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Why does my WiFi suddenly slow down a lot, then after I restart my PC, it's fine?

So, I have no idea why this happens sometimes, but I leave my computer on for quite a while as I run a server on it. Then suddenly, WiFi gets really bad. But after I restart my computer, the Internet ...
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Reliable name resolution in local networks

I find that name resolution of local machines in home networks is getting less and less reliable, especially on mobile devices. In an attempt to secure DNS queries, some browsers/devices always use a ...
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Firewall with NAT, Do I Need A Router?

I have a home lab that is behind a Juniper NS-50 firewall. I can reach the firewall's admin page from a laptop (on the trusted LAN), but I can't get the servers within the (trusted) lab to communicate ...
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Gigabit lan has slow speeds

So I am trying to setup gigabit lan and be able to transfer files across computers at over 100 MB/s. But I can only achieve 20-25 MB/s. My setup is the following: - Two machines: a brand new laptop ...
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Struggling to connect my MacBook to my router via ethernet

I've moved into a newly built house and had the electrician install ethernet ports to run from where our router will be to two other points in the house. Neither of these ethernet ports are working so ...
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How to connect two computers across the web using VPN / LAN

I see this free LAN software offering P2P connectivity: https://www.freelan.org/configuration_examples.html it has this example: my question is - what defines "bob.someisp.com" and "alice....
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If Remote Desktop is disabled on a PC, can I still alternatives for RMC?

Basically the title says it all. If built in remote desktop is disabled on a machine, can I still user third party software like teamviewer to remotely access said machine via my LAN?
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Receiving data both from Wi-Fi and LAN

I live in a structure where we have a limited download speed (3Mbps) per device due the "large population" in there, so i was wondering if it's possible to put together phone and pc download speeds. ...
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Allow laptop to access only 1 LAN network i.e COMPANY.COM

I have small company, I want my laptops to have internet access only with my company's network, i.e company.com network. I do not want others to take company's laptops to other places and connect ...
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