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direct ethernet connection between two wirelessly connected Windows 7 laptops
I've got two systems that are right next to each other, and connected wirelessly to the same router. I want to connect the two of them together with an ethernet cable - both have gig-e and ...
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How to bond two different internet connections [duplicate]
I have two internet connection, each with 4mbps bandwidth. I want to join/merge both of them to get 8mbps speed, both routers have WLAN and LAN capability.
How to Double my speed using two routers?
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How to install Windows 7 from the network?
Is it possible to install Windows 7 (Current RTM Version) on a computer without using removable media like DVD or USB?
The first thing that comes to my mind is through the network, but I don't have ...
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Make Windows 7 ignore WiFi when ethernet is available
When I dock my Windows 7 laptop, I want it to prefer the wired ethernet connection over WiFi.
This is a pretty straightforward thing to do on my Mac - I just reorder my network preferences, and it "...
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How to block all traffic but one IP in Windows Firewall?
I'm trying to use Windows 7 firewall to block all outgoing and incoming traffic, from all IP's and for all protocals, except for UDP to and from one particular IP address.
The reason why is because ...
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Software for measuring internet traffic? [closed]
I'm interested in finding a free piece of software for Windows XP & 7 that allows us to measure both incoming and outgoing internet traffic, but not traffic between users of the local network.
I ...
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How does Windows 7 decide which route to take if 2 connections to an internet source exist? (e.g. a Wireless and an Ethernet one to a router)
How does Windows 7 decide which route to take if 2 connections to the Internet exist? (e.g. wireless versus wired)
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IPv4 vs IPv6 priority in Windows 7
I have IPv6 connectivity through Hurricane Electric tunnel. Since IPv6 day this year, many services (google.com, facebook.com, etc.) enabled IPv6 on their main domains. On my Windows machine, IPv6 is ...
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How to give preference over one network connection over another?
Like most laptops, it has both ethernet and wireless networking options. Likewise, I have a wireless router with 10/100/1000 Mbs. 90% of the time, wireless speeds suffice. But once in a while, I ...
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Desktop Internet traffic measurement software [closed]
Can you recommend a robust Internet traffic measurement tool you had experience with?
Robustness is important because I've used a couple of such tools but ended up uninstalling them because of ...
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How do I set the Windows network timeout for physically disconnected mapped drive?
When a network drive (net use) is physically disconnected, Windows Explorer (and other programs) keeps trying to enumerate and/or use it for maybe 60 seconds.
Is there some way to reduce this timeout ...
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Force programs to use & go through proxy [closed]
My school requires a proxy for all internet access. If you want to use the internet, it is impossible to not use a proxy. This makes it a problem for many programs that don't seem to let you enter ...
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Windows 7 shows red "X" on network icon, but I'm connected
In Windows 7, after a few weeks of running Hamachi VPN, the internet icon in the system tray shows a red "X", indicating I have no network connection:
This is false, as I am not only connected to two ...
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How do I reinstall the TCP/IP protocol driver on Windows 7?
How do I reinstall the TCP/IP protocol driver on Windows 7?
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Connect to two LAN networks with a single card
I'm connected to a LAN with the aid of DHCP. Now and then, I need to reach a laptop someone brings to the office that's not configured to use DHCP. So far I need to do the following:
Connect laptop ...