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Devices aren't both available when connected through a switch
I have the following situation:
Computer (with Windows) with a single ethernet port, with the config below (*)
DeviceA, configured with fixed IP 192.168.254.254, connected alone to Computer with an ...
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What's the point of having MAC address at all, if we are still communicating via private IP address, even if we are on the same LAN?
I am new to computer networking. I understand the benefit of layering in network protocols and the "separation between link layer and IP layer". When back in the 90s there were multiple ...
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What handshakes happen (or need to happen) when I connect my FPGA with Ethernet cable to my home router+modem device in one of its ethernet port? [closed]
I have a FPGA edge device. I want to send and receive ethernet packets to my laptop through the router+modem device at my house. My laptop is connected to the router+modem through the wifi (for ...
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Can't find managed switch on network, and one port is different (TL-SG105E)
I recently got one of TP-Link's TL-SG105E switches for my home. It has 5 Ethernet ports, but the fifth is noticably different:
It clearly has higher prongs, and its LEDs are labeled 1000M (green) and ...
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Connecting a dozen raspberry pi to a router without changing static IP adress
I'm working on a system where a server and a dozen raspberry pi are connected to a router with wifi to communicate with each other.
Problem : the wifi is too slow so I have to use ethernet. I thought ...
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Ping a server on 192.168.20 from 192.168.30
So the way my network is configured, ethernet and wifi are on separate networks. I have a server on the 192.168.20 network (ethernet) and I want to be able to access the server from 192.168.30 (wifi). ...
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Split network connection into multiple connections
so I have a bit of an odd problem.
I'm trying to run multiple programs on different internet connections, even though my computer only has a single connection (a single Ethernet cable). I was able to ...
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Is it possible to use different wifi IP on apps? [duplicate]
Basically, my question is, can you change the wifi IP on different sessions. Like you have a different wifi IP on YouTube and Facebook.
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Ethernet RFID reader not connecting to PC [duplicate]
I have purchased a ACM812a RFID reader and want to connect it to my PC via an ethernet cable. I thought it would just be a plug and play application but it is rather becoming a frustrating issue. The ...
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Is there any way to send signal from hdmi to ethernet converters (which have no ip) over my network
I'm a bit of a networking beginner and I'm looking to send video over my network. I was thinking something like below;
Camera -> hdmi/cat5 converter -> cat5 -> network -> cat5 -> hdmi/cat5 converter -...
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Direct ethernet connection with automatic IP allocation - how to get the opposite node IP?
I am trying to connect 2 PCs directly with ethernet cable. One running Linux, acting as home server and it's headless, the other is a normal Windows laptop. Lets assume that both run some kind of IP ...
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Connect two networks via an iMac?
Ohai guys. I have a question regarding a setup and as a fresh trainee, I am having problems since there is barely any information on the internet let alone a similar case.
The current setup:
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How to change default subnet for Internet Connection Sharing on Windows
By default, when sharing an Internet connection with other network user's, their IP will belong to the 192.168.137.1/24 subnet.
To change this default value, one can change the registry: in Computer\...
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Unsuccessful ping to specified address helps to restore ping to another
I have strange issue. I use virtual machine with dedicated Ethernet card, which is connected to switch and later to set of equipment. One of them has own subnet.
From time to time I loose ping to 192....
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Figure out IP address of external device
I have an external device (a PCB crate) of which I do not know the IP address. Connected to this device is a PCB that broadcasts its MAC address. Ultimately, I want to know this MAC address.
I can ...
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