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Why did dialup modems make noise?
I know that the signal was just tone pulses but why was it when (back in the 90s) when you first connected to the internet you heard a bunch of funny noises. After that if you were to use the internet,...
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How can Internet speed be 10 times slower without a router than when using the same connection with a router?
I am trying to figure out what is the realistic "speed of service" that my Internet company provides to my house. Here are the test that I am running:
Internet ↔ modem ↔ wireless router ↔ laptop: ...
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What is the name of this cable that goes into a modem?
I have bought cable internet from teksavvy and the modem arrived however the cable that comes out of the wall and goes into the modem where it's labelled "Cable", is very short.
What's the name of ...
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Very strange network issue - specific sites not loading
First off, I apologize if I posted to the wrong exchange, I really wasn't sure where this question fits.
For quite some time I've been having this very strange problem with my home internet ...
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Cable modem speed test
Are the popular speed tests (cable, dsl, etc) that are available accurate? if so, how?
Also, it seems that they only measure download speed of one file and not responsiveness, latency, robustness, etc....
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Two Internet connections via two modems, one router, specify which modem to use on PC
At work, we have two Internet connections via two modems, one cable modem and one 4G modem. To the cable modem, there is a Wi-Fi router connected, and that is our network A. The 4G modem has a built-...
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XDSL Internet Connection Over Optical Fibre Telephone Line?
I have an ADSL2+ and a VDSL modems, and my flat has Optical Fibre for the telephone lines. I don't want to spend money on an FTTH modem since the ISP is limiting the speed and traffic of the Fibre ...
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Modem doesn't seem to pass internet connection to router
I was supplied a Cisco DPC3825 modem by my ISP and use a Cisco E4200 as my main router.
Today the Internet just stopped working, just out of the blue, I can't think of anything that would have ...
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Using 4G LTE modem with dialup connection
I just reformatted my PC and getting frustrated with my 3G/4G modem. When I plug the modem it asks me to install the software, which I did already. Then I am opening the Modem software and trying to ...
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Using a PC as a router with a Verizon modem [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using a PC as a router with a Verizon modem
I currently live in the boondocks where the only internet we can receive is through Verizon's wireless card. This means that only ...
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Can every ADSL router handle high data transfer rates?
I had this Nokia Siemens ADSL wireless router (with 4 Ethernet ports). I used it as a router to transfer files over WiFi between two PCs and as an internet gateway.
It worked okay for some days (...
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How can I share one internet connection between two laptops
I have what appears to be a cable modem plugged into the wall with only one ethernet port on it. Therefore I can only connect one computer to it. Also, the modem has no wireless capability.
I have to ...
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How do I configure a USB modem to connect to the internet like you can do in linux?
How can I configure windows to use a USB modem like I can do it on linux (http://forumz.in/1799-how-use-reliance-broadband-netconnect-ubuntu-linux/)
I need to bypass the std dialer software provided ...
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Can I use my modem's ethernet and USB simultaneously, to connect two computers?
I have a Netgear broadband modem. I use a desktop and a laptop.
I have connected the modem to the desktop by using their ethernet connectors. But I need internet on my laptop too.
There is another ...
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Home Router, Fairly Share Internet Connection
I have just moved into a new house with some friends at my University! Exciting times, but what we didn't realise is that we are all heavy internet users, currently causing problems in the house.
The ...
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