Questions tagged [network-adapter]
A network interface controller (also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter and by similar terms) is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.
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How to get Intel i210at NIC ethernet card working on Linux
After my Ethernet port (on asus prime z370-p) mysteriously stopped working, I bought this PCIE ethernet card.
I received this. Looks different than advertised, but probably equivalent?
I am now ...
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Asus P8P67 Deluxe mobo: Network adapter off when PC is off; can't wake on LAN
My Asus P8P67 Deluxe (rev 3) motherboard includes an Intel 82579 LAN controller. I have enabled wake-on-LAN with these instructions and it works from sleep, but it does not work when the PC is powered ...
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Bluetooth connectivity issues when connected to Wi-Fi, issues disappear when Wi-Fi is turned off or 5 Ghz Band is disabled
I have a Mini PC equipped with a soldered Realtek 8852BE network interface card (NIC), which supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. However, I'm encountering a peculiar issue where enabling the Wi-Fi ...
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One NIC suddenly stopped receiving most UDP broadcasts
Windows 10, Killer E3000 2.5GbE adapter, the latest driver.
This started about a week ago without any changes that I can remember. I noticed it when Wake-On-Lan stopped working for this system. After ...
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New HP Pavilion 500 has very weak WiFi reception signal
So I just bought a new desktop computer:
Model: HP 500-280ef
CPU: intel i7 4770, 3.8ghz, 8mo cache
GPU: nVidia 750 2Gb DDR5
RAM: 8Gb
OS: Windows 8.1
Wireless Adapter: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 802.11/b/...
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LAN connection not working when cable plugged after removal
I am facing a weird problem recently. When I reboot my computer with the LAN cable plugged in, it's connected and everything works fine. But when I remove the cable and plug it in again, it detects ...
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Slower Internet speeds with USB ethernet adapter than card from motherboard
I'm having very weird performance issue with downloading files.
Networking:
Huawei HG8240H router ( ISP ) - 1 Gbps FO link
TP-Link Archer C6 AC1200 connected to that Huawei router with 1 Gbps
port ...
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Windows is setting a 1GBit connection down to 100mbit
My current network should support wired 1Gbit connection. It used to be 1Gbit on my PC, but some time ago Windows started to see it as 100mbit. After trying several things, I am 100% it is an OS issue....
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After upgrading from Windows 10 to 11, why can’t I connect to the PC using SSH?
I can't get incoming SSH connections to work after upgrading from Windows 10 to 11.
Background:
I was running Windows 10 on a PC, and I set up OpenSSH and keys to be able to remote into it. It had ...
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My PC wifi can't detect a particular hotspot device
Just few days ago, I was able to use the wireless hotspot network ICTD5 in my work place. But now, my computer is not able to detect it. It can detect other networks including my phone's hotspot but ...
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Network Name assigned to non-existent object
Tl;dr: I can't rename network adapters which were reset from the creators update, at least I think it was the creators update.
Following scenario: there is an image from an configured PC (IP adresses,...
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Automatically wake up network adapter after PC Sleep Mode (Windows 10 / Windows 11)
I am having an issue with my Windows desktop PC, which uses a wired internet connection. Windows 10 and Windows 11 both have this same issue: After recovering from sleep mode, the internet adapter has ...
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Hyper-V Cmdlet for networking VMQ
When I run this:
Set-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName $vmName -Name "Network Adapter" -VMQ
I get this:
Set-VMNetworkAdapter : Missing an argument for parameter 'VmqWeight'. Specify a parameter of ...
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Realtek gbe family controller throttled at 100mbps
I recently sent my laptop to service and I believe they changed the motherboard. Before that I could get 1000mbps, but now the connection is stuck at 100mbps as you can see in the screenshot:
The ...
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How to configure preferred static IP on Windows 10?
Need some help here. I am having troubles attempting to configure 1 preferred static IP in my office network. Can anyone help me? Thanks.
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Media Tek WiFi 6 MT7921 Wireless LAN Card disconnects randomly
OS: Win10
Laptop Model: AUS TUF Gaming F15
BIOS: BIOS version 310
Issue: Media Tek WiFi 6 MT7921 disconnect randomly.
I updated Windows 10 on my ASUS TUF Gaming F15, and after that, the driver Media ...
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Can't pick up 5 GHz Wi-Fi any more (Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Wireless Network Adapter)
My laptop could pick up 5 GHz before this, and it can't any more. How can I fix this?
Wi-Fi adapter: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Wireless Network Adapter
Driver version: 12.0.0.720 (latest)
Radio type ...
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Solid amber led on NIC, able to connect to the internet but can't ping a few local computers?
I have one PC that has a solid amber led light on the NIC where it should be green. The PC can access the internet fine but can't ping a specific host on our network. The host she can't ping CAN ping ...
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How can I permanently set a Network Bridge to Private in Windows 11?
I have a Network Bridge connecting two PCs, configured as follows:
PC 1 is connected to my local network via Ethernet
PC 2 is connected directly to PC 1 via Ethernet
A Network Bridge is setup and ...
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Network profile type (public/private) missing from GUI settings in Windows 11
I have two network interfaces installed on a Win 11 laptop. One for WLAN (onboard) and one for LAN (USB/dockingstation):
The WLAN is connected to the AP/router and works fine, I can change the public/...
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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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What is the difference between NAT / Bridged / Host-Only networking?
VMWare: What is NAT vs. Bridged vs. Host-Only?
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Routing traffic as transit. WinTun driver. Network Interface/Adapter
I want to all traffic pass via WinTun adapter (ip:10.6.7.7 mask:255.255.255.0) and after pass through ethernet (ip:192.168.1.14 mask:255.255.255.0). I must to be like filter adapter to block STUN ...
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Using iw to decrease the txpower of a wireless nic
Any search on the internet reveals only how to increase your tx power, and only by changing your region. What I want to do is programmatically decrease (and increase) the tx power of my card but using ...
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how to remove obsolete device and network entries? Device manager "uninstall" option has no effect
I am trying to remove a few "obsolete" things which annoy me (because I like to have everything cleen, working and not interferring with each other, fresh, etc..).
I tried looking for solutions ...
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RDP Session Utilizing Connections from Multiple NICs on Local Computer
I apologize if this sounds complicated.
We've recently setup a RDS for users to utilize an application that queries a SQL Database Server for security cameras setup at a manufacturing plant (located ...
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Computer won't boot with Intel 10Gb NIC installed
I'm attempting to install an Intel X520-DA2 10Gb converged network adapter in my computer and the machine will not boot while the card is installed. The computer powers on, but the BIOS splash screen ...
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Use Genymotion/Andy without Host-Only Network Adapter?
Genymotion and Andy require Virtualbox Host-Only Network Adapter, however my computer is unable to install the driver correctly. Note that Android x86 works well with default NAT network settings.
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Windows 'No connections Are Available' while connected to Virtualbox Host-Only Network successfully
I am successfully getting my internet to my Windows Host from a source inside a Virtualbox VM (a passed-through usb dongle), through the Virtualbox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter.
But Windows thinks I'm ...
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Setting network adapter priority no longer works in Windows 11
I have two network adapters in a windows 11 computer: "Ethernet" and "Ethernet 2" (the first one is a Killer Ethernet controller, and the second a USB plug-in). "Ethernet 2&...
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My new ethernet adapter device that I plugged doesnt seem to work
My onboard ethernet that came with my motherboard is limited to 100mbps and so I bought a new one (Gigabit Pci-express X1 Realtek 10/100/1000mb), it shows on my devices on windows (windows 10 pro), ...
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Internal network card not detected any more
I was asked to fix a Windows XP PC whose internal NIC stopped working over night.
The following has already been found out / tried:
NIC is not in device manager any more (it shows up however if ...
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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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Hyper-V Switch separate WIFI NIC Kali Linux
Situation:
I have a Hyper-V external switch connected to my Wi-Fi network adapter. I have also opted to NOT allow network adapter sharing in the switch manager for the Wi-Fi network adapter, since I ...
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HyperV - vSwitch (Default Switch) Adapter Not Showing in Control Panel
I have one VM running using the default switch.
vm using default switch
But I can not find the adapter exists on Control Panel > Network Connection.
Other people said it was hidden. By utilizing ...
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Windows 10 dont applies static IP settings of WiFi profile at reconnect
Windows 10. When i enter static IP information (addr, GW, DNS) for a specific WLAN network, the connection works fine. After disconnect, the reconnect tooks slightly longer than usual, and the connect ...
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Desktop network connection keeps dropping but everything else stays connected
I'm running Windows 7. Recently added a new wireless printer (HP Photosmart) and everything was working fine. Then I started losing internet connection on my desktop. Desktop is connected to the ...
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Connecting a Hyper-V Virtual Switch to an External network that's a TAP driver
What I want to do is have WiFi > Freedome (VPN) > vEthernet > Virtual Machine, so all guest traffic goes through the Freedome VPN on my host.
In Hyper-V, I can create a new Virtual Switch, and set ...
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Windows RDS - Make each users use specific NIC
I have the following situation:
I have one Windows Server, configured as RDS for 5 users.
These users need to use this RDS to access a specific website, accessed with Pulse Secure.
For multiple ...
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VirtualBox E_FAIL error when adding host-only network
When I tried to add a host-only network to VirtualBox, it gave me this error:
Assertion failed: [!aInterfaceName.isEmpty()] at 'F:\tinderbox\win-6.1\src\VBox\Main\src-server\HostNetworkInterfaceImpl....
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Windows 10 loses network connection
PC running win 10 for several years now, no issues.
realtek pcie gbe family controller.
driver version was oct 3, 2017.
Connected via Ethernet cable to router .. router to cable modem.
Today was ...
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Unable to get Realtek NIC running at 1Gbps
I have a Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller. I've just upgraded all cabling to Cat 6. I've set 1.0 Gbps Full Duplex in the Controller Properties (from Auto Negotiation), and I've got into my router ...
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How to set NIC in promiscuous mode on mac book air?
With MacOSx, I am trying to run my nic in promiscuous mode and then use tshark / tcpdump to capture traffic.
Option 1:
ifconfig en0 promisc
but I get this message:
ifconfig: promisc: bad value
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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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How to disable/enable network adapter from command line on the Windows 10?
Currently, when I need to disable/enable network adapter I'm performing the following steps:
Opening the device manager (⊞ Win+R, devmgmt.msc and Enter).
Searching for the required network adapter.
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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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Advanced tab missing in Network Adapter properties after installing 28.2 version of Network Adapter Driver
I recently updated my Intel X540-AT2 Network Card on a Windows Server 2012 R2 system to the latest version 28.2. This update included both the driver package and the Intel® PROSet package, which I ...
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How to set all network adapters to private from batch or powershell?
I have a very simple question:
I'm currently setting a specific network adapter to private like this from a batch script:
powershell -command Set-NetConnectionProfile -Name "Network" -...
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NAT virtio-net network adapter not working on VirtualBox windows guest
We are following this post, to make the guest machine use the VPN of the host.
However, on a Windows 10 host of VirtualBox 7.0.10, a Windows 2016 guest failed to recognize a network device of NAT Para-...
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VMware WKS guest/host bridged connection via loopback adapter
My guest on VMware workstation are bridged to host network and it works perfectly. guests see each other and able to communicate.
If I am not connected to my network it do not work because te host ...