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Tagged with networking windows-7
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Can I use a scanner connected to another computer on my computer?
I have a home server running Windows Server 2008 R2, wich has one multi-functional printer.
I can already use the printer from my laptop (Windows 7 Professional RTM), but can I use the scanner tool ...
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Ethernet (intranet) and Wi-Fi (internet) to work simulatenously
I have seen a couple of questions about this, but I am so limited in my networking knowledge that I have been unable to get those solutions to work for me.
I am trying to connect to an intranet so ...
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My network stop responding when trying to transfer files to server share
When I'm trying to transfer files from my server share to my windows 7 and My network doesn't respond.
Every-time I use windows backup to transfer files to the server share or just trying to copy a ...
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How to increase ping time/network connection latency on Windows?
I need to permanently increase network latency in approximately 100ms, without losing packets.
Reason: On a certain server and internet game my ping is too much lower than the other people playing it....
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Sharing a folder only over a particular network interface
Is it possible to set up sharing on just one network card? I want to share a folder or two only on my wired connection, but not my wireless connection.
I couldn't find any resources online to do ...
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Shortcut to view wireless networks in Windows 7
Does anyone know how to create a shortcut which opens the wireless networks dialog box in Windows 7? I'm looking for a shortcut that takes me directly to the window which shows you the available ...
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Windows 7 unidentified network direct cable connection
I have 2 computers. Both are Windows 7 and are connected directly by a cable.
There's no DHCP server and both have static IP (192.168.2.2 and 192.168.2.3).
Windows 7 defines my network as an ...
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How to route traffic to website using a specified network connection on Windows 7?
I want to route all traffic to a website over my wireless connection while the rest of the traffic using my lan. What I tried was first finding out the IP address of the website I want to go to. For ...
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How to set up computer to boot from a network drive
Not taking into account any specific computers.
How do I set up a computer to boot from a network drive?
How do I set up the network drive to allow itself to be booted from.
I am open to using ...
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How can I use Windows Firewall to only permit the Windows Update service to make an outbound connection?
I'm trying to tailor my Windows Firewall settings (using the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security console) to only permit programs that need to access the Internet with an outbound connection to do ...
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Unique IP address settings (static/dhcp) per wireless network? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Automatically picking network settings based on the wifi network
Is this possible in Windows 7? For example, I want to use Static IP A with Network A, DHCP with Network B, ...
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Is there a way to stop my Windows 7 laptop from connecting to the Wi-Fi if the ethernet cord is plugged in?
Essentially I want to have my wireless automatically connect to the router, but only if the ethernet cord is disconnected. If the ethernet cord is connected, I don't want it to automatically connect ...
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Make mapped network drive appear as local drive
I have a very specific case here where a piece of software needs to access files on the network but will only take files coming from local drives, not the network or mapped network drives. It will ...
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Force turn on file and printer sharing
I am trying to set up File sharing on a friend's machine who is using Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate edition. In advanced sharing settings, I select the radio button "Turn on file and printer sharing" and ...
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What does "fix network problems" actually do?
When a network connection doesn't connect to the internet, Windows pops up a dialogue, asking whether you want to "Fix network problems".
What does it actually do when you click "yes"?
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How to take FileZilla credentials from the software's interface?
Hi I use FileZilla to transfer files to the server via FTP.
I connected to FileZilla from my computer months ago. I entered the server address, port & administration password on to the startup ...
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Bridged adapter in Virtual Box - cannot obtain IP
I have virtual box with RHEL installed. My virtual box is running on windows 7 64 -bit. I configured bridged connection, but when I am restarting network interfaces, I receive following error:
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Fresh install of computer but missing many drivers
I recently acquired an HP Z420 without a hard drive, and so I have to do a fresh install of it. It came with the Windows 7 (64 bit Professional) install CD, which ran fine. But, quite a few of the ...
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Windows - Remove password used to connect to shared drives
Good day all
I've been looking around and I can't find a solution for this.
Consider this:
My IP - 10.0.0.4
My External Harddrive is shared with letter F:
Thus running
\\10.0.0.4\F
will ...
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How make windows 7 firewall block all traffic
How can I setup windows 7 firewall so that it blocks ALL inbound and outbound traffic of all kinds, unless I am connected to a network that is designated in network options as public?
I'd like to ...
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Windows 7 is very slow when the lid of the laptop is closed
I was moving a file over the local network using wifi connection in explorer. The label said that approximately 10 minutes of time is remaining. I closed the lid and returned after ten minutes. Almost ...
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How to configure the IP address of windows 7 and windows xp through a wireless router to form networking?
I am writing to seek for technical advice to configure the IP addresses of four computers connecting to a wired/wireless D-Link DI-624 router to form a 'SAME' network for files and printer sharing ...
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After a while downloading torrents my network card stops working properly
The situation
I download happily torrents with uTorrent for a long time, maybe 12 hours.
Suddenly, I notice my connection stopped working.
When I check uTorrent is still downloading stuff.
When I ...
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Get dial up internet on Windows 7 computer without PCI cards
I have just purchased the Dell Zino HD for my grandparents, which is fantastic for their needs. The only problem is that is does not come with a built in 56K dial up modem.
Does anyone know of a good ...
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Windows 7 unidentified network (or limited access) after hibernate
My windows 7 network will show limited access or unidentified network after coming up from hibernation.
In the office I normally use LAN connection, I turn-off my wireless card (DELL Latitude has on/...
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Attach third computer to shared internet connection
I have 3 computers, all of which I want on the internet.
The first is a laptop, which has a wireless connection and an ethernet connection.
The second is a desktop, with 2 ethernet connections.
The ...
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How to access database server on my desktop from my laptop?
I have a desktop PC, a laptop and a Netgear Wireless Router.
The Netgear Wireless Router has a secured Wireless Network Connection setup already. Its SSID is NETGEAR44.
The desktop PC's name is Srh-...
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Set up Internet Connection Sharing for Windows 7 and iPhone X to share internet hotspot with Asus AC2900 RT-AC86U router
After this question an internet connection to Windows 7 ought to be able to be shared to an Asus Router using Internet Connection Sharing. So I go into LAN3 and setup internet sharing with the ...
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Internet Traffic counter and current speed for my laptop with Windows 7
I'm looking for a free software that shows me total traffic during the last connection to the Internet and the current speed.
I don't care about what program connects to the Internet. I want to know ...
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Cannot access virtual machine via ping from the physical host machine
I'm installing a FreeBSD Server on VirtualBox. I set up the IP address (192.168.10.5) for the virtual server to run a mail server and the host computer(Windows 7) with 192.168.10.184. The two machines ...
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All internet browsers won't resolve DNS except for TorBrowser
I'm having a bit of trouble with one of my Windows 7 Professional 64-bit w/ SP1 computers browsing the internet. I use the computer as a bed for testing different applications and so forth. The ...
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How to know which Windows application does listen on a particular TCP port? [duplicate]
I have been using a personal HTTP proxy to remove ads and boost caching for a while but have then noticed that my Firefox still works when the proxy application is shut down (while the browser is ...
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Custom combining mobile data and wifi on windows 7
I have 2 internet sources
3G based Huawei E3533 Dongle (usb) with unlimited bandwidth and speed (Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device )
4G Huawei router (Wi-Fi) with limited bandwith and speed ...
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Binding a program to a specific Network Adapter
I am just using my windows7x64 desktop and I want a utility/program that allows me to chose which adapter a program uses for example, running a game through Adapter1 and Streaming videos through ...
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2 default gateways, one to 0.0.0.0... with DHCP
A problem that I have here with Windows 7 (RTM) and Windows Vista (SP2), on multiple machines, is that clients get a default gateway of the DHCP server (like they should) but on top of that, also a ...
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Share internet from PC and Router
I have windows 7 on my PC, and connect internet through brodband flash, and I connected my PC with Wireles lite N Router(TP-link). my question is: how can share internet on the pc through this router ...
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Weird "Local Address" in lots of processes
I noticed a weird address in the Local Address column in the Network tab of Process Hacker in lots of program that work with internet connection (like chrome, firefox, dropbox, thunderbird etc..).
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Can't connect to Windows Update
I couldn't connect to Windows Update nor install .NET so I've done a clean install of Windows 8.1 from Microsoft's iso.
The same problem occurs : the loading bar is never beginning ! No error message....
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How to monitor an XP machine
I have a Windows 7 machine and XP machine on the same router. If someone is using the XP machine, how can I see what they're doing from my Windows 7 machine?
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What is the Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface?
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate, and when I do ipconfig /all in the command prompt I get, in addition to the Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection that I expected, something called Tunnel adapter ...
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How to remove unwanted tunnel adapter connections?
I did "ipconfig" today and found about 10 network interfaces, most of them disconnected.
How can I diagnose this? Where can I remove them?
Edit:
The extra network appear like this:
Tunnel ...
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Is there a PC equivalent for the Android 'Wifi Analyzer' App? [closed]
I'm using the Wifi Analyzer app on my phone a lot at the moment as I need to set up and test some wireless networks. For people unfamiliar with the app, i've posted some screenshots of the app that I ...
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Changing network type from Unidentified network to Private network on an OpenVPN connection
Is it possible to change the connection type in Windows 7? I have a OpenVPN connection which is identified as "unidentified network" and I do not want to apply certain rules to all unidentified ...
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Tunnel adapters on ipconfig?
Hello I recently noticed unusual information in my IPCONFIG. Usually I only see Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection, but now I see Tunnel adapter isatap... and Tunnel adapter Teredo... I was ...
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Optimal setting for advanced parameters for Realtek PCI-e GBE family network card
superusers.
I am trying to get the best possible setting for my Realtek PCI-e GBE family controller network card so that when it will be literally minimal or zero lag when playing online game.
(...
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Import Export specific Windows Firewall Rule
How do I Export and Import specific Window Firewall rule (both Inbound and Outbound) ?
I can do Import / Export policy but it will use ALL rules not specific rule. Same with Export List, it can ...
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Windows 7 File Transfer Speed over Gigabit is slow
I've got windows 7 pro running on my file server and my main desktop. Each has a gigabit network connection and I'm connected to a gigabit switch. However, when trying to copy some large files, it's ...
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How to set download speed limit restriction without using router?
I have a 1Mbps broadband internet connection. I am sharing this on my PC by using Windows Connection Sharing, so that my roommate can also access the internet. I want to set a speed limit of 500Kbps ...
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How do debug DNS name resolution? (nslookup works, but telnet doesn't)
I'm trying to connect to a website:
http://superuser.com.sixxs.org
i can ping the address:
C:\Users\Ian>ping /6 superuser.com.sixxs.org
Pinging ipv6.nginx.sixxs.net [2001:838:2:1::30:67] with ...
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How can I change a network password that Windows Explorer has saved?
I use Windows 7 and I saved my login to a server in the network. But meanwhile my password has changed. When I now try to access that server then Windows Explorer automatically uses the old user and ...
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