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Windows 7: Event Viewer Issue (log on codes and workstation name query)
I am using a laptop for home use. I am not connected to a server or anything, just the home wifi.
Today I was looking in the event viewer and I saw quite a lot of log ons with numbers, 2,3,5 or 7. ...
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How can I find Windows 7 drivers for this laptop?
I recently bought a laptop, Asus ux303ub. https://www.asus.com/Notebooks/ASUS-ZenBook-UX303UB/
I installed Windows 7 on it, however almost nothing works, including usb ports, wifi chip etc.. ...
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No internet connection in Guest Machine
I'm using Windows 7 as a host and as a guest, and I can't get the guest to have internet access. At home when I'm connected to my wi-fi network the internet access in the guest works just fine (using ...
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Why can't I connect to my wireless router with my wireless adapter (Edimax EW‑7811Un)?
This has me stumped. I simply want to use my Edimax EW‑7811Un (which I've used in multiple PCs) to connect to my wireless internet. If I have initial problems, I usually uninstall and reinstall ...
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Windows Bluescreen when disabling second wifi card
I have freshly installed windows 7 on my laptop. I have two WiFi cards inside (Intel Centrino Advanced N-6200 AGN). Originally the laptop had only one, however I had one additional card on shelf and I ...
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Window 7 can't see outside gateway when connecting via Ubiquity wireless access point
I just installed a Ubiquity Unifi Pro wireless access point.
Access is uneventful from machines running XP and SuSE Linux. Win 7 however connects OK but cannot see outside the gateway. I have tried ...
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What is SoftPerfect LightWeight Filter in my Win7 network stack?
After installing the drivers for my realtek wifi card, I have this item in my network stack:
SoftPerfect LightWeight Filter (Description: SoftPerfect NDIS LightWeight Filter).
I've googled, but can'...
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Any way to enable “show character” in WIFI network properties?
I know how to disable ' show character ' in WiFi network properties.
Now I want to enable ' show character ' because I forgot my password.
Please help
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Win7 PC Shutdown during Update - Driver/Chipset Issues?
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Purchased a brand new USB Wifi Adapter, installed its driver and has exact same problem error code 31. Obviously it's a Windows 7 issue. Is it possible to repair this without a complete ...
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How can you export WiFi settings from Windows 7 to an Apple Mac OSX?
Bought a new Mac but can't access wireless networks I used to because their passwords are saved on my old pc.
Can WiFi names and their passwords be exported from a Windows 7 PC and imported to a OSX ...
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Strange socket behaviour (one computer - my laptop - will accept a connection to my server, another - my PC - won't)
I wrote 2 programs in Python 2.7. One creates a host socket while the other one creates a client socket. Then they try to connect. I had my host program on my PC and put my client program on my phone ...
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Unable to connect to WiFi via Win7 Desktop's internal or external USB Wireless NIC (can ping; no browser access); can use Android USB tethering
I have had this issue since I moved into my new sublease a few months ago. Effectively, I am unable to connect to my apartment's Comcast WiFi using my Windows 7 desktop's built in wireless card. I can ...
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Laptop can only see a couple of networks
I have a new Lenovo T540p that can see, connect to and use the networks created by my router, but can not see the networks created by other routers.
If I walk away from my router (outside), I lose ...
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Can't install USB WiFi driver in Windows guest running in VirtualBox
I installed Windows 7 on VirtualBox 4.3 with Ubuntu as host.
I have a TP-LINK 722 USB WiFi adapter which I want to use in the guest.
In the virtual machine, from the USB devices section, I selected ...
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How do I monitor packets to and from a specific MAC on my LAN?
I have a small LAN with a few Wifi IP cameras. I want to monitor the number of packets sent to and from a specific Wifi IP camera.
I want to do this from another computer with a different LAN address....
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How to Home Network Several Devices
This is a little bit about Home Networking
I have this challenge that I want to connect all my devices to a home network(smartphone, laptop, tablets).
This is the case:
I have a laptop that ...
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Windows 7 Routing Prioritizes WLAN
I'm currently at a loss. I've tried to Google and also searched through this place, but nothing I do seems to work.
When I have both my LAN and WLAN enabled, the WLAN is taking priority. I have a web ...
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How to set up a Windows 7 laptop as a bluetooth access point?
I have a laptop with Windows 7 and with a good bluetooth interface, and with a very bad (and overloaded) wifi device.
My laptop is connected to the network through a simple, IP-based home network ...
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Wifi not working when connecting two PC with crossover cable
What i want to accomplish:
I have two PCs with Windows 7 Pro. I want those computer to be connected in order to have them sharing their files. Each one of them must work on some big files (videos and ...
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how to switch between 2 connections on windows? [duplicate]
Is there a way (I guess there is) to switch between 2 internet connections on my windows 7/8/10 ?
I have my wifi connected AND my USB android modem and I would like to switch programatically (command ...
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Connect To Shared Folder When Connected To VPN
I have a shared folder on my home network which mounts fine and I can access with no problem. However, once I connect to my VPN (which I must use for work) - I loose access to any shared resources on ...
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Can I make a network for devices to connect to my computer (to use it as a proxy)?
I would like to use my Windows 7 laptop to host a network that I can connect other devices to, and use the laptop (and Tor, if need be) as a proxy, to make devices I connect with will be anonymously ...
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How to debug WiFi errors on Windows?
Is there any way to get an error code from failed wireless connection attempts on Windows?
Just having "Windows can't connect" doesn't help me debug my issue at all. Ideally, getting an error code or ...
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Wireless connection file-share becomes one-way
We have two laptops - a Dell Latitude e5520 and a Dell Latitude e6520. In both cases they are able to connect to the wireless router without incident.
Here's my problem:
When I try to access the ...
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issue with connecting to WiFi on certain devices
I have an issue with my home WiFi (virgin superhub) signal. It used to work fine but lately it doesn't seem to work on specific devices. For example, each apple device (laptops, iPhone, iPad etc) ...
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How to troubleshoot slow read/write times from a multifunction printer/scanner's SD card?
I have been trying to help a friend diagnose a problem with their technology.
On their WiFi network, they have an Epson WiFi printer/scanner and several Windows 7 SP1 systems. The printer/scanner ...
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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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Is there a way to limit bandwidth usage on Windows 7?
Often, I tether my Android smartphone to my Windows 7 PC, while travelling. This office PC has many background data-consuming applications (like software update, virus definition downloads, large ...
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Computer goes to blue screen everytime i try to transfer a file over wifi?
My pc goes to this screen as seen below.
I am trying to transfer songs folder from my pc which is of 10.5 GB size to my
SD card in my mobile with android 4.4.2 installed.
I am using the android app ...
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Losing internet connection over wifi, "standard gateway not available" on Win 7
For a few weeks now, I'm losing access to the internet on my laptop every couple of minutes. The wifi itself is stable, just the yellow warning triangle appears and I cannot reach any websites etc.
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