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How do I edit Network Locations in Windows 7?

Is there any way to edit Network Locations in Windows 7? I'd like to rename some, purge the unneeded ones.. The only place where I found the list is when you manage default printers - but you cannot ...
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Which File contains the local Static IP Address in Windows XP

The Operating system of a Windows XP machine has crashed. I want to know its Static IPv4 Address, to reconfigure the system after using the Repair Operating System option. How can I retrieve my old ...
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HTTPS traffic 40x slower than HTTP in Windows 10 x64

Followup from this problem https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45768893/git-clone-in-windows-much-slower-than-in-linux/45893258#45893258 Windows 10 HTTPS traffic is capped about 200-240kb/s. HTTP ...
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How can I enable "Miracast over Infrastructure" for non-Surface Hub Windows 10 PCs?

I was very excited to discover an article explaining how I can now use Miracast over a Windows LAN. The technology is called Miracast over Infrastructure. For those unaware, Miracast is the protocol ...
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VirtualBox reinstalling & updating has left me with Too Many Network Adapters. How Do i remove them?

I have too many network adapters. I have had to reinstall, repair VirtualBox a few times, and I have three NICs in my laptop. I definitely don't need to have 14 bridged networking drivers though, and ...
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What are the difference between domain and workgroup?

I am confused with the differences between a domain and a workgroup. What are the differences between a domain and a workgroup?
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Snow Leopard and a Windows network

I have just added a MBP to my home network and while I can connect to the internet etc, i cannot browse my home networked computers. I have already added a new location in my Network preferences yet ...
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Internet connection sharing over WIFI without modifying LAN adapter IP address

I have an Android phone (non-rooted Sony Ericsson ST15i) that I'd like to connect to the internet via my laptop's wired Ethernet connection (linked to my university network, that uses an ...
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Can I create a wireless ad hoc network in Windows 11?

I have a program called TotalMix on my Windows 11 laptop, and an iPad app called TotalMix Remote connects to it on a specified IP address and port number. This works when both devices are on my home ...
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How do you set up Ubuntu to see Windows Network?

I've tried the various tutorials and no success so far. I can connect to the router and from there to the internet, but I cannot see any network shares. I'm connecting through wlan0. I would prefer ...
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How can I force Windows 7 to always select "Work Network" when connecting to a new network?

We are deploying computers offsite to several sites in small workgroup (i.e. non-domain) environments. The computers have a single network card and no loopback adapter. The problem is that when we ...
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DNS resolution is suffixing a domain name incorrectly, can't find how to prevent this

I've read a lot of the threads on this but none seem to explain or fix my problem. I'm setting up a simple home LAN: router, clients, no AD and no DNS servers. The router config requires a "Host" and ...
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How to access network shares, printers, etc.through Windows 7 Built-In VPN?

After I have successfully connected to a Windows 7 box via the built-in VPN: how do I access shares, shared printers, network appliances, etc.? So, call me bad at googling, but: I can find dozens of ...
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Windows 7 "Set Network Location": global or per interface?

Whenever I plug in my wireless modem on Windows 7, I get the following dialog: It's not entirely clear to me whether the option "Treat all future networks that I connect to as public, and don't ask ...
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Set future network connections to Private location instead of defaulting to Public

In Windows Server 2012 and 2012R2, is it possible to set future network connections to use the Private firewall profile instead of defaulting to Public one? I have tried setting all the network items ...
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How do I prevent connection resets upon pulling the ethernet cable?

In Windows, when you pull out (trip over it) a network cable, then the connections get reset. If you do the same on a Linux box or if you put a switch between PC and router and then pull the cable ...
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Manage Internet connection for a program

I am using a Windows 7 PC with 2 network cards. One for a public line and one for an internal line behind a proxy. Is there a way or a software program where I can manage which program (Outlook, WM) ...
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How to fix WSL network was not found

ITNOA Windows Version Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.1702] WSL Version WSL version: 1.2.5.0 Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2? [X] WSL 2 [ ] WSL 1 Kernel Version No response Distro Version Ubuntu ...
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Why can I access some shared folder and not others?

I have four hard drives on my server running windows 7. Upon installing the operating system I set sharing permissions on all of them, yet when I browse the computer under "Network" on another ...
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Windows Network Connectivity Problems After Logging In

I have a frustrating network connectivity issue on my work machine. It's not a crippling problem, but it's driving me bananas, and I would love some advice on how to diagnose the issue. Whenever I ...
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How do I edit files in network locations in Windows 10?

I added a network location in Windows 10 as FTP (something like this tutorial: Setup an FTP disk in Windows Vista and 7. I can access all the files, but I can't edit them like other files in other ...
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Windows 7 Shared Folder File Control

At my current employer, we have three separate, physical locations (A/B/C), all of which connect to a shared folder on a Windows 7 Professional computer, via VLAN. We have a non-existent budget for ...
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can I prevent internet connectivity in my machine by corrupting some Windows networking api dll? [closed]

I am interested in ways to achieve bulletproof reversible disabling of internet connection. E.g. I figure that if I just run "ipconfig /release" the smart trojan could reenable connection by doing the ...
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Need to detect the same application open on another computer on the network. Any software around that can do this?

I have a time management application that I use at home quite a lot and have running most of the time. At home, I have a desktop PC and a couple of laptops scattered around the house...all networked ...
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Windows cannot access UNC path (error code 0x80070035)

Have a Windows 8.1 PC with a recurring problem when attempting to access a UNC path from a Server 2008 R2 host. Windows cannot access \\SERVER Error code 0x80070035 The network path was not found. ...
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NetBIOS Name resolution fails when behind another router

On "PC3", Windows name resolution fails like this. ping PC1 Ping request could not find host PC1. Please... ping 192.168.0.2 Reply from 192.168.0.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 But if I ...
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How to login on my corporate network using a personal device

In my company we're under a domain name, everytime you boot windows you have to login. Therefore when you try to get the Ethernet and connect it to a personal device, you can't. We don't have wifi (...
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create a private network with router

I would like to create a private network off of my work production network. I'm going to be testing some software on this network, and I can't have any traffic from the test boxes interfering with ...
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New Win10 install. Wifi, bluetooth and other UI issues

New Windows 10 x64 installation on a 16" MacBook Pro: i9, Radeon graphics, 16GB RAM, 768GB SSD. Running in Bootcamp (dual boot), not a VM. When I click the wifi / network button on the ...
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Allow only VM to access Internet and not Host Machine

I have Oracle VirtualBox on my laptop. Currently my VM and my host (the laptop) can access the Internet. I want only the VM to be able to access the Internet; I don't want my laptop to get any ...
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Create local network with Virtual Machine on remote Hyper-V Server

I try to describe situation as well as I can. I have a dedicated server on http://www.hetzner.de/ I've installed there Windows Server 2012 set up Hyper-V role created new virtual machine with ...
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Re-establish route to localhost on Windows Vista

route -f How do you re-establish a route to localhost after this? I can re-establish connections to the Internet via wireless using route add {wirelessgateway} {wirelessip} if {wirelessif} route add ...
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Map drive over VPN (cmd works fine on regular network)

I need to map a network drive over VPN. Very simple host network: no Microsoft server, no AD. Just one router and a NAS appliance (simple Linux file server). When at the office, I can map a drive ...
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Should I redefine the VMWare virtual NIC's as endpoint devices to bypass Windows Firewall?

I have VMWare Workstation 8 on Windows 7. I am an applications developer and I need to start developing and testing an integration between enterprise systems. I want to run two virtual machines, one ...
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Sharing Windows Folders on a Network... other PCs see but can't access

I'm soooo tired of network setup issues. All I want to do is share a folder and all it's sub-folders so other PCs on my network can view and change this remote location. Why is it that setting a dir ...
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Active Directory - GPO Will Not Apply to Group of Machines

I created a GPO to create a few rules for a set of computers, but no matter what I do, running "gpresult /r" yields "Filtering: Denied (Security)" as admin, or if I'm a regular user, it just doesn't ...
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if I run "ipconfig /release" can a program on my machine still get a connection from the network?

after "ipconfig /release" I myself am unable to initiate connection to a remote ip, such as using the browser. But can an attacker across the network initiate connection to my ip?
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Use computer as a virtual wired router

My dad's wireless router is on the opposite end of the room than the TV and I brought over my xbox 360 to play this weekend. However, I lack the will to purchase an overpriced wireless adapter and I ...
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Asymmetric Ping Between Two Windows 7 Hosts

Windows 7 Host A has two physical adapters, each with one IP: 10.20.157.10/24 10.20.159.10/24 Windows 7 Host B has two physical adapters, each with one IP: 10.20.156.10/24 10.20.158.10/24 Windows 7 ...
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Windows domain computer "roaming"

So lets say i was setting up a network for a home situation in which 15+ people lived. the residents of the home could not afford to buy 15 computer so they bought ~8 or so laptops to be shared. if ...
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How to open a telnet/ssh session in browsers on Windows 7?

I am creating a webpage which contains a lot of links to various devices and IP addresses. The requirement is such that when you click on any of the links in the webpage, it should open a telnet/ssh ...
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Windows 10: Getting the SMB version in use for a specific remote host?

I have set up a SAMBA server on Ubuntu. I set the minimum protocol to SMB2, maximum to SMB3. Now, I can connect to the shared path from Windows, and I want to know which protocol (SMB2 or SMB3) Window ...
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My Windows 10 Laptop's Wifi Is Turned Off And I Can't Turn It Back ON

My Windows 10 HP EliteBook 820 laptop has decided that its WiFi adapter is off and I have not figured out how to turn it back on. In the Networking drop-down, I am told that the WiFi3 is turned off, ...
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Everytime my internet is disconnected, XP asks me to connect

I keep my internet disconnected when not in use. I completed the Windows XP wizard of Set up a home or small office network. Since then whenever I'm disconnected from internet and an application asks ...
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How can I get IP Name Resolution working between XP boxes on LAN?

Before I added an Ooma phone to my home network, I could get to other machines on my network by typing "\dadscomputer\dadsfolder", for instance, if that folder was shared. Now, if I want to do the ...
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Share files from specific folders to computers on the local network [closed]

I've got a mostly Windows-based local network and I would like the files in particular folders of one of the computers on the network to be available to any other computer on that network. Some of the ...
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Is there a way to force/manage file locking in windows?

I have a 2 Windows machines networked and I am having trouble with simultaneous access to files. I would like only one user to be able to open a file at a time, which I thought was automatic, using ...
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Can I create a common domain user and associate it with other domain users?

I need a common domain user that can be used by multiple people. These people have their own domain user accounts. They should be able to login to a machine using the common domain user account, but ...
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How to create a user group for network resource access?

Ours is a windows network. There are some systems with Windows 7 and some with Windows XP. Mine is a Windows 7 system. I would like to create a user group so that I can grant it permission to access ...
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setup a home server

I have a desktop computer running Windows XP and a laptop on Windows 7. I am also sharing my internet connection between the two by means of a wireless router. This wireless router is connected to the ...
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