Questions tagged [internet-connection]
A connection to the internet, through which one can view web pages, access servers, etc.
439
questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
9
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Cannot make mobile broadband Vodafone USB connection Ubuntu 13.04
I have Ubuntu 13.04 and I bought yesterday a Vodafone USB stick for internet connection. I am located in Romania.
This is what I've did:
First Thing
Network Connections, added connection.
Selected ...
- 111
6
votes
3
answers
16k
views
Is there a way to do WiFi tethering on my Android and do port forwarding for my PC from the Android device?
Is there a way to do WiFi tethering on my Android and do port forwarding for my PC from the Android device?
What I mean is:
Internet --> Android
Android has the port forwarding to PC (XAMPP)
PC ...
- 61
5
votes
1
answer
255
views
Sending files with continous hex pattern via FTP causes corruption
I'm experiencing very difficult to diagnose problem, which causes file corruption on files I'm uploading. Corruption happens to many files which contain continuous hexadecimal pattern (like thousands ...
- 151
3
votes
1
answer
859
views
Dropbox "Unable to make a secure connection"
Installing Dropbox on my new hard drive (Windows 10, a Samsung 860 EVO if that matters.)
When I try to run Dropbox, I get a pop-up message saying "Unable to make a secure connection to the Dropbox ...
- 233
3
votes
0
answers
76
views
Can't load sites through all browsers (but can mostly when adding `https://` manually)
So my friend contacted me today and begged me for my help. She works at a designing company and said:
"Since last week, I can't load any site excluding google. When I type
the site name in any ...
- 131
3
votes
0
answers
683
views
Force Windows 7 to use Android phone's MAC address as network identifier for hotspot to prevent network name addition/iteration
Background
I have a new Verizon Android (5.1) phone with a mobile hotspot running with a set HOTSPOT_NAME (the SSID) for the network, and having a WPA2 (AES) security.
I had a previous Verizon ...
- 153
3
votes
0
answers
102
views
Broken Images and Pages Do Not Load
I am using Chrome and get broken images. I also get "This Page is Not Available". Afrer refreshing I see "Resolving..." in status bar but page fails to load. Refreshing several seconds later brings up ...
- 5,874
3
votes
0
answers
34k
views
Internet Explorer connects to the Internet but Chrome does not
I am having trouble connecting to the Internet with Google Chrome, even though IE works just fine and so does a bunch of other software. Chrome seems to work well on other accounts on the same ...
- 593
3
votes
1
answer
61k
views
Can't get internet on 2.4 GHz WiFi, but can for 5 GHz?
I have a Windows 7 desktop that is giving me a baffling network problem. My router is broadcasting two WiFi signals: one on 2.4 GHz and one on 5 GHz. My desktop can connect to both, but cannot get ...
- 133
3
votes
1
answer
555
views
Connected via UMTS but can't ping default gateway
I have a UMTS modem/Windows computer that can't connect properly to the internet. It gets an active PDP context and Windows gets an IP address from DHCP, DNS and default gateway addresses.
But no ...
- 209
3
votes
0
answers
191
views
Internet access dies on one of the computers in a home LAN a few minutes after rebooting the router
There is a desktop computer on my network that is giving me headaches right now. I have a fiber/LAN broadband access with a dedicated LAN port outlet in the wall. From there I have a Ethernet cable ...
- 20.8k
3
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Internet connection name increments and won't reset
I'm having a problem with my internet connection name:
I created a connection named 'RDS', deleted it and then re-created it. It displays as above 'RDS 2'. Everytime I delete it the connection number ...
- 1,885
2
votes
0
answers
97
views
How should I align a USB Internet stick relative to the nearest cell tower in order to have the best signal?
I use a USB Internet stick of this kind:
To connect to the Internet, I simply insert a SIM card into this stick and then insert the stick into a USB port of my laptop.
Based on my experience of ...
- 171
2
votes
0
answers
30
views
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 ...
- 145
2
votes
0
answers
56
views
Brave Browser showing 80% CPU in tskmgr but I'm not connected to the internet also Network Config issue
Having a little network config issues and a web browser jacking my CPU while disconnected has me stumped.
Tethering to Asus laptop windows 10 pro,latest,pretty clean and error free. Web pages loading ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Cannot connect to certain websites on any browser. Tracert and ping both work normally for affected websites
I cannot connect to Facebook or Imgur through Chrome, Firefox, or Edge, (I'm running Windows 10). This is on my laptop wifi connection, which I've tested on 4 different wifi connections (home, school, ...
- 21
2
votes
0
answers
548
views
No internet connection in cmd and msys2 when using USB Tethering and Wifi Hotspot on PdaNet+
I used my phone to connect laptop to the internet using PdaNet+.
There are two options in PdaNet+ which are USB Tether and WiFi Direct Hotspot.
I faced this problem for both the options.
I can ...
- 213
2
votes
0
answers
517
views
Win firewall doesn't block a particular application
I need to block internet access for a particular application (the SlimBrowser), but haven't succeeded yet. I added several rules to the Windows Firewall to completely block this app, but it still ...
- 351
2
votes
1
answer
419
views
How does a web browser know which protocol to use, when contacting a server for the first time?
I'm wondering, with Google servers being able to communicate over QUIC instead of TCP, how does the web browser know, that this is possible?
Does it first start a normal TCP connection and the server ...
- 145
2
votes
0
answers
889
views
Firefox won't navigate to site on localhost when internet connection is broken
I am serving a website from localhost, my /etc/hosts contains
127.0.0.1 foo.com
If I navigate to foo.com in Firefox, the site works...
...unless the Internet connection is down, then Firefox won't ...
- 2,148
2
votes
1
answer
7k
views
Use Multiple Internet connections on the same Computer but for different apps
I know this is quite similar to the questions asked before however none of them answered my question. Please read this before downvoting. What I basically want to do is if I have a 4Mbit(on WiFi) line ...
- 31
2
votes
0
answers
528
views
Internet dropping out for 1 sec about every 30 sec (with picture)
When using something like skype, or playing an online game the internet drops out like you see in the picture is an example of it when i'm using skype.
This has been happening for about 2-3 weeks now,...
- 21
2
votes
0
answers
165
views
No net access from cmd
tl/nr:
I am behind a proxy. The proxy configuration comes with a pac file. The internet connection is working fine in browsers but not on cmd. How can I access internet from everywhere?
Long:
I am ...
- 121
2
votes
0
answers
575
views
Metro apps not connecting to the internet, but desktop apps can
I've seen several questions around SuperUser and none seem to have an answer.
Besides the point, they seem to have a program or error in the way.
Metro apps unable to connect
Cannot access the ...
- 137
2
votes
2
answers
414
views
How to use cellular broadband internet while connected to Wifi network too?
When I am connected to cellular broadband and a local wireless network simultaneously, it seems that internet requests go over the local network, which is logical for cost and performance reasons ...
- 3,326
2
votes
0
answers
2k
views
Intermittent wifi connection issues even when right next to router (Linksys EA4500)
I have a cable modem connected to a Linksys EA4500. We bought it to replace an aging router in hopes of it giving a better range in our apartment. The cable/router is in the front of the apartment ...
- 121
2
votes
0
answers
922
views
Windows 8 apps not connecting to internet with USB dongle/modem
The question pretty much says it all. I have Windows 8 Professional 64-bit and my main/only method of getting connected to the internet is to use this USB dongle/modem I have. Now it works perfectly, ...
- 835
2
votes
0
answers
114
views
Websites take a long time to connect to
I have been back and forth with ISP's, technicians from the local telecom company, testing this, testing that and I just cannot figure it out.
There are days that my internet runs so smoothly it ...
- 334
2
votes
0
answers
1k
views
No internet access on VM bridged to Hamachi network interface
I am using Windows 7 and am using a 3G USB adapter to connect to the internet.I set up a Windows XP virtual machine in VMWare and Hamachi on the Windows 7 PC. Hamachi works properly on the Windows 7 ...
- 121
2
votes
0
answers
1k
views
Sharing internet connection via Bluetooth
I am trying to share my laptops (running windows 8) internet connection with my desktop (running windows 7). I have connected two Bluetooth devices correctly but it detects Undefined Network below it ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
228
views
How to prefer mobile connection over proxy?
I have win7.
I have proxy connection and also mobile connection via my Android phone(via USB port).
I want to connect to internet only via mobile connection so I specified no Proxy in my browser (...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
815
views
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.
I'...
- 21
2
votes
0
answers
298
views
"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 ...
2
votes
2
answers
959
views
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 ...
- 21
2
votes
0
answers
143
views
Can't seem to find an open port to host a webserver
It appears that my ISP is blocking every single port as i cannot seem to find a port that isn't blocked except for 22 (SSH). I can't find a port to host my home webserver on (which i am trying to set ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
313
views
I can't download or stream for more then 3 sec, and then the conection activity just dies
Just got a new internet connection installed at my sisters place, but it randomly just stops working. At first it was only affecting flash videos. they would randomly just stop buffering. I did a lot ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How to create Dial up Connection in Fedora?
I have Bluetooth dongle attached to my desktop Computer.
I am successfully able to connect it with my mobile phone using Bluetooth Connection, with the Terminal command
hcitool cc 00:1D:3B:05:BD:53
...
user106764
2
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Sharing internet connection on multiple networks Windows Server 2008
I have a server running Windows 2008 R2 x64 with a total of three network cards: one on-board, one PCI, and one Wireless USB dongle (D-link DWA-140). The on-board card is connected to the internet, ...
- 171
2
votes
2
answers
1k
views
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 ...
- 23.9k
2
votes
3
answers
730
views
Grooveshark unavailable under VMWare
On my host machine, I can navigate to grooveshark.com and play music. In my VMWare VM I can't get the grooveshark.com home page to load. Firefox displays a "too long to respond" message and IE gives ...
- 145
2
votes
0
answers
4k
views
USB connection problems for BSNL DNA A201BEI modem
I recently got BSNL Broadband connection.
The internet is working fine in my Laptop. But the Ethernet is not working in my Desktop. So I want to connect to internet using USB.
CASE 1 Laptop:
I ...
- 1,871
2
votes
2
answers
945
views
Backtrack installed in VM
How to connect to the internet in Back Track installed in oracle Virual Box version 3.2.6 r63112.
I have kept the Adapter setting on NAT for Virtual Box
I was trying to connect to internet but it is ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
"Network unreachable" using Linux NetworkManager
I just moved my Linux/Windows dual-booting laptop from a desk with an Ethernet jack to a desk that is within the WiFi range of our 2WIRE integrated modem/WiFi/ethernet router. I use GNOME with ...
- 211
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Limited connectivity on Windows Vista but Internet still works?
I am running Windows Vista Home Premium SP2. I have my PC connected to a Belkin Router via an Ethernet cable. My network icon in the system tray shows an exclamation mark in a yellow triangle. When I ...
- 433
2
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Setting up Home network on Windows 7 Home with 3G modem internet connection
I am having a hard time setting up a home network on two Windows 7 machines. The situation is complicated by the fact that the internet access is via a USB 3G Modem device on the one machine.
The ...
- 193
2
votes
3
answers
3k
views
What network config setting is blocking my computer from accessing the Mac App Store?
I've been elevated to a Senior Tech at Apple Care and he's stumped too. I can't get into the Mac App Store, seemingly regardless of what network I'm on. All other internet apps seem to function, but ...
- 27
1
vote
0
answers
38
views
Internet cuts out after leaving laptop idle for an hour
My laptop (IdeaPad 5 15ITL05) has a reoccurring issue of internet cutting out after leaving it idle for an hour or so. It shows up as connected without internet. I have to restart my laptop for ...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
260
views
WiFi keep disconnecting after some time (wireless adapter or access point)
I already unchecked the "Allow the computer to turn off this device" option and also disabled USB selective suspend and, in Advanced Power Settings, "Wireless Adapter Settings" is ...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
111
views
Can i use two NICs to get double the bandwith to a switch?
I just switched to a 2.5 Gbps down / 1 Gbps up internet connection but my ISP gave me a router with only 1 Gbps ports, I have two network cards on my pc so I was wondering if I could maybe use them ...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
28
views
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 ...
- 111