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wpa_supplicant roaming to better signal
I have a router (with access pont) and an access point connected using an ethernet cable. Both access points have the same SSID, password, encryption,...
I tried to use the wpa_supplicant package. ...
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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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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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Debian 7: "Failure of key exchange and association"
I'm installing Debian using the Live CD with GNOME and the non-free packages. The internet works just fine when using the live CD, but when you try to open the installer and select a network, it gives ...
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DNS server keeps changing from Auto to Manual
A friend at a company I know has a fairly new Windows 7 laptop. She was complaining that the "internet doesn't work".
After looking at it the first time, in Wireless > Status > Properties > ...
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How to get my Linux Wi-Fi to reliably roam from AP to AP
I'm trying to get my Linux to reliably roam from AP to AP. Right now I'm using iwlwifi - iwd - NetworkManager combo to manage everything and apart from roaming everything works reasonably well and I'm ...
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Kali Linux: Device won't switch Wi-Fi region
I have been using Linux for a while now, but I recently installed Linux on my old Windows laptop.
I live in Germany, which uses the WiFi channels 1-13.
However, iw phy only shows channels 1-11 to be ...
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Advertise to clients of Wifi router that the WiFi internet connection is metered
Is it possible to have a Wifi router advertise that the Wifi is connected to internet over a metered connection (over a 4G usb dongle)?
I know it's possible on client to set that the connection is ...
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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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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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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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