Questions tagged [internet-connection]
A connection to the internet, through which one can view web pages, access servers, etc.
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Windows8 drops network connection shortly after boot (but works if I wait)
I have a test lab which runs tests against Windows8 machine, more specifically a Pytest project which generates TCP traffic from my Ubuntu machine to Windows8 machine, and from the Windows8 machine ...
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Google Search not showing all Images
How do I fix an issue with Google Search not showing all images? If I search using Microsoft Bing or Yahoo!, images are showing but when using Google Search, 3rd row onwards is faulty.
I have tried ...
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Diagnosing connection issues in specific applications e.g. Google Drive for desktop
I've first noticed some issues are happening with my computer when Google Drive for Desktop stopped synchronizing. Following a logout and re-login e no longer even connects with a
Can’t launch Drive ...
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Can I configure my Xfinity router without the app?
I've been configuring my routers for decades with their built-in HTTP servers. Yesterday I signed up for new Xfinity home internet service, and they said I had to download their mobile app in order ...
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My laptop connects and disconnects endlessly (without me being able to do anything about it) with a wifi
My laptop has a WiFi problem (almost certainly a software problem) because as soon as it connects to a network where you have to log in to the browser, it keeps reconnecting and opening the login tab ...
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Internet speed through hotspot mobile is slow suddenly
I have been using Netgear AC797S for two years now and it's been fantastic. However, I use a lot of times without battery by plugging it to my laptop. I have an active 4G plan and it's very quick on ...
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App connected to mobile data can still access local network
This has been freaking me out recently.
It's a house that has two security cameras (TP-Link Tapo), and they are connected through Wifi to the Wifi router installed in the attic. Their local network ...
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Downloads consistently kill themselves after 1-3 minutes (Windows 11)
For several months now, I have been nearly unable to download most things larger than 100MB, because before the download completes, the download speed drops to 0 and never picks back up again. At the ...
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Windows server 2019 VM (Hyper-V) no access to internet
I have a Windows server 2012 computer hosting a Windows server 2019 server with Hyper-V but the Virtual Machine can't connect to the internet. The guest adapter is set up as External. I have other VMs ...
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Hyper-VM Won’t Connect to Internet
I am using Hyper-V on my windows 10 pro laptop, inside of it I am creating a Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Evaluation VM. Later on, inside of this I will need to put AD DS on this as well as Hyper-V (...
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Site blocking using Privoxy is not working
So I was trying to block a specific webpage like "reddit.com/r/{webpage-name}" through Privoxy, I set up Privoxy with the help of an answer from Joshua Robinson
Block specific URL on web ...
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Slow internet speed on HP Spectre x360 Convertible 13-w023dx model with Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
I have a HP Spectre x360 Convertible 13-w023dx model with Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 with Windows 10 Pro with all latest updates installed.
I have noticed that I cannot get more than 150 Mbps ...
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How can one configure Windows 10 so that a given process never uses a given Wi-Fi network?
I don't want a process (e.g., the Backblaze backup program) to ever use Internet if I am connected to a given Wi-Fi network (e.g., my Android hotspot). How can I do that? I use Windows 10. I still ...
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Does anyone else have a trouble connecting to Kali Linux tracker announce server?
My torrent tracker cannot connect to http://tracker.kali.org:6969, the Offensive Security's announce server for Kali Linux torrents. Everything else seems to work fine, I downloaded a file and sharing ...
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Blocked all sites except whatsapp by using internet options
i used internet options to block all websites except whatsapp.com and every thing is OK
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, but when i try to download images or PDFs files from whatsapp.com i can't
when i ...
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My desktop keeps disconnecting and refusing to connect to wifi
I use an HP ENVY desktop and Windows 10, I’ve had it for about two years now and since i got it it would randomly disconnect from internet but the issue was usually solved after a quick reset.
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What rule must I add for svchost.exe in the Windows firewall to get internet access inside a hyper-v VM?
Windows firewall is set to block everything by default on the host OS. Internet inside a hyper-v VM is not working with the default switch. I'm not even getting an IP.
If I add a rule for svchost.exe ...
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Setting up DD-WRT on NETGEAR R6400v2 Router for NordVPN - TelNet Issue
Hello and thanks for taking the time to review my post.
RouterSpecs:
NETGEAR AC1750 Smart Wifi Router
Model: R6400v2
Made in Vietnam
Base Firmware: V1.0.4.128_10.0.104
PC-Desktop: Windows 10 Home ...
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Ordered 2.5g net but LAN is 1gb
i am in need of help please, i have a cat8 cable plugged into my router by At&t. The network on my laptop says it supports 2.5g. I did a speed test and got 800Mbs, so i changed the mtu to 1500 and ...
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How to disable old TLS versions in Windows?
Using Windows 11, no server or IIS, just want to disable old TLS versions of my personal computer so no connection over those versions can be made, even if that means some connections will fail.
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How to patch an Ethernet cable for Internet connection?
I recently need to fix damaged end of the Ethernet cable (CAT5). This is due to wear and tear, but this cable use to work with no problem out of the box. So, I bought the necessary tools like crimper ...
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How to password protect just internet properties on Windows 11
I am whitelisting a kids internet by Internet options > Connections > LAN settings
proxy localhost, and use advanced for exceptions.
I want to password protect just this section so he cant ...
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Tunneling between two servers to use the Internet of the second server by OpenVPN or SSH
I'm from Iran and our international Internet is being shut down , so we are going to lose our connection to the world .
VPNs are getting blocked one by one .
Tor Network is block and bridges do not ...
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Make Firefox retry longer
I have an unstable connection (internet connection frequently breaks and reappear after probably a second or two). How can I make the Firefox retry a bit longer rather than showing that the website is ...
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gmail.com throws ERR_CONNECTION_REST
I'm unable to access gmail.com by simply typing the url into the search box, but seaching for it with a search engine and then visiting the website works. Hitting the url directly results in ...
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Why would fiber optic enabled with mainline power but disabled with electric generator?
I live in Puerto Rico and recently we have had an power loss for a week because of Hurricane Fiona
I have fiber optic with my internet provider and IPTV also. The internet didn't work when we were ...
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Using Ethernet for Network Devices and Drives but WiFi for Internet Access
At my office we have a 5G WiFi that is faster and more reliable than the locally provided internet service that we have set up to our server.
Is there any way to remain connected to the Ethernet/...
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Measure the download speed of a specific public server of your own choice, not the speed of your ISP
How can a common computer user ("Your Momma") measure the average download speed of any (random) specific public server of your own choice (e.g. "https://superuser.com" :) ), ...
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Why is my data usage high when all devices and wifi are off?
On my home internet my downloads are typically 0 to 1Gb per day and have been for years. About a month ago they jumped to about 6Gb per day, despite no change to my usage patterns, devices or modem.
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Windows 11 reports an error "check Internet connection" while Internet is actually OK
After updating my laptop from Windows 10 to Windows 11 I faced with some troubles:
Some applications stays in offline mode (see the pictures below)
Running an instalation leads to an error saying ...
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Internet connection problems after running VS instances for a long time
I'm working on a .Net project for which I have to run multiple instances of Visual Studio. Everything works just fine, but I noticed that after a few hours of having these instances running on my ...
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Network adapter is missing in Device Manager
I can't connect to Wi-Fi because the Intel network adapter is missing in the network adapter so I searched many methods to fix it, but it made it worse because now I can't find the whole network ...
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One computer has much lower internet speed than other devices
A few days ago I had new internet connection installed – 100 Mb/s and my phone, my iPad and one laptop show on speedest.net around 90 Mb/s, which is great. Only one laptop shows around 15 Mb/s, ...
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Commands that require internet connection have some delay
Problem: I get some delay with internet connection in some applications. E.g:
In Firefox, when I search something or go on a website, it waits at first. This is happening in every web page. Then it ...
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Windows Server 2019 Std loses network when last user logs off
I have a Windows Server 2019 Standard server that has a strange issue. During the logoff procedure of the last user connected through RDP, the server loses network capabilities.
When I log off, I see ...
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Windows Can't connect to server
I'm trying to connect to a private server at my college at address 172.17.16.55 and my Ethernet connects me at IP address 172.17.16.139.
This is the link I normally use http://172.17.16.55:51080/hub/...
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Internet running slower on one PC in household after internet went down one night
Earlier this week internet went down for a few hours, likely due to a storm. After it came back up, found my PC frozen, which isn't common.
After restarting, internet speed seems to be slow but in a ...
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Windows 10 no internet if hotspot on [duplicate]
I have a Windows 10 desktop, and after the update (https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014699) I don't have internet if I turn on the hotspot, but I have it instantly if I turn off the hotspot.
Can ...
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How do I fix videos not loading when I have high internet speeds?
For the past 2 to 3 weeks I cannot watch videos on the internet on my computer. Whether its YouTube, Netflix, or even loading the videos on Pinterest. I downloaded Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 and that seemed ...
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Connected to the Internet using LAN but I'm unable to access websites using any browser (Chrome & Opera gx) but devices connected to Hotspot is
My laptop has been connected to the Internet using LAN but I'm unable to access websites using any browser (Chrome, Edge & Opera GX).
I'm able google but that's it. It won't load the site when I ...
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The IP address returned by whatismyipaddress.com belongs to whom?
I am using Wi-Fi on a home network and I just checked the public IP address through whatismyipaddress.com.
Is it the IP address of my router? If not, to whom does it belong? Could somebody explain the ...
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Windows wont give internet access to most application
my current problem is that just overnight, without doing anything special or changing or experimenting stuff, I could not access my Internet through windows.
At first, I thought like normal that my ...
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I have fast internet, but sometimes it hangs and websites load very slowly
I'm facing a problem, in so far as my internet speed is good, but a lot of times websites take 5-7 seconds to load, or I have to keep clicking the reload button. I don't think it's right. My speed is ...
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Internet speeds 300+ Mbps after bootup. Then next speed test is about half the speed
I have a Windows 10 machine that with the latest updates installed.
I noticed that after a reboot I can run an internet speed test using Ookla or any other online speed test and get about 300+ Mbps. ...
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How to disable internet connectivity for a particular app/software?
I want to disable the internet connectivity of 'Steam' as my younger brother keeps on downloading video games from the Steam client on my computer. I cannot downright uninstall it as well since his ...
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When I put the Static IP I lose internet connection [closed]
I'm facing a problem we have several places that work by vpn from cisco and I can ping from this place to another with my static IP but I lose the internet connection and when i put the automatic ...
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Windows 10 WiFi only working with low MTU
Got a mystifying issue with my WiFi. It suddenly stopped working and after much trial and error I got it work by lowering the MTU to 316.
netsh interface ipv4 set subinterface "Wi-Fi" mtu=...
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I do not know why the WiFi device is suddenly disabled?
I do not know why this problem occurs suddenly and can not be solved even with repeated restarts. What's more interesting is that sometimes it happens on its own. However, my efforts have not been ...
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Why does Windows 10 Hotspot feature give me "No internet connection"?
For VR I wanted to get a better link directly to my PC. So I bought a WiFi device and turned on the Hotspot feature.
My headset connected to the PC just fine, and streaming from PC to headset works. ...
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Laptop is having problems with WLAN driver and internet
My laptop is having trouble with internet connections, it shows that I'm connected with no internet but I'm not even able to ping my router (192.168.0.1)
I have tried the usual ipconfig flush, winsock ...
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