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Slow file transfer on network between two 802.11n laptops (connected directly together via access point)

Me and my friend have both two exact the same laptops, bought from the same shop at the same day and I decided one day to go wireless because I forgot my ethernet cable to the LAN party (with a few ...
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Can Android phones/tablets access W-Fi network drives? [migrated]

There are many WLAN routers currently available which have a USB port to connect external HDDs. These are than easily available on Windows machines directly in Windows Explorer, they look like common ...
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Internet connection lost after share

We have 2 laptops: Vista, working WIFI Win 7, broken WIFI We need share WIFI Internet from 1. laptop to 2. laptop by LAN. Router or other devices are not arount, so this is only way at the ...
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How do I delete a homegroup if I am not in it?

So a while ago I made a homegroup on my network. The computer I made it on is now formatted. I don't have any computers on the network in the group. When I try to enter the homegroup it asks me for ...
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Problems mapping network drive in Windows 8

I recently bought a NAS drive (My Book Live), and it's working great from my iPad, Windows 7 PCs, and OSX, but I have a problem on Windows 8. Each time I map a network drive I'm prompted for a ...
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What is the best way to transfer text files from one computer to another as they are generated?

I have a program that is generating text files into a directory. I want it so that all the text files added to this directory are automatically and immediately uploaded to a directory on another ...
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How to connect two laptops [duplicate]

Is there a simple way to connect a HP Laptop as a "client" to another HP Laptop which will be the "server" This is for a POS sytem in a Restaurant.
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How do I access a Ubuntu server network when using a shared internet connection from a Windows laptop?

I have a server with Ubuntu 12.04 which is accessing internet (through crossover cable) with the help of network shared by my laptop(with VISTA) connected to wifi of my home. So my laptop has two ip ...
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Wireless hotspot from iPhone 5 working for my MacBook Pro but not for anyone else's PC

I'm able to connect to an iPhone 5's wireless hotspot using my late 2011 MacBook Pro and use the internet just fine. However, everyone else's PC's are able to join the network, but are not able to ...
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How to define name of wifi router instead of IP address

I am having a one scenario, I have Wifi environment which is using to connect computer for internet sharing. The Router is having USB port, i have connect the USB drive and share the data across to ...
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Windows Vista ICS staying local only

I hope i can get some help. So here is my scenario then my question. Scenario: I have a laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium (Wireless and Ethernet adapter), A desktop running Windows XP ...
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How to setup the network under the stated conditions?

I have a desktop PC running Windows 7 Home Premium I have a 1TB internal drive and a printer attached to my PC. There is also a 320GB master drive with OS installed in it. I use a wireless router to ...
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Assign IP address in two networks and a wireless router

I have one Linux desktop with two NICs, a wireless router, and internet access. The Linux box's eth0 is set to connect to the internet. Its IP address is assigned by the ISP, via DHCP. Eth1 is ...
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Can't access LAN from WIFI. Unidentified device en route?

I have a directory shared on my computer Optimas-PC. The problem is that I want to access that file fom Optimas-LT. Optimas-LT is a laptop while Optimas-PC is a desktop computer connected via LAN. ...
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Share a Wi-Fi connection [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Share a Wi-Fi connection I have a wifi connection [wifi000] and I want to share it. When I use adhoc connection to do this, I have to disconnect from my wifi000. So how ...
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Share a Wi-Fi connection

I have a wifi connection wifi000 and I want to share it. When I use ad hoc connection to do this, I have to disconnect from my wifi000. So how can I share my current wifi connection providing another ...
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Restrict access of shared folder to certain network and certain user

I have a router with local internet provider cable connected. My 2 notebooks are connected to this router through its Wi-Fi local network. I have shared access to folder at my first notebook with ...
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Slow Net on Wi-Fi, but full speed on wired, only on one device

I have two laptops, two Xboxes and one desktop. I have a 30 mbps broadband plan with a turbo boost of 40 mbps. I can easily download on a wired connection at full speed, but downloading on my laptop ...
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Connecting a wireless wimax modem to Huawei HG8245?

I have a Fiber optics ADSL connection which is connected to a Huawei HG8245 modem. Its IP is 192.168.100.1. I have given my friend a connection from that modem though a cat 5 cable and he wants to ...
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How to create a wifi private network

Is there a way to create a private wifi network, i.e. for file sharing? Consider there are 2 notebooks (Win-Win or Mac-Win or Mac-Mac) and someone wants to share some content with other. How can I ...
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Wireless quality problems on home network with specific laptop

I have a wireless network at home which seems to work fine on most computers, however one of my laptops has problems and will take the wireless network down in some situations. Just to give you some ...
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Home network issue

I have a laptop, a TV which supports LAN connections, and a WiFi phone on my network. The Internet connection is provided from a USB WiMAX modem. Until last week I was getting the Internet to each ...
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Bridging connections between two wireless notebooks

My apartment has a very weak public WiFi signal. my vista notebook is not connecting to this public WiFi, it says signal is weak, while my win7 notebook does connect and is working OK, so i wanted to ...
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How do I share a hard drive on my PC with the network?

I have an external hard drive plugged into my PC and am too lazy and tired to be running up and down plugging it into my laptop, my TV, or my other computer to share files. I know that you can share ...
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How do I share data between two Windows PCs via wi-fi?

I have a broadband connection with a WiFi router. I have installed a new PC at home and it is working well and is able to use the internet. The problem I am facing is to share the data from the old ...
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How can I share a computer's wired internet with another computer wirelessly?

I use cable internet (router wired to my PC) and my PC has a wireless network card. How can I connect my laptop to the PC in order to use the cable internet?
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How do I connect my desktops to share the Internet?

I have five desktop machines and three laptops in my office. I share the Internet with the desktops by connecting them with network cables to a Belkin wireless router. However in this router there are ...
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Sharing WiFi connection (with a Usb Dongle) but limiting bandwidth

hope you can help me. I would like to share a cable Ethernet Internet Connection with.. the world. I've a cable router with an internet connection, and a pc, always powered on with Windows XP. I ...
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Is it possible to use a laptop as a “router”, using an old hub and connecting other devices to a wifi laptop?

I have a wi-fi connection at home. My laptop uses it. I want to use an old ethernet hub that I have, connect two ethernet cables (one in a ps3, one in a media center) on it, and a cable going to my ...
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Aperture and networked drive: thinks images are offline

I keep my photos on a networked drive (wireless), and they are referenced by Aperture. Aperture seems to not try very hard to look for this drive. Usually I have to open the network drive in Finder ...
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Can't ping other machines in my network

I've got 3 machines on my network, all running Windows 7. None of them can ping each other, either by name or IP address. (And because of this, they also can't see each other on the network, can't ...
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Wireless Internet Mapped Network Drives at Boot

My HTPC maps my drives (automatically on boot) from my main computer so I can stream my videos to my TV. It works fine using ethernet. However I switched over to my wireless card and when I restart ...