Unanswered Questions
7,034 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Why is mac process "Wi-Fi" using 500mb of RAM?
Thanks to this question, I now understand the existence of the "Wi-Fi" process running in the background on my mac.
But why does it require 500+ MB of RAM when neither the menu item nor any dialogues ...
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What are these strange randomised packets seen on wifi interface?
What are these strange packets ? On Alpine Linux, hostapd.
I'm Configuring an AP, watching tcpdump, then these things come along:
<pi2b># tcpdump -epfi any not tcp or 'tcp[tcpflags] & (tcp-...
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How does Windows identify the network name via Ethernet?
Recent versions of Windows (7 and newer, i think) seem to be able to identify the network, that they are connected to via Ethernet automatically.
The name "tbspace Networks" is the WiFi-SSID of the ...
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iPhone states it has IP address A. Access point says iPhone has IP address B. What gives?
I have an iphone, a unifi AP and a pfsense router. I set pfsense to give out static IP addresses. My iPhone is supposed to receive 10.12.1.144.
Well according to my iPhone, the Ip address it ...
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MSG Command on CMD result Error 5 getting session names
I have 2 computer connected over LAN. Both has windows 10 pro version 1607. I open cmd from 1 computer and try to use message command like this :
msg * /server:lenovo-pc "Hello"
Lenovo-pc is other ...
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Bluetooth Tethering Windows 10 & Nexus 5x
I am trying to setup bluetooth tethering between a Windows 10 Laptop and a (rooted) Nexus 5X Android device, running the latest 6.0.1 version of Android (update from March 2016).
I have managed to ...
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Connect and sudden disconnect of ap-hotspot in Ubuntu 14.04
I am having this problem since I first learned to create the ap-hotspot in Ubuntu 14.04 to share my ethernet over wifi. To create this ap-hotspot I followed these steps:
1. Create a wifi connection ...
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Internet connection fast in safe mode and slow in normal mode - Windows 8.1
I'm running a Toshiba Satellite C50D-A-12V laptop with Windows 8.1 with 8GB RAM. Anti-Virus is AVG Free, also have Malwarebytes and Spybot installed as well as CCleaner.
I have a 70mbps internet ...
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File transfer over Wi-Fi fast - Internet over Wi-Fi slow
My MacBook Air is only getting 20-25mbps Internet speed over Wi-Fi, while my wired PC gets over 80mbps. So my first thought is "Okay, my wireless router just must be slow." The problem with that is, I ...
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Windows 10 - Wi-Fi limited on reboot
So I've just upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7. So far I'm not impressed. I could talk about other problems I've been having, however there's one main issue that has been bothering me.
When I ...
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why am I not seeing traffic using TCPDUMP while sniffing on wireless interface with the station in WDS mode
I've 2 wireless interfaces one has the type of AP and the other has the type monitor.
the AP is attached to a bridge br-lan.
When I run for example:
tcpdump port 5201 -s 0 -ni wlan0
TCPdump is not ...
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Hyper-V Wireless Bridge Disappears After Sleep
I'm running Windows 8.1 Pro x64 on a MacBook Pro via bootcamp. I've setup a Hyper-V for a Windows Server 2012 R2 VM. For networking I've setup a Hyper-V External Switch to my wifi, which creates a ...
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Radio mode for Windows hostednetwork
I've can successfully start a virtual network through netsh wlan start hostednetwork, but I want to be able to set the radio mode the network uses. I have an Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless - AC 3160, ...
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Can I use wired and wireless headphones in the same time?
I have a bluetooth headphones which work with my windows 8 machine. I want both: wired and wireless headphones to work in the same time. But if wireless headphones device is connected to a machine, ...
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Wifi signal goes low while connecting to my WiFi Hostspot?
I run a WiFi hotspot from my Windows 8.1 PC (Windows 10 Technical preview from last few days). When I try to connect from my android, the signal strength goes low and then results in authentication ...
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