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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What will be the local IP and remote IP while doing port forwarding in airtel Router?
I have a query. I bought an unmanaged cloud server from the hosting company. My cloud Server IP is 50.21.182.217. It is hosted with Plesk so PORT is 8443. My local IP is 192.168.1.6 and my Router IP ...
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Is it possible to have a single IP for a VM in different networks?
I am learning about DNS administration in Linux. And I do it in my office and home. In office my IP range is 10.x.x.x/21 whereas in my home, my IP range is 192.x.x.x/24. Since I am learning DNS by ...
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dhcpd.conf prevent ip addresses from being rotated (not static)
in windows dhcp server if i set hte lease time to unlimited or any duration the ip address per mac is always the same .. (dhcp static) i guess
How do i do that in linux? its really anonying if ...
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How to fix unable to load routerlogin.net on Netgear C6300 modem router
Netgear C6300 when on firmware version V2.01.26 , most browsers will fail to load the router login page, its because of this issue mentioned here
The proposed solution it the thread was to use IE, but ...
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How to automatically reconnect to WiFi when 'limited' connectivity occurs?
I'm experiencing an issue with my school's WiFi where it stops working every 5 minutes or so. When this happens, nmcli monitor shows "Connectivity is now 'limited'".
I have this short script ...
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My router is unable to connect to my pppoe connection?
I have a PPPOE connection and I am able to access internet by plugging Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port of any laptop but when my router tries connecting to internet via same credentials it shows ...
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Why is my Wi-Fi Router showing link speed of 72 Mbps?
I have this router:
https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12LX/specifications/
It supports speeds up to 300 Mbps. However all my clients connected to it show a Link Speed of 72 Mbps. The clients are all ...
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Applying Netplan Access Point settings?
I am upgrading a previous configuration of an AIO server/access point to Ubuntu 20.04. I wrote a Netplan configuration for our interfaces, as follows -
network:
version: 2
renderer: ...
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Mac Sonoma 14.1 [closed]
My Mac Sonoma keeps getting hacked. I’ve got pictures when I try to erase it or reinstall it when my files start disappearing, and the terminal shows another user logging in. I am strict about being ...
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Can my employer track files if I copy files saved in my computer to my local network storage?
Can my employer track files if I copy files saved in my computer to my local network storage.
I'm working at home so I'm using my own local WiFi. I also don't think my computer has VPN on my computer.
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How to browse the internet with the home IP while traveling. (connect to the home network and use home IP)
I am using my laptop (windows 10) to login to a website that is checking my (public) IP. Every time my IP changes or when I am traveling or I am away form home, I have to do a time consuming process ...
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virtual router plus could not be started
I installed virtual router first, but it was not able to start.
So I installed virtual router plus(VRP) software.
I do "sharing" enabled in my broadband connection adapter "Local area connection".
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How to supply a network with an internet connection that is received via WiFi?
I’m often located in hotels where only the hotel’s Wifi can be used as an internet connection, however I need that WiFi internet connection to supply internet access to multiple computers that are ...
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Use wired LAN network interface for Teamviewer and Wi-Fi interface for everything else
I need to make TeamViewer use my wired network card and web browsing traffic to use my Wi-Fi network card. I am using Windows XP. How can I make this happen?
If the scenario above would not be ...
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Netgear CAX80 router/gateway is apparently blocking Facebook messaging on a mobile device
I have a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and my Netgear CAX80 router/gateway is apparently blocking Facebook messaging on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultrae.
I get the pop-up on the phone it switches to mobile ...
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Remote Desktop via Ad-Hoc on Windows 7
Is there a way to connect two PCs running Windows 7 via a wifi ad-hoc network and then use Remote Desktop from one of the PCs to the other? In addition to this the Remote Desktop host PC should still ...
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Anyone aware of an alternative solution to ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR): Can't assign requested address?
When changing Mac OS X network MAC address:
sudo ifconfig en0 ether 12:34:56:78:90:ab
An error occurred:
“ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Can’t assign requested address”
Solution:
Disassociate with ...
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How can I convert my wireless keyboard Bluetooth dongle as a universal Bluetooth dongle?
I have an old Logitech wireless keyboard which is still working perfectly fine. I was wondering if I could use its Bluetooth dongle in order to connect my Bluetooth speakers (different brand) to my ...
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Can I use the WiFi network I connected to on Android in the desktop computer? [closed]
I am using Kali Linux on my computer. My computer does not have WiFi, modem, so there is no internet. I connect to the neighbor's internet, that is, WiFi, on my Android phone.
Can I use the WiFi ...
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Macbook Pro 2019 with BCM4364 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter, with Debian 12 (Weekly): But, NO WiFi
After struggling a lot, I could finally install Debian 12 (Weekly) using ISO CD & Ethernet cable on MacbookPro 2019 with Intel & T2:
I did the following:
$ sudo iwconfig
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WiFi AX not working on TPLink ax73
I bought TPLink ax73 and I can't connect to it with WiFi ax, unfortunately, I have only 1 device with AX card - laptop with Mediatek MT7921, which connects using Wifi AC. I tested this laptop with ...
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Windows 7 hosted network not allowing internet access
I have a Windows 7 laptop and I am trying to set it up to broadcast Wi-Fi so that my mobile can connect to it when in the office (no mobile signal).
I've found plenty of tutorials, and while all of ...
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How to set up modem as a wifi range extender?
I want to use a DSL modem (ASUS DSL-N16) to extend the range of wifi (because of Why do different devices have different wifi reception ranges?).
I read using a DSL modem router as a wifi extender ...
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Disable Airplane Mode from Safe Mode Command Prompt in Win 10
Win 10 ver 1803(os Build 17134.1) on HP Envy x360 M6
Specs https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05315774
I made an inadvertent error. I was running a rootkit scan in safemode and rebooted; without ...
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How to route HTTP traffic in wireless network through a proxy?
For security reasons, I'd like to route all wifi traffic in my home network through one computer acting as an HTTP proxy. I'm thinking something like:
Connect my ISP's cable modem to a wired router (...
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How to connect Arch Linux Guest to Virtual Box Bridged Network (Wireless NIC)
I've tried to install Arch Linux as a VirtualBox VM a couple of days ago. Everything worked like a charm - if there hadn't been that issue that I can't connect to anything when I set the VM to use a ...
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My windows 7 all of a sudden can not detect MY wifi, but can detect others
Good afternoon, I have a Windows 7 laptop hooked up, it has detected my wifi fine, and all of a sudden, after doing a reset on my Xfinity router, the laptop stopped detecting my wifi.
My other ...
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Windows 8 services fail to start
I have Windows 8 64-bit and some HDDs randomly appear that do not exist. I went into the BIOS to check if they were there (they weren't there), and booted without modifying any settings. Windows froze ...
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Android virtual router
I just bought a Chromecast and unfortunately it requires at least three devices:
The Chromecast
A device to control the Chromecast (in my case a tablet)
A Wi-Fi router
I was wondering if there is a ...
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My computer does not recognize API / CDN websites whilst being connected trough shared WiFi / Ethernet
So I use a computer which does not have a WiFi card inside of it, but I use my laptop to share the WiFi with ethernet (https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/want-to-share-wifi-...
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What is this weird WiFi network called “ALF” that pops up from time to time? [closed]
I have lived in three houses in Florida with quite a bit of geography between them. This WiFi network called ALF pops up from time to time. I don't know if it is being generate by a device that I have ...
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Can I have multiple Wi-Fi passwords so I can restrict access to one of them
My wife has a home office and needs to be on Internet all day. I have 6 other people in the family that need Internet access but one of the kids has gone off the rails and needs his Internet ...
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How to track down the source of unknown device connection requests?
I have a ASUS ZenWifi ET8 router connected to a Starlink. I have set up MAC filtering (acceptance feature listing the only devices allowed on the WiFi).
I am still getting random device connected ...
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Linux - force certain wlan device to connect to certain network (or none) automatically
Is it possible to force wlan0 on my Raspberry Pi 4 running Debian to connect automatically to a predefined AP while wlan1 does nothing? Or if I need to specify that wlan0 goes always to wifi_1 and ...
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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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Allow computer to sleep even with Mobile Hotspot turned on
The way it is right now, as long as the hotspot is turned on, the computer will never go to sleep. Enabling the power save option wouldn't change anything as my devices stay connected to the hotspot ...
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permanently remove airplane mode from Ubuntu 20.04LTS
How can I completely remove airplane mode from my system? Not talking about disabling it, but removing the option completely...
Every time I disable my wifi before going into standby or hibernating (...
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DEBIAN Wireless connection error: SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
I'm trying to connect via wifi but i keep getting this message: (I'm using NO interface)
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
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How can I increase Wi-Fi client limit on a Huawei router (WebCube by 3 Italy)?
I've got this Huawei WiFi router ("WebCube" sold by 3 Italy) that has a limit of 5 devices connected to it at the same time. I already found this: How can I increase the WiFi client limit on a Huawei ...
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How do I send data between 2 windows PCs?
I'm working on a project where 2 databases are identical in 2 locations away from each other
I have some logic set up to sync them on an interval but now I'm stuck on the communication part
A little ...
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Is it possible to use private IP to access Internet?
I just used my university’s WiFi and visited some websites that they allow. Inside one of their web, there's a line that reveals what IP address that I'm using to access that website. Then I realized ...
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using a DSL modem router as a wifi extender
I want to use my DSL modem router as a WIFI extender/access point. My problem is that I no longer have a phone-line internet connection, so I cant get into the router login page to reconfigure the ...
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WiFi problems with two routers
I have a network issue. We have DSL, it runs into a WiFi router. That router has two ethernet cables running out. One goes to my house where I have another WiFi router hooked up. It was working, and ...
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WiFi range extender drops connection after a day. Rebooting main router fixes it
I have an issue which I can't seem to get to the bottom of. My main router works great, but to increase the range I recently added a WiFi range extender.
The range extender was easy to set up, and ...
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Configure WiFi router with HTTP proxy settings?
I have a web proxy account to a remote network over the internet. It works fine for macOS etc… where I can just open up the network settings and enter the http proxy settings, and then all http and ...
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How to connect a Teltonika RUT200 router to a Google Nest Pro router to give devices connected to it internet access?
I'm currently facing an issue with setting up my home network to provide internet access to devices connected via a Teltonika RUT200 router. My goal is to maintain two separate networks in my home: ...
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Android device is not able to ping my laptop on same network
Laptop:
Windows 7
Connected to Wifi - "Hydra"
IP: 10.73.112.35
Gateway: 10.73.112.1
Galaxy Nexus
Android 4.2
Connected to Wifi - "Hydra"
IP: 10.73.52.67
Gateway: 10.73.52.1
I am not able to ...
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Can E key WiFi card be used for AE key slot?
I was told that the AE key WiFi card can be used for A key slot or E key slot. But there's a unknown specification M.2. slot with an AE key WiFi card on a laptop. I wonder if I can use an E key WiFi ...
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Dealing with unstable connections with SSH?
I'm on a bit of a travel binge at the moment, and unfortunately that finds me using some of the worse WI-FI connections I've ever seen; periodic disappearance and reappearance, highly variable ...
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getting error while configuring wpa_spplicant in WPA3 SAE mode
I configured as below in wpa_supplicant2.conf:
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
sae_pwe=2
sae_groups=19 20 21 24 25
update_config=1
network={
ssid=req_SSID
proto=...
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