Wireless networking (specifically WiFi) involves several hurdles not found in wired networking: A wireless network is not as secure because physical access to the switch is not necessary. Wireless networks' signals get significantly weaker with distance because of the inverse square law (at least ...
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Wireless traffic stops when downloading large files at high speed: packets lost (Linksys WRT120N router)
The problem
Note: First I'd like to understand WHY this is happening. Ofcourse, a solution would be nice too. :)
When downloading a large file over HTTP at high-speeds, my wireless traffic basically ...
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How can we connect TP-link Access Point- TL-WA5210G with Wifi Lan card?
I would like to know that, We have a small Wireless Network that covers 40 mtrs indoor. Now we plan to expand our Network Coverage area apporx. 200 Mtrs (Outdoor). Due to our requirement we used TP- ...
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What is the best way to monitor and record the URLs called by device to establish or monitor browsing history?
I have home internet access via Comcast/Xfinity and the router below providing wifi to multiple devices - laptops, iPads, iPhones, iPod Touch. Macs.
What is the best way to monitor and record the ...
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Wifi that not connected after installed Ubuntu
I use Toshiba. My laptop just installed Ubuntu LTS 12.04. after the install, my Wifi is still good, a day later could not connect Wifi, but Wifi ON. then 2 days later Wifi is good, and then to the ...
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Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to USB converter
Is there a device, that works without a driver, you just connect it as usb, and receive any signal sent to it as if it were COM Port wired connection?
For example, such a device that gets data sent ...
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Does Apache or WiFi change when macbook is on battery?
I haven't dug too deep into the answer, but it seems like something disconnects when I run on battery mode. The page (at 192.168.1.103) still runs ok on the laptop, but the iPad next to it invariably ...
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Why won't a Netgear Adapter work to Bridge the Connection to my Ethernet port?
I have a tower with Windows 7 64-bit on it. It connects to the internet through the use of a Netgear WNDA3100 N600 Wireless USB Adapter. I also have an Xbox 360 that I want to connect to the internet ...
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Does a wireless-N (802.11n) network have poor performance when in b/g “mixed” mode?
It seems to be an "old" wives tale that, when using a wireless-N router in "mixed mode" to support legacy 802.11b or 802.11g devices, the performance of 802.11n clients will suffer.
Some places ...
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Wireless router disconnects when one computer on the network hibernates
We have a fairly standard wireless setup using a Trendnet TEW-639GR. Connected to it wirelessly, most of the time, are two Windows computers, a Mac, and a couple of mobile devices.
We've noticed an ...
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Wireless disconnect randomly with wpa_supplicant reason=2
I installed ubuntu-server 12.04 on my PC , and I use an usb wireless card to join the network.
It works ok when I boot up my PC , but the wireless disconnects after a while. I pkill ...
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Working with two network adapters on windows7
I have two network adapters on the same computer. I want one network adapter to work only with one program (VMWARE) and the other to work for everything else.
Is this possible? If require, I can do ...
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Why is my Wi-Fi switchover not happening until the original signal dies?
I'm having AP1 in our home. I've recently bought AP2 to expand our Wi-Fi coverage. Now AP1 and AP2 is about 13 metres (43 feet) and 4 walls away from each other.
Let's say I connect to AP1 then ...
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WiFi connects, pings and DNS work, but no response to http [SYN]
I have a problem using WiFi on my Dell M4600 running Windows 7 x64. I'm using a Virgin Media Netgear Super Hub in the UK to connect to the internet. It works fine when I use a wired connection, but if ...
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Dell XPS L502X intermittent wireless connectivity
I bought this laptop around 5 months back, and it was working fine till yesterday when I realized that the wireless network adapter keeps on releasing the wireless connections in a few seconds(say 30 ...
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How do I access SSID info from postup() in Gentoo's OpenRC /etc/conf.d/net
I would like to fire up openvpn (or stop it) depending on what wireless network I'm connected to.
But dumping env from postup() does not indicate ${SSID} being available at that time.
Staring at ...
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How can I lower my latency? (Powerline)
How do I lower my latency using a powerline connection?
C:\Users\David>ping 192.168.1.254 -t -l 25500
Pinging 192.168.1.254 with 25500 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=25500 ...
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Fedora 16 don't recognize my wifi adapter
I have installed fedora16 once before and didnt have problems, but second install took me in hours of troubles. Even with installed right drivers, updated kernel and whatever is writen in tutorials in ...
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Wired gigabit network to wireless G
I am considering setting up a wired network for part of my house, but because of the layout of my house, I am unable to connect the wired part directly to the wireless router/cable modem. I'd love to ...
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Why might my HP C7200 printer appear to have an MTU of 1498?
On my wireless network, I can tracepath to a mac using MTU of 1500 on Ubuntu linux 12.04.
(Mac MTU is set to 1470 for some reason, but reply frames are not that big so this does not matter)
When I ...
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Why can't I connect to my WiFi printer while connected to a WiFi hotspot?
In our RV with 2 Laptops, 1 Netgear router, and 1 wireless HP Envy printer. Camp grounds usually have wireless access points.
I can connect to camp grounds via wireless or the printer through the ...
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Wireless card getting very hot
I have a pretty old laptop: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li1718. Last year I have cleaned the parts inside the case, there was a lot of dust. Laptop had started to work a lot quieter and it was a lot cooler.
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Neither built in wireless card or USB wireless adaptor are working
I have an ASUS U36JC laptop, Win7. I come home one day to find that the computer had randomly restarted itself, and booted itself into the BIOS. I had no idea how or why it would do that, but I just ...
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Determine which Wi-Fi standard is being broadcast
I am on a Wi-Fi network that I think is 802.11b, judging by the low bandwidth I have, if compared with a wired connection.
But how can I confirm that this wireless network is broadcasting 802.11b ...
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WLAN with Time Capsule
For the past 3 weeks I haven't been able to connect to my Time Capsule over Wi-Fi with my iPhone - I thought this is an iPhone problem - but now I have a PC with a WLAN adapter, but the PC does not ...
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Wireless AP choice
I'm choosing an APs to deliver Wi-Fi network in area with high clients concentration: 30+ clients in 100sq meters. I was thinking about creating a WDS to balance the load. I've done it last year, ...
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Can I use two individual antennas for 2x2 MIMO for wifi-n 5GHz?
I'm looking for a 2x2 MIMO wifi-N 5GHz omnidirectional indoor antenna for a mini-PC system.
The system's wifi-N card (Intel 5300) is an internal PCIe minicard with three U.FL connectors so looking ...
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Cannot connect to an ad hoc wireless connection setup on Windows 7
I have already gone through a bunch of questions here on superuser regarding ad hoc connectivity, but couldn't find one that covered my situation.
The Setup
I have a Windows 7 laptop that we want to ...
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I need to build a WiFi network for 100+ devices (mainly iOS). How? And which router(s) should I get? Other suggestions? [closed]
Basically, we are getting to run a test of an iOS app... and would like to test on a larger scale. We will have about 100+ iOS devices, and need to know the best way to set up a WiFi network to ...
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How can I connect to the internet using these items?
My ISP told me they will connect me to the internet in 2 weeks, and sent me a cable modem which I received.
Right now I have access to a wifi connection which I am using with my ipod now, a cable ...
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I'm on an Airplane right now at 30,000 ft, why is my “Current Location” pointing to an Airport? [closed]
Right now as I write this I'm on a Delta flight from Atlanta heading to Boston (Technology is amazing). We are 30,000 feet in the air (probably over somewhere in D.C. area) and will be landing in an ...
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Can I use my laptops wireless adapter in a desktop
I bought a new desktop computer and my old one will be used in the living room.
It is not very practical to lay a network cable through the living room to the desktop, so I was starting to think about ...
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Can I use two CDMA EVDO modems alternatively on the same line?
Can I use both modems one at a time (never at the same time) on the same line?
I mean: I turn off one then use the other and viceversa. Will the same phone line work with both modems always?
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Is a Wi-Fi AP just a piece of software + a Wi-Fi card?
As I have seen till now every device having a Wi-Fi card has been able to act as a Wi-Fi Access Point.
So is a Wi-Fi AP just software managing a Wi-Fi NIC to act as an AP?
If yes, then what does the ...
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Can only access Internet through IE when connected to home network
I'm trying to figure out a network problem I've picked up on my work Windows XP laptop over the past week or two. Everything was working perfectly until recently.
When connected wirelessly to my home ...
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What is the easiest way to turn off the wifi connection in my home at night?
I have teenagers who stay up all night and skype with their friends on their laptops.
Is there a way I can turn this off at a certain time every night without having to physically unplug my AT&T ...
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Windows 7 has trouble reconnecting to wireless network when waking up
I am somewhat-supporting a laptop that connects to a wireless router via WiFi. When the laptop is resumed from "sleep" mode, the network connection is often gone. Someone on site has reported that ...
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Netgear WN604 Wireless Access Points - Randomly No Internet Access?
I've installed Netgear WN604 wireless access points at each of my companies branch to allow our staff and customers to connect wirelessly. For several months everything has been working fine, until ...
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Reconfiguring a WiFi Access Point's wireless settings through WPS
I visited Reconfiguring a WiFi Access Point's wireless settings through WPS?
When I'm running
wpa_cli -g /var/run/wpa_supplicant
it's opening further Interactive mode. But over here when I am ...
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Access point as DHCP server
My level of knowledge on networking is moderate.
I have the following scenario:
Our internet connects to the LAN into a normal port (Dlink DS 1008D Switch)
Some of the computers in the office ...
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Is there a way to force Windows to switch AP
I have two wireless APs on the same network. Most of the devices here are roaming seamlessly including two android phones and one windows 7 laptop, but my laptop (also windows 7) is only ever ...
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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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How do I use a laptop as a 802.11n router?
My current wireless router seems to be broken and refusing wifi connections, so I connected a old laptop to it and created an ad-hoc network so that other computers can via the laptop. This works, but ...
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Share Ubuntu internet connection to other devices via Wi-Fi
I'm new to Ubuntu 10.04 and also don't have much experience in networks.
I want to share my Internet connection with other devices (Laptop with Windows) via Wi-Fi. All I have is Ubuntu 10.04, eth0 ...
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Reliable N900 wireless router? [closed]
I'm looking to buy a new wireless router from the N900 series. Not sure of what brand yet and looking for your help with this. I have around 10 devices accessing the internet sometimes at the same ...
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ubuntu Server on wifi dongle
I'm having hard times configuring wifi dongle on my ubuntu server.
I've update /etc/network/interfaces file and included all necessary information:
# WIFI network
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
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Whats the deal with these Wifi Connections [closed]
Alright, you guys may or may not be able to help me with this issue. I'm recovering a password from a laptop of mine using WirelessKeyView.
Here are my results thus far:
I know for a fact that ...
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Data transfer issue [closed]
I have a small network comprising of 25PCs and XEON server for backup and it is also a domain server (windows server 2003 installed.) The ADSL router is connected to the server via ethernet and the ...
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Can't connect from MacBook to iMac through internet sharing
I have an iMac and my MacBook Pro is unable to connect to it through internet sharing.
Is there a way I can check whether my wireless card is working, or diagnose the problem in more depth? I have ...
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Windows 7 won't acknowledge wireless
I've got a Windows 7 laptop, I've reinstalled drivers and everything. I get the wireless device to show but I do not see ANY wireless connections to connect too. I've ran a linux Live CD and could ...
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Home network hardware
I'm renovating my house and, in addition to all the other infrastructure put behind drywall, i am also adding a wired home network. Every room will have at least one cat5 jack and the command center ...
