Access Point is a device in a wireless network that performs the interconnection between all mobile devices.
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Cannot Use the Wireless Hosted Network Feature on Windows 7
I have 2 pc's. One of them have a broadband internet connection. Now for the second pc I connect it wirelessly to the first through a wireless USB adapter. I set up the the first pc to act as a proxy ...
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wifi initial connection hard to establish, perfect signal after
I have a UniFi access point at home. My home is rather large, 2 stories, and wooden walls somewhat block reception. However, I do not see any huge issue with wifi once initial connection is ...
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Is it possible to add 2 interfaces to my wireless NIC to run as a wireless mesh node and an wireless AP
I want to create a virtual wireless access point on my board so I can run it as an AP and a node in a mesh network at the same time.
Has anyone ever done something like this? Is it possible?
I am ...
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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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Guest area on wireless network
I am setting up a new wireless network using two Mikrotik routers using WDS.
I'm no means a network/wlan expert, but I am going to have several virtual AP's running with different SSID, some with ...
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How to setup DHCP only on the wireless side of a router or AP?
We are currently running a simple network with unmanaged switches. We already have a Internet feed with router and DHCP. Im looking to add in another separate internet feed, with a 2nd router (NO ...
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Get public IP from remote wireless access point [duplicate]
Is there a way to find out the public IP of a wireless access point in the "available networks" list without being connected to it?
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Is there a way to use a wifi adapter to provide internet instead of receive it?
Today i spill coke over my modem and router, and only the modem survived.
I have one of these wifi adapters (alfa awus036h), I was wondering if I could setup something temporarily to provide wifi ...
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D-link 1360 Access point and Repeater mode
I have 7 dlink routers, 1 for library and 1 for reception, both in opposite end and has different SSID and 5 for public. One dlink is in each room.
The 5 dlinks, I setup 1 as access point and 4 as ...
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Transfer rates on wireless network?
First of all, sorry for my English
What are the transfer rates of files between a network and a wireless AP?
I have a home server connected to a wireless router via ethernet and i'm not able to get ...
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Portable wireless AP router with tunneling support [closed]
I'm looking for a router. I have an idea of what specs I want, but don't know what it would be called or what companies/websites to look at.
Portable (small form factor and chargeable via USB)
Can ...
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I can't see my network in the wireless networks list
I have a dual boot laptop (Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04). Under Windows I can access internet via my wireless router. Under Ubuntu I can't. I can "see" my neighbors routers (about 7) but mine "is ...
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Multiple wireless routers and connected disc drive
I have a wireless ADSL router that came from my ISP installed, and it's working fine. However, there are two small issues that I would like to get resolved, and I hope that my D-Link DIR-655 router ...
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How do I channel Internet connection from AP to AP?
I don't know if this can actually be done, but is there a way of taking a desktop computer, running Windows, and connecting it to a wireless access point that has internet access through a wireless ...
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Wireless Latency/Packet Loss with multiple clients on same AP
I have a problem with multiple network cameras connecting via Wi-Fi to the same AP. I have an AP (TP-Link WA901N for now. I have tried others with same error.) and two cameras currently.
One is ...
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Configure D-link WIFI WAP as repeater
I have Dlink DWL - 2000AP+.
What I want to do is, to reproduce WiFi signal (from TP-LINK modem) by repeating with the help of a D-Link Wireless Access Point.
Here is how web interface looks. There ...
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Hotel Wi-Fi connection intermittently stops working
I'm at a hotel and they have wonderful, fast Wi-Fi. The only problem is that it stops working sometimes, and doesn't resume for minutes or sometimes hours. I only have this problem on my laptop, and ...
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Extend local network using a DSL wireless modem as an access point
Is it possible to convert a DSL modem to an access point in order to extend your network?
I have a Linksys WAG54G-AU on the ground floor apartment and a spare LevelOne WBR-3460B which I hope could be ...
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How useful are auto-focusing Wi-Fi antennas?
In order to minimize signal drop-out at the far reaches of a house, where the antenna must be in one corner of the house due to practical wiring reasons, I found the "SmartBeam" concept in D-Link ...
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Wireless networking issue, local network access but rarely internet access on just a few machines
I have a few access points running in mixed b/g/n mode; it seems as though a few windows-based laptops (7,64b) have local network access but internet access is sparse and usually not working (usually ...
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Windows 7 wireless connection settings
I have wireless Internet connected to my PC (windows 7, password protected) under a home network with three other laptops also connected to this group. In the evenings I want to take away the Internet ...
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Connecting two TP-Link TL-WA701ND wirelessly [duplicate]
Having two access points TP-Link TL-WA701ND, I would like to connect each one through wireless, not by an Ethernet cable. Could somebody point me out some link or guide on how to do it, please? I'm ...
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USB WiFi Access Point Set Nickname
I have created a WiFi access point and I want to set the nickname field...
I am trying to set it using;
iwconfig wlan0 nick AP_NICK
However I am getting an unsupported error which. The USB Dongle ...
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Can I connect an AP to the LAN port on a PC to provide a WLAN
I have a PC running my server application and several iPad Clients, and therefore need a WLAN to connect them.
Can I simply plug an access point such as a Cisco Aironet 1602i into the LAN port of the ...
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How to extend my wireless network
I have a wireless router on the first floor of my building and I want to extend it to use the internet on the third floor of the same building, I am thinking to get a log network cable from it till ...
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How can I make roaming in wireless AP network?
Now I want to make roaming in wireless AP network. I use 3 different SSID and password. For example, SSID names are 1, 2, 3. I use SSID which is 1. When my SSID 1 is less strength, I want to use a ...
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Can wireless router bandwidths stack?
If I have two of the same 150Mbps wireless N routers hooked into a main non-wireless router as wireless repeaters (DHCP disabled on wireless routers and they are essentially no longer routers) does ...
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Notify me when someone connect to my wireless access point [closed]
Is it possible to get an instant notification when someone connects to my wireless access point?
I have a Linksys WAG320N and I know I can see it on the WAP's webpage via modem admin(config page), ...
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inSSIDer are fetching different MAC address
I am using the inSSIDer software provide by the Metageek to grab some details of wireless access point.We are using this to test whether there is interference around our area.
Everything works ...
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Max outdoor range of WiFi [closed]
So my question is fairly simple, in a normal suburban setting (2 story buildings, no high rises, etc), what is the maximum range you could expect from a WiFi router? Preferably something faster like ...
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Mission critical WLAN [closed]
I have a relatively simple need: to set up a WLAN with maybe one Windows 7 PC, and several iPads. The PC will be running a Socket Server, and the iPads will be communicating with the server via TCP ...
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How to extend wireless signal
In my house, I have the following setup:
Ground floor: My ISP's wireless router and an 8-port switch. For wireless communication I use the ISP's Wifi and the 8-port switch is used for wired rj45 ...
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Why can't I connecto to my wifi AP?
I'm connecting to my machine via ssh. Trying to connect it my to my AP. The problem is that the wi fi is active but not connected to my AP.
It is Running Debian GNU/Linux 6.0
When I run the ...
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Connection Problems with multiple access points with single SSID
I have an android tablet from insignia running jelly bean. The campus center at my school has multiple routers in it with the same ssid. However when I attempt to connect to the internet the ...
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Find mobile device on network
I'm trying to write a small program that will poll the network for certain IP addresses or MAC addresses (though MAC doesn't seem to show up past my WAP).
My networking isn't very strong but many ...
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How can I get a wireless signal inside a walk-in freezer?
I need to amplify our wireless signal into a large walk-in freezer. Currently, the signal gets everywhere around the freezer, but does not penetrate the steel walls.
What would be the best and ...
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Sharing internet via wireless card on windows xp
I have been trying to share my internet via wireless NIC card, so I can use the internet on mobile as well following process as per explained on must of the pages. i.e. creating preferred network and ...
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Three Access Points for delivering different frequency and bandwidth in order to maintain performance
In the spirit of this question, I'd like to dig deeper into using multiple wireless-access-point with the same ssid for performance reasons.
As I understand it, if I have two devices on the same WAP, ...
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Why is my Dreambox not on 192.168.0.107? [closed]
I have a Dreambox connected to my D-Link wireless router over a Netgear wireless bridge. The reason for this setup is that I don't want to lay out an Ethernet network cable to connect the Dreambox to ...
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Ad-hoc network disconnecting when not using web
I am at university and I have a desktop computer and several mobile devices, however only a wired Ethernet connection is provided in my room. I want to use an ad-hoc network to share my internet ...
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Bridging Wireless connections and using access point
I am trying to setup a private wireless network in the form where my laptop is connected to Wi-Fi with internet access:
Wi-Fi (with internet) > Laptop > (Ethernet) > Wireless access point ...
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Laptop doesn't detect the wireless connection
There are 2 access points in the area. 2 laptops -one of them has Windows 7 and the other has Windows 8- detect only one of them which is farther. Other computers in the area can detect and connect ...
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Setting up Universal Repeater - ESSID and SSID - what is the difference?
I have a wireless network at home, using one wireless router.
IT's SSID is: home_112
I want to extend the coverage, and adding a D-link switch, that can act also as a
universal repeater
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Get some Sort of Identifier Specifying Which Access Point Another Computer is On-On our WAN
Is their someway, knowing the IP address of the machine in question, to somehow determine the Access Point that it was currently connected to? I see this probably requiring something client side (I'd ...
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Connecting repeater to access point
just bought a new router and repeater for a wifi hotspot i am currently running.. I thought i was havng problems with the repeater after i change from router to a server, (and i'm now using a router ...
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NanoStation M2 wifi through walls
My question is similar to this one Wifi Range Singal Boost through walls
I will like to know if a wifi signal from a NanoStation M2 can pass through walls?
I am a newbie, and the reason I chose ...
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TP link TL-WR1043ND can't access some homepages via wireless
I ran into some trouble with my wireless connection this morning. I can connect to my wireless network and it seems to be sending an receiving packets, but I can only access some websites like ...
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What's the difference between a wifi access point and station?
I noticed that my (rooted) modem has some hidden modes for wifi. It has the default(and only setting without rooting) wireless access point, but it also has the settings repeater, ad-hoc, and station. ...
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connecting to access point
DLink Router ------LAN Cable------>Linksys WRT54G (Set as AP).
From a machine connected wirelessly to DLink, I can't access Linksys AP (192.168.1.1). From another machine connected wirelessly to ...
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DD-WRT As an access point for VPN? [closed]
I want to set up a home VPN, and I had planned to use DD-WRT to do it. The problem is that our current router isn't supported by DD-WRT. Our previous router is supported by DD-WRT, and I have already ...
