Questions tagged [internet-connection]
A connection to the internet, through which one can view web pages, access servers, etc.
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Losing connection in several different multiplayer games
I'm having a connection problems with several multi-player games. It always happen during loading screens before the match, and I'm having problems identifying what could be the potential problem.
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Slow internet connection on Mac OS
At home, we have a router. From router goes the internet connection into the desktop PC (Windows 7) and Macbook Pro.
The problem is, that on Mac OS is incredibly slow internet connection - is not ...
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"Dial whenever a network connection is not present" not working in Windows 8
The option "Dial whenever a network connection is not present" is not working in Windows 8 (it was in Windows 7). I marked also "Connect automatically" but always the system prompts me and I have to ...
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Connected locally (LAN) but not to internet
I have a wireless i-net connection using WRT54G2 Linksys router.
I have never problems being connected to the local network, however the i-net connection seems to be dropping pretty frequently and I ...
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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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Debian Internet Connection Cannot Access Internet
I'm have a problem, I cannot access the internet. I'm using a dell inspiron 6400 with debian kernel 3.2 installed. My windows manager is xfce4. I was never able to figure out the wired network, ...
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Weird WLAN connection
I assembled my first computer on my own. As I realised it had no WLAN (AsRock Z77 Extreme 4m) I bought a WLAN stick (ZyXel NWD 2105), plugged it in, started the setup from the CD and it worked, until ...
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I have problems with internet connectivity in fedora 17 GNOME
I am new to Linux!Fedora is my first try.But i fail to understand why i have problems in using internet with my installed fedora!!I have no problems surfing with the live image(as a LIVE SYSTEM USER) ...
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m0n0wall firewall drops internet connection
I have an ADSL router running in "bridge mode" and a m0n0wall firewall behind that is running its DHCP client on its WAN port, where the ADSL router is connected to.
I get regular arp errors in the ...
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Browsing not working in Windows 8
I'm using Windows 8 Professional installed on Windows 7 using the "Save my preferences and apps" installation option.
The Windows works great, apps are downloading and I can listen to online radio ...
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Why do my Client Hyper-V connections keep dying?
I have Client Hyper-V on Win8, hosting a few VMs like ubuntu, a clean windows build-machine, etc. My VMs are connected to an external virtual-switch (shared with the management OS), and that works ...
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Metro apps unable to connect
Ive got an active internet connection, and my browsers can access it. However, none of the metro apps are able to connect. They all indicate that the system is offline.
I'm quite sure it's because my ...
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Windows 8 LAN connection issues
When I start my Windows 8 PC and connect my LAN adapter, it shows a blank IP in IPv4 properties and hence, doesn't connect to the Internet. Sometimes, if I restart, the IP is shown and it connects to ...
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Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 knocked off ICS
I used to have perfectly working internet connection sharing on my Windows 7 (with all updates installed).
Later then, I have bought Windows 8 (Open a wider world) and the downloaded assistant told ...
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What steps should I take to evaluate a WISP or other microISP before switching my service?
I live in a very rural area and my internet service choices are very limited.
I've recently found out about a WISP provider in my area, but the company is very small and I can't get a bead on things ...
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Network connectivity issues with Windows Store
I have my Windows 8 Pro build 9200 installed on my Dell laptop. I want to install some new apps and updates from the Store but there might be some network problem that caused the downloading gauge ...
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The Wifi is working fine but no internet connection in Windows 8
I'm currently having a Problem with my msi GT70 laptop. my laptop is running windows 8 and yesterday it requested a Restart to Update. after the Restart and the update I tried to surf the net through ...
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What causes partial connectivity through wireless adapter (no internet, but can see other home network PC)?
I recently bought an Asus X401A laptop. For some reason, I cannot get internet access on the wireless connection. The wireless connection succeeds and I can see other computers on the network once ...
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The whole world can access my domain except me
Weird:
yesterday I still could access my domain in my browser (Firefox), today I can't anymore. I tried both domain name and IP address. This is not a browser problem: IE can't either, and Outlook ...
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How can I monitor my ISP's connection quality over time?
I've got a very bad ISP and want to monitor the connection quality over a month's time.
At the moment I just wrote a script which logs ping requests to Google's DNS server 8.8.8.8.
How can I do ...
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Windows XP extremely slow Internet
I am having a slight problem with the internet on my PC.
I have a Dell Precision 670 which is running Windows XP and Ubuntu as a dual-boot configuration and is connected to the router via Ethernet.
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Asus RT N16 router. Prevent redirection when there is no internet connection
I am using Asus RT N16 wireless router connected to a PPPoE modem. When I web page is requested and there is no internet connection, the page gets automatically redirected to
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Lose internet connection, yet online games continue
For the past week or so, my internet connection has been anything but stable. Restarting my modem/router always fixes the problems, but since it has occurred so often, I'm noticing confusing patterns ...
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Multiple simultaneous network connection
How can I create simultaneous network connection to different networks on Windows-7 using two different NIC on a PC ? (A wired and a wireless)
Is it possible to make an application use a specific ...
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Why does Internet Explorer go offline when my dial up connection is offline, even if I am connected to wifi?
Whenever I open Internet Explorer I get this error : "The webpage is unavailable because you are offline". I have to disable Work Offline mode every time. It only started doing this after I added a ...
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Do different DSL bandwidth speeds require different setup?
I'm shopping around for internet access and the service provider that I'm interested in has several speed options for DSL.
The lower speed options (1.5Mbps, 7Mbps) offer self-installation, but the ...
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How can I block NetCut in my network?
I am facing a huge problem in my shared network. We are almost 30 users sharing a single internet connection.
Someone is using NetCut and taking all the bandwidth from us. Not allowing even to send ...
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Can't access random web pages on my MacBook Pro 2012?
Sometimes I can't access random web pages. The page simply doesn't load. If I wait for around a minute doing nothing, it will load. It happens very random and very intermittent. Sometimes it starts ...
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Are consumer IP addresses essentially static these days? [closed]
It seems that, as of late, people's IP addresses that are on major ISPs (cable Internet, or DSL) are essentially static for long periods of time. Is this a fair assumption?
How does this change in ...
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netbook losing internet connection
I have a netbook that occassionally, usually once or twice a day, maybe more, will lose its internet connection while I am on Skype (that's when I notice it most, it may happen more often). The little ...
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my windows xp sp3 diagnostick:windows could not detect any wired or wireless network cards installed on your machine [closed]
Problem: cant connect to internet with my new installation of windows xp sp3.
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I have ubuntu in pc that worked with wired internet.
I format all disk and install Windows-XP sp3.
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Ubuntu Server on live Internet
I just installed Ubuntu Server 12.04 in an office machine with openSSH, DNS and LAMP Server. I also made the IP static and I can access the server in my office premises easily, but when I try to ...
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internet connection gone after $ iptables -F INPUT
I have a PC with two Ethernet cards, and I was trying to configure my eth1, but when I typed $ iptables -F INPUT, the internet was gone on eth0. Does anyone has any idea how to get my internet ...
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Can't connect to YouTube from specific network
Using my current network, I am unable to connect to http://www.youtube.com/.
It doesn't matter what browser I use or if I use a cli-command (wget, curl).
Error in Google Chrome:
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TCP connection NOT lost? I've disconnected from the internet *exclamation mark*
This question arose from a dispute with a friend of mine. Over the last few weeks, I've encountered an odd phenomenon. All my connections are never torn down when I disconnect from the Internet. ...
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ADSL upload speed low on PC, but good with phone over wifi
on PC over LAN:
on Android phone over wifi:
ADSL status on my router:
These speed tests were run on the same time on same router.
My router brand is TPLink. I have tried new cables with all 4 ...
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download speed is fast but transfer rate is slow
I've just changed ISP and I'm pretty disappointed with the transfer rate.
My previous connection has a download speed of 1.08 Mb/s as seen from this site: http://speedtest.net and the download ...
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Why would the Default Gateway constantly require resetting?
I've had a (mostly) steady internet connection for the past two months. For the last hour, however, my connectivity has been dropping every 10 minutes or so, and must be reset.
So far, I've always ...
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Bizarre and very specific Internet connection loss
Yesterday (Friday, September 21, 2012), my Internet connection started acting up. After some testing, I confirmed a very specific and baffling set of symptoms:
Internet connection goes away every 25-...
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After TrendMicro Installation, no internet
So I installed TrendMicro TITANIUM Maximum Security 2012 on a system for a client, and the system no longer can use the Internet. Disabling the software has no effect. What could be the cause of the ...
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Why can't this computer access the web?
Starting a week ago, my girlfriend's laptop started having trouble accessing the web. Using Windows 7/Chrome, she's getting a lot of "This webpage is not available" errors, with a message of Error ...
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Windows 7 'Unidentified Network'
So my internet was working last night before I went to bed and woke up to a computer that is showing unidentified network. I have tried multiple ways of fixing it.
> route delete 0.0.0.0
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Another 'can't browse but can ping'
Suddenly my ability to browse disappeared yesterday. I can still ping by ip/name, I can connect to RDP computers remotely. I also have a virtual machine on my laptop that is able to browse the web.
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Acer ASPIRE 5830G WIFI Driver ReInstalled. Still intermittent Connection
I've WiFi and 2 laptops. internet is ok with one of them but with another connection is sometimes dissapeared. It is intermittent.
I've already downloaded latest version of wifi driver from http://...
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Increasing link speed on OpenVPN (bandwidth)
I have bought a tunnel service by using OpenVPN. For a year I've had 10 Mbps max upload/download speed but now I've bought an additional 20 Mbps making the available total bandwidth 30 Mbps for me.
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How to enable Internet Connection Sharing using command line?
I can do it manually by right-clicking on a network connection, opening the Sharing tab and clicking on the "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" check box....
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DD-WRT No Internet connection over LAN
FINAL UPDATE: IT WORKS NOW
Kovica's original idea did proove to be right. I used "Win7 MAC Adress Changer", to generate a new random MAC address and it instantly worked. This does seem to be an issue ...
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How to disable internet access at night on the router?
I have an internet connection that I'd like to be enabled only during the day. With multiple household internet devices, this would need to be something disabled at the level of the router.
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Ip doesn't change when switching networks, although automatic ip is set. Cause of the issue known
I have two routers at my house. Both of them have DCHP server enabled. One of them is 192.168.1.1 and gives addresses from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.32 The other one is 192.168.1.50 and gives addresses ...
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Connection via Ethernet cable working, connected via wireless router but not working
I have internet connection at work via the connection in the wall and a ethernet cable to my mac.
Today I brought my wireless N-router from home and plugged the ethernet cable to it and then tried to ...
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