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How do I connect my external hard drives to the local house network?
I have about 10 4TB western digital hard drives of various shapes and sizes which are all plugged into a large 16 port USB hub which I can then connect to my MacBook Pro laptop. But it's a pain ...
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Wi-Fi driver for Ubuntu on a Mac
I am running a MacBook Pro with 2 partitions: High Sierra and Ubuntu. When I boot up the Ubuntu OS, Wi-Fi doesn't exist. The System option that I am instructed to use to set it up doesn't exist in ...
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Remember login credentials of Hidden SSID WiFi Network on OS X
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My MacBook Pro will not automatically connect to a Wireless network with a hidden SSID. It makes me select the "Join Other ...
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Why my devices does not give me a full internet speed
I am wondering for some questions on my mind related to internet speed compared on my many different devices. I have 5G internet on my home, and according to the internet provider, the speed that I ...
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Create a WiFi hotspot in a Mac using a USB Wi-Fi dongle
I have a MacBook Air. It has an inbuilt Wi-Fi. It is connected to an AP and has access to the internet. What I intend to achieve, is use my TP-Link USB Wi-Fi dongle on the Mac and make it a hotspot to ...
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Home Wifi Speed Fluctuations
we're using the "Actiontec T3200" modem gateway provided by our ISP (TDS Telecom in mid-Tennessee).
we've been having bad speed fluctuations that's stumped us.
today we experimented by having 3 ...
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wifi ping get high if I use extended monitor
I am using MBP 2017 13inch Mojave 10.14 with extended monitor connected through USB-C - displayport cable. I don't use any dongle, so signal interference is out of rule.
Before yesterday, everything ...
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Is it possible to distinguish randomized devices (iOS) by two Wi-Fi scanners
I know that iOS uses a randomized media access control (MAC) address when conducting Wi-Fi scans.
In these contexts, when I set-up two scanners in a certain location, can I distinguish the devices ...
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How did a clean OS X El Capitan Install on a newly formatted hard drive automatically connect to Wifi?
I'm currently installing a new SSD in my old MacBook Pro (v 15,1). I created a bootable installer for El Capitan following Apple's guide.
How did my old MacBook Pro automatically connect to my ...
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How to find preferences on MacBook
I am trying to help someone with Wifi problems who uses a MacBook. I don't have any experience with Apple products. This is the first time I have used an Apple product.
On the internet many refer to ...
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Is my wireless router's Mac address revealed to the website?
I know a computer's MAC address is hidden from the website from the earlier post, but what about Mac address of wireless Router?
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Setup two ISPs and apple routers to fail over through Wifi
I want to setup a network with two internet connections where it can failover in case one of the ISPs is not working. I am not sure if this is possible with the infrastructure and physical constrains ...
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Connect to Sony Camera using external wifi but connect to internet using internal wifi. (2 connections) on Mac
Hello I am running a sophisticated product photography setup using Mac, Shutterstream, and a Sony a5100 Camera.
I use shutterstream to connect to the camera wirelessly which allows me to take photos ...
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Possible to transfer a large file (approx. 90GB) between a windows PC and a Mac via direct Wi-Fi
Setup:
MacBook Pro, connected to guest network (Wi-Fi)
Windows laptop, connected to corporate network (Wi-Fi)
External 1TB USB3 SSD, formatted in HFS+. Can't change to exFAT, too much data on it.
I ...
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MAC Address Filtering on ADSL Wifi Router: DLink 2730U
In the past I remember setting up MAC Address filtering pretty easily by just setting the WiFi Router's default policy to Deny and then add specific MAC addresses of trusted devices.
But in my new ...
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