Questions tagged [wireless-networking]

Also known as WiFi. This tag should be used when asking home WiFi networking questions or connecting your personal computer to a public network. Questions about enterprise or corporate wireless networks are off topic.

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Cannot launch application on Wifi Connection

I followed the instructions on the answer to: How to launch a command on network connection/disconnection? . Basically, I want to kill uTorrent when I connect to a specific network. Has something ...
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Why does my Wifi break when my wife leaves the house?

I might be going crazy, but when my wife leaves the house, I lose connection to our wireless network. It has happened enough times that there has to be something wrong with how my router handles the ...
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How to change my DNS server provider permanently?

I want to change my DNS nameserver to GoogleDNS on fedora 25. I edited /etc/resolv.conf from search fritz.box nameserver 192.168.1.1 to nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.8.4 But if I reconnect to ...
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Reconfiguring a WiFi Access Point's wireless settings through WPS?

As you may know, WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) has recently been broken. I downloaded and tested Reaver-WPS, the tool that implements the WPS attack. The tool's README file states: Reaver performs a ...
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Auto switch between network adapters

So, i'm looking for a method or windows program that essentially does like what "adaptive wifi" does om android, but for windows 7. So the idea is that while connected through cable (LAN) and the ...
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Choose which adapter to use for mobile hotspot on Windows 10

When a device has multiple wifi adapters, is it possible to select which one is used for Windows 10's mobile hotspot feature? I am trying to connect my tablet directly to my laptop for better ...
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Why is my internet faster than WLAN?

Why is my internet connection (with a wireless router) faster than my wireless LAN connection? The former is normally ~2 MB/s (I get ~3 MB/s sometimes too), but the latter just doesn't go above a few ...
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Does my router support Bandwidth limitation for a specific Mac address?

My brother is driving me crazy with his online streaming addiction, and since am paying the net bills, i only allowed him to use 20% of the bandwidth so he wont mess with my net time. Am doing that ...
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Are there anyway to track people’s browser history through my router if they’re on my network?

I want to monitor my kids’ browsing history. I can’t seem to find any straightforward solution.
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Deskjet 2540 wireless connection Linux

I'm testing the following printer HP Deskjet 2540 which has wireless capabilities. I have connected it and install it no issues via USB using the hplip which is a brilliant bit of software for Linux ...
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Why does DHCP on this wifi network intermittently fail, and what can I do (as a client only) to fix it?

I use a building Wi-Fi network that I don't control. Normally it works fine, but fairly routinely I have trouble where my laptop (Windows 8.1, Intel Dual Band wifi chipset) gets "limited network ...
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Wifi direction/location finding

Is it possible, by measuring the signal strength at different locations, or other means, to ascertain the approximate location of a wifi signal? What software would you recommend to do this? (For me, ...
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use adsl modem as wifi router

I have a ADSL router with wifi.now i have purchased cable internet and i want to use my existing ADSL modem as a wifi router. The modem is this one http://www.pcwintech.com/screenshots-beetel-450tc1-...
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Slow wireless in my room: should I get a faster router or multiple extenders?

I recently moved into a new house and have very poor wireless in my room. I currently keep my wireless router (Linksys E1000 with DD-WRT) in the living room as this is where most of our browsing takes ...
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WPA Enterprise Wireless Bridge

I live in college housing at a university with WIFI available. unfortunately, my bedroom(where I'd like to place my PC) gets little to no reception. I'd like to place a router in the strongest spot ...
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Routing between two isolated systems without VPN

Weird scenario for you: I have two Raspberry Pis running Raspbian 8 (jessie) connected to each other by a cross-over cable between their Ethernet ports. The Ethernet port on unit A is statically ...
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How to pipe internet radio into a tuner?

UPDATE: Thanks everyone for the ideas! This was an area I knew very little about but now I can talk with a little more expertise about it. Much appreciated! Visited my dad this weekend and he ...
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How do I connect a Windows 8 laptop to a wireless network (which has a hidden SSID)?

I have one of the new Lenovo Yoga laptoblets, and I can't seem to get it connected to the wireless network at the office (for which I have permission, the SSID, and the PSK). It connects without ...
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Wi-Fi connection turns off all the time

I have a Wi-Fi network in my appartment with the wireless N home router Trendnet tew-652BRP. Everything work fine for three of my laptops, but I have one PC with a D-Link DWA-140 adapter. It loses ...
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Windows 7 PC can't find Windows Vista PC

I have two PCs that connect through a wireless router, a Windows Vista Business Edition PC and a Windows 7 PC The Windows Vista PC is able to find the Windows 7 PC in the Windows Explorer Network ...
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Making your PC a WIFI hotspot? [duplicate]

I use a broadband dongle on my Windows 7. I want to expose my laptop as a wifi hotspot so that i can use internet on my samsung galaxy ace. I have tried Connectify but my chipset is not supported so ...
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Captive portal : external splash page specs?

Captive portals - like in restaurants, hostels, airports, ... - are detected by OSes. When detected, OS displays a browser-like windows (~popup). (Generally in order to ask for authentification, login,...
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Wireless access point -> Powerline -> Router -> Internet, should this work?

My network at home used to be a laptop and desktop connected wirelessly to a single Wireless ADSL router, a Cisco 877W. Wireless reception around the house with this setup was quite unreliable, so I'...
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Configuring a cable modem/router at a wireless AP

I have a Hitron BVW-3653 cable modem with Wireless capability. My current internet is with a generic cable modem. I am trying to use the cable modem/router as a wireless access point. The cable ...
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Setting up a Wireless Repeater in a home network

Main router/wap Netgear WNR3500 (manual) 2nd wap D-Link DAP-2553 (manual) Goal of Network The main router/wap (Netgear) sits in the corner of the house. The wireless tends to have a poor signal in ...
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WIFI connection not working

We have a wireless network that is set to secure, it does show as unsecure on my laptop, and desktop connect to router but no internet access. other computers on the network require password to ...
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How to list supported wifi frequencies on windows?

I have a Realtek device that is currently doesn't have Linux driver, and it is a a/c type WiFi adapter but cannot detect any 5GHz networks available. In Linux we can check the supported wifi ...
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Is there any device/adapter that allows connecting DVI or HDMI display over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth?

I'm looking for a device that allows connecting LCD monitor remotely. Is there any device like this?
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Why does ping return 'destination host unreachable' to the same subnet?

(Windows 10) For a couple decades, I thought I understood how subnetting works. Why does this result in 'destination host unreachable'? Shouldn't the worst result be 'no response' ? Why does the ...
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iwconfig command not showing abgn

Yesterday, I made a major update to my linux system. iwconfigcommand used to display 802.11[abgn] info, but now it's only displaying 802.11. Is there any way I can make iwconfig to display the card ...
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Is it possible to connect a wireless router to another access point?

I have a complicated situation due to my goals and network structure. I have in mind a potential solution, a bridge, but I do not know whether it is feasible or what hardware it will require. The ...
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Windows 7 not seeing specific WiFi

I have a strange behavior under Windows 7. I installed Mac OS X and Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro and can see my home Wifi under Mac OS X without any problems and connect to it just fine. When I boot ...
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Wired router in front of a wireless router?

I have an AC3200, R8000 Wifi router. I want to have a wired-only router with at least 4 (preferably more) ethernet outlets in front of this at the modem and then feed the wireless router from the ...
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WiFi Range Extenders, and Failing ARP requests

I'm working on a network, as outlined below - a BT HomeHub 5, and a Netgear EX6150 WiFi extender. There are other points on the network though I've left them out for brevity, and all of the pink ...
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Can't find a wireless access point's IP address after changing router IP/LAN settings

I have a modem/router, Netgear DG834, and a wireless access point (AP), Netgear WG602. The AP is directly connected to the router. My old working configuration was: Router IP address : 192.168....
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Giving my PC the same MAC address of my Android phone

I want my PC to replace my Android phone in a local wireless network from MAC Address point of view. In other words changing my PC’s MAC address to be exactly the same as the MAC address of my Android ...
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How to secure your home WiFi connection

Like many others I have a WiFi router which all my devices (XBOX, Smartphones, Laptop etc.) use to access the internet. Now I am looking at securing my connection to prevent any unauthorized access. ...
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Why Wireless NIC Loses Its Lease To Router?

This constantly started to happen some time ago. I connect to my router andand lose every few seconds connection to router and it reconnects again. I have screenshooted most errors that Event Viewer ...
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Wifi signal boost through walls

I need to set up a private wireless network to stream video, between 2 buildings that are 300 meters apart. The problem is that there is not a LOS (line of sight). I thought of using multiple hotspot/...
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WAP Push Message Routing Service

Can you, please, share some knowledge about the Windows 10 service mentioned in the title? Is it only a spying service or there are some other uses for developers/users? What exactly WAP means? Is ...
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Windows 7: Merging WiFi and Ethernet

So I'm getting really annoyed with this, tried everything I can find on the internet and have had no luck clearing this up. I have, WiFi 2.4, WiFi 5.0 and Ethernet. Windows 7 will always automatically ...
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IPV4 and IPV6 Not Connected can't connect to the internet

Suddenly I cannot connect to the internet from my PC. This post is from my laptop, which is connecting to the internet fine. The diagnosis I run via Vista states that I should check that IPV4 and ...
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Can 802.11n and 802.11ac devices share the same router?

Is it okay for 802.11n and 802.11ac devices to share the same router? Will the overall speed for all devices be limited by the slowest device? Thanks.
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Using both ADSL and LAN at the same time

I run personal server at home. My LAN ISP provided a static IP and ~20 Mbits/second upload speed. But the download is really slow. I also have an ADSL connection with dynamic IP but very good download ...
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is it possible to connect a Windows 10 PC to a WiFi using a batch script?

I need to connect my Windows 10 PC to a WiFi automatically to test the WEP-128 encryption mode in a router. Basically, when I change the encryption mode in the router, I need to connect the PC to its ...
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Using bonding of ethernet and mobile internet to for high availability

I have been reading about the linux bonding driver. https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt My goal is to improve the availability of my internet connection on a debian-based ...
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Use Mouse Without Borders Selectively Over LAN

The place I'm living at right now has really terrible (slow and unsecured) WiFi, and I have a desktop and a laptop that I want to use at the same time using the same set of keyboard and mouse. To ...
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How to set-up a Wi-fi network at Home?

I have a Modem. When I do 192.168.1.1 on the browser, I get the following screen I assume it also router. My reason for this assumption is it has options for IPv4 Routing as show in the below image ...
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Can't enable "Wi-Fi" interface via command line (Windows 10)

I'm trying to figure out how to enable the "Wi-Fi" interface in Windows 10, so that I can connect to a wireless network later using netsh wlan connect. After starting cmd with administrative ...
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USB WiFi Adapter Disconnects Every Few Minutes

My new Windows 10 desktop does not have a built in WiFi Adapter card, so I have been attempting to use a USB WiFi adapter that worked well for my Raspberry Pi devices. When I plug in the USB WiFi ...
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