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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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