Questions tagged [ethernet]
A family of networking technologies for LANs. Ethernet encompasses bother the physical connection between devices and part of the protocols which define how the connected devices can communicate.
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MoCA adapter setup - mind boggling networking
I want to set up a MoCA adapter for wired internet in another room, but I have no idea how to make sense of the panel containing all of the networking gear…
The picture I attached is what’s behind the ...
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Ethernet connection won't reach wall sockets - ( Router -> Switch -> Laptops)
I am new to this forum and I hope that I will get the help that I need.
I am setting up my home network which looks like below.
So I want to connect a router through a switch to all the wall ethernet ...
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Connect ethernet cable on two router ports can cause loop?
If someone connect an ethernet cable from one port of a router to another of its ports, will it cause a loop?
Will internet become unusable?
If yes, then why?
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Wi-Fi hotspot on MacBook with VPN
I have MacBook with macOS High Sierra version 10.13.6 using WiFi to connect to VPN server on Internet. Thus all my network traffic goes to the outside world through VPN.
How to configure MacBook ...
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How to deploy an OS if my host computer is connected to the network through a phone that is by itself connected to the Wi-Fi Router [closed]
Pretty specific question...
My main PC is connected to the network through a USB connection with an Android phone that is connected to a Wi-Fi router, I can't connect it directly to the router, and I ...
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KVM host and guest cannot communicate, other traffic works fine
I have a KVM host and a guest on it.
The KVM host hosts a mail service (postfix). The VM is a spam filter (called "spamfilter" for ease).
The basic problem and question is that spamfilter (...
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How to debug Windows PC suddenly not sending Ethernet packets?
I've been debugging a problem on a HP compact PC (https://www.cdw.com/product/hp-workstation-z2-g9-wolf-pro-security-sff-core-i5-12500-3-ghz-16-g/7517831) where the PC will suddenly stop sending any ...
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Getting ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED in Chromium with both Wifi and Ethernet connected on macOS
I have both Wifi and Ethernet connected on my Macbook Pro M1 Max (macOS Sonoma). Ethernet is higher in the service order list, so the OS should use that at all times. And for the most part it does.
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Ethernet connectivity lost on one port by working on others
I currently connect to a PLC via a fixed remote IP, this is then routed to a local IP on that network and has specific port allocated for access. I recently could not access this device although it ...
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DHCP assigns IP from Hilton hotel room ethernet port, but error at captive portal
I've got my GL iNet + Tailscale (hosted back at home) setup at a Hilton and I managed to find a port on the Cisco router attached to the wall that works. I got assigned an IP and everything looks good ...
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Automatic Disconnect of Ethernet When WiFi is enabled
Anytime I enable my wireless network on Win10 the ethernet adapter remains connected.
I would like to set it up such that when a particular interface is selected, the other disconnects. I don't want ...
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Converting USB traffic to Ethernet to avoid a long cable run
I have an industrial computer cabinet ("near cabinet") to which Ethernet cable has already been run.
Because of an oversight in the design of the system, a proprietary interface module that ...
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Windows keeps switching to Ethernet
I have a wireless router whose WAN port is plugged into my laptop's Ethernet port, where WiFi sharing is used to provide an Internet connection. I notice though that many times, Windows will switch my ...
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How do I know if my RJ45 socket is compatible with CAT5e cables?
I have three, around 16-year-old RJ45 wall sockets in my house, and they were not used in more than a decade (I used Wi-Fi instead). I checked the cables in the wall and they are Cat 5 type, which ...
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Can I connect 2 Ethernet cables from the same router to a bridge mode router?
I have an ISP provided router at the perimeter and I have 1 cable connected from it towards my consumer router with bridge mode activated.
My bandwidth speed is 300mbps and upload 200mbps, and my ...
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Internet is dropping in and out only when using a lot of data
Current Setup:
ONT Modem with fibre connecting to wall
Router connecting to the modem
Wifi devices (phones, ipads, apple tv)
Desktop computer connected to the router via ethernet (no wifi available)
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How to connect to a windows ethernet adaptor with WSL?
On a windows10 computer I have an ethernet adaptor "Ethernet" which is assigned the IP address 192.168.200.5
Running WSL on windows I can see that this adaptor is not in ifconfig:
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Ethernet WAN - safety hazard?
I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to dealing with home routers. I bought a new ASUS DSL-N16A router and want to connect it by using an Ethernet WAN type of topology as in this picture:
My house ...
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Is there a need to update the firmware in "Ethernet Unmanaged Switch"?
I use "GS105 — 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch" since many years. Do I need to update the firmware? I found nothing on Support / GS105
How-To update the firmware?
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Problems configuring a managed switch with my laptop
I'm currently doing some work for my uni's lab, and part of it includes trying to use a managed switch (TL-SG105E) as an intermediary between a raspberry pi and a stepper motor. I'm currently trying ...
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Access a LAN router while connected to a different WiFi
I access the internet through my Wi-Fi network, managed by a Sagemcom router provided by my ISP.
I have an old(ish) Netgear router that is still working perfectly, and I want to log onto it via an ...
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Andr 8.1 fones (LG Stylo 4) and HP 17" LT Win 11 Insider Release. Can I use the laptop as a bridge/router/trunk to push i-net wifi thru enet cables?
So. At my house we have a 5G T-Mobile box that pulls inet out off the sky and I do have a few TVs and a google nest pair on mostly sequested intranets. I already have an enet cable running direct from ...
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10G Fiber internet in, 15 Cat6a ports out -- do I need a 10G 16 port switch?
I have 10G fiber internet through Sonic as an ISP coming into my home. I recently wired the home and garage to have 15 CAT6a lines going to a central location where my fiber ONT is wired. I already ...
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Is IEEE 802 a link-layer protocol?
I was examining net/bpf.h (on macOS) and saw this item in the list of link-layer protocols:
#define DLT_IEEE802 6 /* IEEE 802 Networks */
My understanding is that IEEE 802 is not a link-layer ...
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Connecting Ubuntu and windows via ethernet for file sharing
I am trying to set up shares between my Ubuntu laptop and my windows 11 laptop
I have a ethernet cable connected to Ubuntu, then going to a Netgear f2726 switch, I have also the windows 11 laptop ...
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Unmanage all USB ethernet adapters, but keep names unique
One can disable a particular interface by listing it in one of the configs:
[keyfile]
unmanaged-devices=interface-name:enx6c4bca1ac914
But I want ALL USB ethernet adapters to be unmanaged and do not ...
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How can I get full speed internet/Ethernet access to all rooms of my apartment
I have a 4 bedroom apartment and every person in those 4 bedrooms has multiple devices they want to hardwire such as desktops, Xbox, PlayStation, and laptops. Each person has 2-3 devices they want ...
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How to visualize Velodyne VLP-16 lidar data through wifi?
I have a lidar that transfers data through ethernet and we can visualize it using veloview. i like to do the same with the help of router in-between i.e. the router will be connected with the ethernet ...
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Network outage when PC goes to sleep or shuts down
About once every 100 times when my PC goes to sleep, the entire network stops working. I have two switches, and everything goes down, not just the switch that has the PC plugged in. For instance, in ...
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Share rooted Android ethernet connection to another ethernet only device. Is it possible?
I have a rooted Android device running a VPN and connected to my internet router via an ethernet adapter.
My question is: is it possible to share this connection to an ethernet only device adding a ...
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Linux device not reachable during network (ping)
I have a setup with my Windows PC, a switch, and a Linux SBC (not Raspberry) and I try to connect the SBC with my computer through the switch to provide internet and SSH to the SBC.
The SBC outputs ...
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Connecting an ethernet-only gaming PC to the network where an ethernet cable cannot be used?
I have a gaming PC that I want to connect to my 450Mbps home network. The PC has a single LAN port supporting up to 1000Mbps, but no builtin WiFi adapter and no free PCI/PCIe slots. I would like to ...
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Why can i plug in an ethernet cable from the wall directly to the 1 gbps socket in my pc but not the 2.5 gbps one?
Why does my Ethernet connection work when plugged into the 1 Gbps socket on my PC and directly into the wall, but not when connected to the 2.5 Gbps socket, using the same wall outlet?
Is it because ...
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Avoid powered-off PCs communication at 10Mbit/s thus slowing down broadcasts?
After power failure some PCs enable their network adapters at 10 Mbit/s while powered down.
Those PCs seem to cause network issues if broadcast traffic volume exceeds 10 Mbit/s. This broadcast traffic ...
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Why My phone connected to WiFi and sharing ethernet via USB doesn't halves the speed whereas the repeater does?
i have a TP link C6U Router which i am using as a repeater/extender WDS. I am using my 5G main router's wifi and extending that signal via TP link's router. My main router have a connection of 250Mbps....
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IKE VPN connection kills Ethernet connection
On a laptop with Windows 10, I have set up an IKE VPN connection using the native Windows VPN client. It connects to the VPN fine: the corresponding adapter shows that it's connected and RasMan puts ...
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How to setup Ethernet connected computer as gateway
I am trying to re-create a setup I had previously before formatting & re-install and I do not remember exactly what I did.
So my current setup is as follows:
ADSL/router+wifi as gateway 192.168.1....
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USB C network connection between Macbook and PC Laptop?
I'd like to connect a Macbook Pro to a Dell XPS laptop so that I can have a direct Ethernet-type connection between the two laptops. This is so that I can remote desktop into the XPS laptop with ...
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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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wifi not working with ethernet while vpn connect
I have two connections in my pc , one is wifi and another is ethernet , each of which are connected, when I connect to vpn , ethernet remains connected but wifi becomes "no internet" ..why ...
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Unable to access to internet on ubuntu machine connected to windows machine using Ethernet
I have connected my rasberry pi running Ubuntu 20.04 using Ethernet to my Windows laptop. I have set static IP and subnet mask of Ethernet port on Windows laptop as follows:
I have enabled Internet ...
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wifi router not getting a signal from network switch
Recently, I bought a Netgear 5-port unmanaged network switch to run ethernet cables to our PCs alongside the Wi-Fi router (Unifi U6). I plugged the ethernet cable from the wall outlet into the switch, ...
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Ethernet PHY is busy for getting eye diagram
I'm working with Marvell (Ethernet) PHY as a part of an embedded Linux system (as a part of the kernel module), and I want to get eye diagram statistics, but I get the PHY is busy all the time while ...
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Emulate Ethernet between two USB-C ports
I have 3 low-end servers with only one ethernet port each that I use for Internet connection. Now I would like to have a second Ethernet interface to each 3 servers to a file server so that reading ...
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Reconnect ethernet link over (Magic) Packet
is there a possibility to send a computer, network adapter or any other device a specific packet over the mac or something similar that reconnects the ethernet connection, for example it forces the ...
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No ethernet link detected on internal ethernet connection
We have a device with two controllers internally connected via ethernet. Both devices run Linux. One of the controller is the main controller which powers the other internal controller on after ...
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How do I detect a continuous ping connection in Windows 10 using native or Windows-maintained tools?
I have an IP provided by dedicated hardware connected via ethernet to a Windows computer. The ethernet connection has its own IP address. However, a manufacturer provided IP address is what I use to ...
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Share internet connection over RJ45 to a modem with phone line input
I need to make a very specific test, this is not for general use, I know it can be slow.
I have a Playstation 2 and bought a old usb modem that was used before Sony release the Network Adapter with ...
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SSH timeout with ethernet connection
Hello i am trying to connect to the internet on my DE10 nano board (running debian) via a ethernet cable that connected to my host pc (Windows 10). I followed a short tutorial on how to do this on a ...
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Are network printers with 10Base-T/100Base-TX connectivity compatible with older Ethernet equipement?
Edit: Solved. 10Bast-T/100Base-TX are old and widespread standards. It is not a problem for 10-15 years old computers to communicate with current products (like printers) offering this type of ...
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