Unanswered Questions
12,348 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Multiple Wi-Fi routers and seamless roaming
I live in a quite large house. It's on four floors, and it has thick walls; having a reliable Wi-Fi connection everywhere is a struggle.
At the moment, I'm using several independent routers, each one ...
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Windows detecting mystery device
I have just installed Windows 8.1 and I have noticed a mystery device being detected under Networks.
Here is a screenshot showing the device and its properties. It identifies itself as a Nexus 7 - a ...
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Accessing Localhost from Hyper-V VM
I currently have a PC running Visual Studio/IIS Express and I need to do some IE8 testing, which requires me to run a Hyper-V VM.
When I go into the Hyper-V VM, I can't seem to go to reach http://...
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How to setup OSX as a wifi router from the command line
I need to setup my mac as wifi-router. I want it to appear indistinguishable from a stand alone wifi-router. I don't want internet access.
Things I've tried.
Turning on Internet Sharing
Doesn't ...
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How to forget/remove username in Windows 8 Store - account deleted
I deleted a Windows Live/Microsoft account (I have others) that I was using for the Windows Store on one of my PCs. Now I can't use the store at all because it wants a password for that particular ...
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Easy way to recover Windows.old folder after Windows 8 PC Refresh?
I recently did a Windows 8 PC refresh, hoping it would solve an issue I'm having, which it didn't. Now I'm hoping there's an easy solution for undoing the refresh.
Is there an easy way to recover any ...
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No internet connection when connected via wi-fi, but fine via ethernet (DD-WRT)
I just bought a new router (Linksys WRT160Nv3) and installed DD-WRT on it.
When I connect my Mac to the router via Wi-Fi, I cannot get an outside internet connection (and in fact, can not connect to ...
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Samsung "Kies via Wifi" doesn't work, stuck on "Loading..."
When I connect my Galaxy S2 to my laptop using "Kies via Wifi" it doesn't work.
On my phone it tells me it is connected, and on the laptop I can see the device "GT-I9100" under connected devices, but ...
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How can I mix and map sound channels in Windows?
The built-in windows mixer, which can be accessed through Volume Control, allows users to change the output volumes of individual applications. I would like something similar but with additional ...
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permanently remove airplane mode from Ubuntu 20.04LTS
How can I completely remove airplane mode from my system? Not talking about disabling it, but removing the option completely...
Every time I disable my wifi before going into standby or hibernating (...
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How do I get my modem's IP address when using Google Wifi?
Occasionally I need to connect my ISP's modem directly to initiate a restart.
Normally when I connect to my modem directly, I can either connect to the modem using the vanity URL provided by the ISP, ...
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USB Wireless Adapter recognized by `lsusb` but not by `ifconfig` on Linux
I am experiencing some issues with an Wireless Adapter. Long story short:
I have a USB Wireless Adapter: AWUS036ACH (chipset: RTL8812AU)
drivers are up to date: (i.e., apt-get install realtek-...
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Why file copy speed is initially higher than in average?
What is the explanation of the following phenomenon observed in local file copy speed?
As you can see, it keeps stable at 120 MB/s, but at the beginning, it was nearly double of that.
Is there some ...
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Wi-Fi extender randomly loses connection
I own a TP-Link repeater (TL-WA850RE) which connects via Wi-Fi to my main device (router & AP) and extends the range of my Wi-Fi to rooms that can't be reached by the AP of the main device. The ...
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Sending files with continous hex pattern via FTP causes corruption
I'm experiencing very difficult to diagnose problem, which causes file corruption on files I'm uploading. Corruption happens to many files which contain continuous hexadecimal pattern (like thousands ...
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