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Direct connection between two computers with WiFi, without any router
I have two ThinkPad laptops that I sometimes need to connect directly (without router) with an Ethernet cable and a fixed IP (10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2), this works well.
Question: How to do the same with ...
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Cannot see wireless adapter in my windows 7 PC
I am stuck here for 4 days now. I was cleaning my PC where I uninstalled some of the software I thought were never used. I even stopped some of the default start applications during the booting of ...
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My windows 7 all of a sudden can not detect MY wifi, but can detect others
Good afternoon, I have a Windows 7 laptop hooked up, it has detected my wifi fine, and all of a sudden, after doing a reset on my Xfinity router, the laptop stopped detecting my wifi.
My other ...
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Windows 7 can't see Ubuntu shared folders and I can't find credentials for Ubuntu file on Windows 7
I have 3 PC's. On two of them I'm running Windows 7 professional and one Linux Ubuntu as media storage server. With desktop machine I have problem deleting credentials of Ubuntu server and they are ...
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Wireless router won't let a specific computer reconnect unless its power cycled
I provide tech support for an elderly gentleman who is very tech illiterate. I set him up with a laptop connected to his TV, and literally the only thing he does with it is check email from the family ...
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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 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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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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windows 7 network error "the dependancy service or group failed to start" [closed]
I can't use any network connection in my PC, and when I try to connect, it shows the following error "the dependancy service or group failed to start"
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Airplane mode and wifi runs simuntaneously in windows 8.1
I am using windows 8.1 pro ver: 6.3.9600 build 9600
in my laptop when i turn on airplane mode at the same time the wifi can also be turn on or turn off. generaly it should not be happen and all ...
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Disable Windows from automatically connect to a network when network is lost by option or setting the auto-connection option to off (by default) [duplicate]
I work with different routers, I want my laptop to stop connecting to various wireless networks when a wireless connection is lost.
Is there a way to prevent my computer from doing this?
Bonus: If ...
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Internet intermittent after blue screen
I am using windows 7, and have had great internet connection. While I was in the middle of running a game, I bumped my USB speaker system, which caused a blue screen error. After I restarted my ...
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Wired "Not Connected" icon in system tray instead of Wireless "Connected"
I've been getting this weird problem as of late:
It seems as if I'm not connected to any network - be it wired or wireless, even though I am connected via wireless ("bamba" has internet access), and ...
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