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Toshiba P775-S7215 with a broken wireless button?
I'm troubleshooting a wireless connectivity problem on a Toshiba P775-S7215. The wireless seems to be stuck "Off". Pressing the wireless button (located to the right of the power button) causes it ...
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Can I set up a local network from my computer that I could then connect to with my Wii?
Due to the odd way my college's network is set up, I can't use their network with my Wii (it's a long story, and not exactly relevant to the question). However, my computer can connect perfectly fine, ...
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Wifi network undetectable on a Lenovo G470
I have a WPA2 secured network with a visible SSID at home that works perfectly fine with a Dell laptop,a HP netbook and sundry mobile phones. When I try connecting my sister's Lenovo G470, it refuses ...
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How do I configure my Linksys WRT160N to be a wireless access point?
I'm trying to set up a Linksys WRT160N wireless router as an access point in order to extend the effective range of a working Belkin wireless router that has internet access.
I don't know the model ...
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Starting Skype breaks Internet connection, LAN connection staying alive
I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 and I've just installed Skype. Whenever I try to sign into Skype, my Internet connection breaks. I remain connected to my wireless LAN but can't connect to the Internet.
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Record WiFi performance and errors over time
I'm having intermittent performance and connection problems occuring in my wireless home network. Sometimes it slows to a crawl on all wirelessly connected devices or loses the connection entirely.
I'...
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wi-fi connection drops periodically for a few seconds
I've read the similar question on wireless connections dropping, but no answer seems to apply to my case
I have configured the wi-fi lan of my router to broadcast sid and use WPA-PSK.
Every few ...
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Comtrend 536+ selectively blocks web pages when using it via wifi. No problem whatsoever via LAN
I've just obtained a Comtrend 536+ ADSL2+ router and I've easily managed to setup a proper LAN/wifi configuration for my home machines, laptops, smartphones and such. I'm more than used to do it.
The ...
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What would cause large variations in ping time between PC and router over wifi?
I just purchased a new router (Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH) and setup our router in a new location. I'm running the stock firmware 1.72.
Between my PC and the router there are several walls and a ceiling. ...
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Wireless connectivity issue
So basically, I am having an issue connecting my computer to a wireless router (obviously).
As of a week ago, this computer was connecting easily and no problems. I was trying different free VPN ...
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Linksys router p roblem
I have a Linksys WRT54G V8 router. I connected it to my PC today. The Power LED does not light up but the Internet and Node ones do light up. But the router does not seem to be working. I put in the ...
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Only detecting wireless networks on channel 1
I've just installed a wireless USB dongle and I have an odd problem, the dongle is only detecting networks broadcasting on channel 1. Luckily, my router just happens to be on channel 1 at the moment, ...
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Driver choice for addressing ubuntu wireless card issues
this should be a relatively simple question.
I'm attempting to get my windows wireless card to work with ubuntu, booted from my portable hard drive.
This is the guide I'm attempting to follow is ...
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MacBook repeatedly disconnects from Wi-Fi
I have an early 2008-model MacBook (2.4 GHz). The Wi-Fi router I have at home is a Linksys WRT54GX2 that I have had for a few years.
My MacBook has recently started disconnecting from the router ...
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Mac WLAN 802.11b+g WPA1 connection issues
I have a Telewell TW-EA510v4 ADSL modem+WLAN router configured as follows:
Mode: 802.11b+g
Security Mode: WPA1 Pre-shared Key
WPA Algorithms: TKIP
Connections from only certain MAC addresses have ...
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