Questions tagged [networking]
For questions on connecting devices together so that they can communicate with each other, as well as questions on networking equipment such as routers and switches.
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Is there a way to use my cellular as an AP to boost the internet, ethernet, wifi, or first phones at home?
I am limited in my knowledge and terminology so in warehouses you have APs access points, connected to IDFs, which in turn are connected to the MDF which is basically the main control room receiving ...
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Bad Ping and WiFi Performance on Ideapad 5 Pro 14ACN6 w/ Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4A Wireless Adapter
My Laptop (IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6) has since I got it about a year had pretty bad WiFi performance, specifically in ping times compared to all my other devices, I am able to make use of almost all of ...
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Internet is doing "microsecond disconnects", that kick me from game servers, but are otherwise undetectable
I'm with Community Fibre in London.
Internet speed is always good.
With and without a VPN.
However it's doing some sort of "microsecond disconnect". In League of Legends lobbies I sometimes ...
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Windows 11 (ASUS B550M WiFi) - is my Realtek NIC causing these problems?
My PC has been experiencing intermittent disconnects from the internet (whether on WiFi, Ethernet or even tethering on 5G). Other devices have some issues, but none as frequent as my PC.
Motherboard ...
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No available connections in WSL2 + Ubuntu + KDE
I use:
Windows 10 Pro (ver. 22H2 19045.4529)
WSL2 (wsl --set-default-version 2)
Ubuntu 22.04
KDE Plasma 5.24.7 (sudo apt install kde-plasma-desktop)
Kernel 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 (64-bit)
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OpenWRT extend wifi with different settings
I am trying to set up a router which allows my team to connect devices to, so that we may test various network setups and configurations.
In the office we have a Wi-Fi network that anyone may connect ...
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Unable to Connect to Remote Desktop on Local Network - Diagnosing with CMD/PowerShell
I've recently encountered an issue with Remote Desktop Connection that stumps me. I have two Windows computers on the same Wi-Fi network. Until recently, I could connect without problems, but now I'm ...
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Ethernet cable not plugged in error
The modem I use is TP LINK. I am 100% sure that the ethernet cable is plugged in and working, yet I get the error cable is not plugged.
I plugged and unplugged the clavle from LAN ports of the ...
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How much risk do I incur forwarding a random port to my server IFF the request comes from a specific MAC address?
I'm setting up a Nextcloud server for my own personal use, and don't really care to get a domain name or SSL certificate (maybe I'll make my own :grin:).
That being said, I'd like to forward a random ...
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Port Forwarding only works with Wi-Fi
A remote job position asked me to "liberate" a list of TCP and UDP ports with no more details than the image below, in order to start my training using a remote computer through Secure ...
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Linux - Preserve client IP Addresses when connecting to game server over wireguard VPN tunnel from VPS
My question is almost perfectly summarised here:
Preserve connecting clients IP address through an OpenVPN tunnel
And the solution provided in that post hints at what I need to do, and have been ...
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Server sometimes not sending ACK in response to PSH, ACK
We've implemented a TCP server socket in C++ on a linux machine which is connected to another device, streaming data small packets at high rate (800 Hz). To do so without too much latency (which we ...
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How to setup SSL certification for host inside CGNAT accessed via ddns
I am just learning networking (absolute noob, still) and NAS managing. I have a media server running an interface app with no security measures so far, and want to implement SSL certification through ...
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Unable to remove a record from a Dns Client Cache on Windows 11
I set up a website in IIS on my local machine running Windows 11. It had a domain name secured by SSL. I have since deleted this site from IIS, removed the SSL certificates and moved the site to a ...
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Basic kea-dhcp4 server setup failure, likely caused by wrong config file
Setup
Intended setup:
<router>----ethernet cable ---<linux PC>
Router IP: 192.168.1.1
(DHCP relay, DHCP Server IP: 192.168.1.2)
Linux PC (hosting the server) Static IP: 192.168.1.2
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