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Why are there multiple wireless driver for one notebook model

Today one of my friend called to ask me about installing wireless drivers on his freshly installed Windows system. I guided him to his notebook's manufacturer (Acer) where we discovered that there ...
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my HP laptop knocks other laptop off wireless network

I have a work HP laptop and my husband has an IBM. When I logon to wireless and VPN it knocks his connection off and we have to reboot (and unplug) the router for his to work again. It's like my ...
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Toshiba laptop suddenly has no internet connections

I'd had my new laptop for a month and it had been working fine, when suddenly it said there was no internet connection (while I was using it). I checked the router, turned everything (laptop and ...
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Can not turn on wireless card using on board keyboard. How can I override the function keys using an external usb keyboard?

I have a Medion E5211 laptop, with Windows Vista Home Edition. The only way to turn on the wireless card is by pressing Fun+F1 key. There is no external switch. I checked that the keys are not ...
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Reception differences for Intel Centrino wireless card on battery/not on battery

I have been noticing a disturbing difference in the connection quality of the Intel Centrino 6205 card on my Thinkpad T420s on battery vs not on battery when in areas of poorish wifi reception. ...
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Laptop can ping and tracert, but browser, telnet doesn't work

Every other system on the network works fine, no changes have been made to router, and problem existed on a different network, so I don't think its an external problem. Pretty sure it's an issue with ...
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How to find detailed laptop specs?

I'm having a hard time finding all the minor specs of different laptops. Most laptops just specify only few things like CPU, RAM , Graphics card, and few other specs in a generalized way. It gets more ...
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Asus laptop - wireless turns off when on battery, even though power settings say “maximum performance”

I find myself turning on wireless in the mobility screen (like this) almost every day. The power settings screen shows maximum performance for wireless. Any ideas? Thanks EDIT: In the adapter ...
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how do i seperate usage of network for file sharing and internet?

In my office, I have two laptops (using internet with build in wireless) and a destop computer (using interent with external wireless adapter). The problem is file sharing between these three. If i ...
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My Laptop does not switch to wired connection when put into a docking station. Is this normal?

I have a Dell 6430u laptop for my job. I usually work off wireless, however when I place my laptop BACK on my docking station, it does not recognize my LAN network. I continues to use wireless. Is ...
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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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Wi Fi keeps going on and off

I've got the following problem: my WiFi connection tends to turn off whenever it feels like it, and in order to restore it I have to reconnect, or to turn off WiFi generally for a number of seconds. ...
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Lenovo U310 Wifi Not working or very Slow

Saturday 5th January 2013 My girlfriend bought herself a new notebook, As a good boyfriend and IT specialist I wanted to help her setting up her new ultrabook. Very Soon I noticed the wifi signal ...
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Frequently Wifi network disappears on Windows 8

I'm using Windows 8. My Laptop is DELL inspiron 5110 15r. The problem is, I'm getting warning sign on the tray wifi network icon very frequently. When I hover mouse on warning sign, baloon with ...
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If I have a 1x1 card and then I want to install а 2x2 card. Do I have to change antennas, too?

0 down vote One stupid question. If I have a 1x1 card and then I want to install а 2x2 card. Do I have to change antennas, too or I just install a new 2x2 card and that is it? Thank you in advance
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Connecting mobile with laptop and having “Obtainning IP address…”

My operating system is windows 7 x64. And im using mHotspot Creator software to turn my laptop into a hotspot. But when i am trying to connect from my mobile its stuck into "Obtainning IP address" ...
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Laptop's wifi router is not emitting signals therefore my PC and Nokia cell are not connecting to internet [closed]

I have a USB internet connection which I plugged into my laptop. I converted my laptop's Wifi into a Wifi router so that I can attach my PC and cell to this network and enjoy internet, but it doesn't ...
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Problems when trying to connect to a router wirelessly

The situation - At my girlfriend's parents' place there are six Windows 7 devices that are wired or wireless connected to a router: 3 dekstops and 3 laptops. There are also several smartphones using ...
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Cannot connect to wireless at home

My laptop connects perfectly fine in public places via wifi, but at home it will not work, and I am using a NETGEAR N600 Wirless Router. Friends can connect to my router, but my laptop will not. Once ...
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Wireless slow, but very odd

I have a HP Pavilion dv6 laptop (win7), internet through the wireless timeouts. Even though it connects fine to the AP/router. The computer had a virus (searchnu?) and I backed up the usual and ...
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Wireless data interception?

Let's say I'm in my own house, with my own wireless router and two computers are on and connected to the internet. One computer is currently accessing a website which needs a login to access certain ...
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How can I stream my laptop's desktop to my iPad?

I recently got a wireless PC controller, and now I enjoy games playing from my bed. However, I find it hard to correctly place my laptop so it's comfortable, and it would be great if there was a way ...
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Sony Vaio Laptop loses wireless connectivity after few minutes

I have a problem with my laptop. My laptop loses its internet connectivity randomly. Sometimes it's okay for an hour but usually the problem occurs after 5 min. When I run these commands, I can ...
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Wireless internet

I have a laptop, Lenovo G560, and I'm unable to connect to any wireless networks. It says that I need to turn on the wireless by pressing some button on the keyboard, but I don't have any buttons for ...
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MSI MS-6891 wireless not working anymore

I got an MSI laptop and I have a weird problem with my wireless connection. I don't know why, but I can't see and connect to wireless routers. The funny thing is that the wireless "mode" is on. I ...
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How can I access my external hard drive wirelessly from my laptop?

My desktop crashed so I am migrated over to a laptop. I have wireless in my home so I am trying to be able to use to laptop in any room without any other connections (wireless printer, wireless ...
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Getting laptop wireless LED to indicate wireless network activity?

Is there a way to get the wireless LED of a laptop to indicate wireless activity the way that the hard-drive LED does? It seems to have been implemented in Ubuntu, so fortunately it can be done with ...
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Share laptop Wi-Fi with router set up as access point via ethernet cables

I have an ADSL modem which serves as a wireless router. There's a laptop connected to it through cable. On the other room I have a laptop which is connected through the router wirelessly. Since I ...
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Frequent WiFi disconnects on laptop when not charged

I have a weird wireless connection problem. The whole thing started today, when I installed my new router a D-Link DIR635 model after my previous router became very unreliable and faulty. I use this ...
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Sharing wifi connection

I have some little problem while sharing wifi connection. I have 2 laptops. I need connection scheme like this: laptop1 [wlan0] >>>>>>>> laptop2 [wlan0] (in ad-hoc mode, as ...
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Can I use my laptop's wireless adapter in a desktop computer?

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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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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Can't connect Kindle3, smartphone and now Samsung Note to Wireless

I'm having some difficulties with my wireless connection. I have a modem Gigaset 201A and a wirelles router D-link524, and I can connect Two desktops running Vista and Windows7, and a LG and a Dell ...
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Can I use a wireless-N laptop as an NAS for seamless and fast data transfer and access?

I have a nice spare laptop (Dell 15R, one year old) that I was wondering if I could use as an NAS. The laptop has an E-Sata port, and I was wondering if I could set it up and plug in a few hard drives ...
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WLAN stopped working on my laptop

Since a couple of weeks now, my wlan has stopped working. Everything seems like before, it just doesn't find any networks anymore. Im now fairly sure that this is a hardware problem, because I didnt ...
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Connecting two computers

i have a PC which is connected to a modem router through a Ethernet cable and a laptop which can be connected to the Internet over wireless through the same router. The PC has WinXP SP3 while laptop ...
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7 year old Vista laptop keeps trying to connect to wireless networks (despite instructions not to)

This one is puzzling me. A friend on a trip is having this issue with a vista laptop. He can connect to a paid wireless network fine, and surf normally with IE. He can't connect to his hotel's free ...
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Why is Wireless Network Adapter being detected again intermittently?

My mother has a HP DV6000 series laptop, and we never used the wireless card before, but now I bought a WiFi router and would like to use it. The operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium and it's ...
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How do I troubleshoot low wireless signal strength on my Dell Studio XPS?

My Dell Studio xps laptop has just started experiencing extremely low signal strength. I did set up a wireless printer the other day, so maybe I screwed something up in the process. Here's what I ...
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Will the ethernet pull bandwidth if unplugged?

I'm fairly certain that this isn't a problem, but like a phone charger it will still pull electricity even though you aren't charging anything if you leave it plugged into the wall. Though minimal it ...
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How to transfer files from MacBook Pro to laptop using WiFi?

I have two laptops: MacBook Pro Dell XPS 15 L-501z I want to know how can I transfer files via WiFi between them?
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What actual settings are changed when wifi adaptor is changed from Performence Saver to Maximum Power

I'm having issues with a router that we have bought, for windows users (and some other non-windows users). When they are on Powersave mode for their wifi adapters the connection drops every 10-20 ...
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Setup for streaming sound from laptop to amp (RCA connector) via wireless network

I'd like to use my quality speakers as wireless speakers for my laptop, i.e. get all sound output of my laptop to my amplifier without any cables, preferably without having to plug anything into the ...
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How to synchronize the content of two laptops to display on screen?

I will have two laptops, each one in on a screen. I need a way when I do a change on a laptop, the change be reproduced in the another too because each one has a screen displaying the image. There is ...
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Why I Am Limited By Wi-Fi Range?

I have noticed that my laptop does not connect to public routers in close range when signal strength is 2 out of 5. When i move it closer to access points then laptop accesses. Is there some kind of ...
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How do I get around SafeConnect for devices that don't support it?

I just moved into my college dorm and their Internet is very limiting. All we have access to is WiFi, and we must install something call Safeconnect that monitors the computer and network connections. ...
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Is there such a thing as a wireless laptop cooler?

I need a wireless laptop cooler (well I hate wires =D) I've searched around for quite a bit but there isn't one, before I continue searching (in vain) is there even such a thing?
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Laptop wireless networking options: 1x1 vs 2x2

I am currently customizing a Lenovo Thinkpad. Under the section "Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters" there are two options. Default: ThinkPad 1x1 b/g/n Upgraded: ThinkPad 2x2 a/b/g/n (+$10 AUD) ...
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How to connect two laptops and a pc to each other?

I want to connect two laptops with wireless and connect them to a computer with lan cable for playing. How can I do that?
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Laptop as wireless IIS Server

Let me explain the situation. I have a laptop & an iPhone. I have installed .NET on my laptop. Using .NET I have developed few web-services. I want to use that web-services to my iPhone. In ...

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