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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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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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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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Ping takes a very long time to start
The internet on my mac keeps slowing down and I'm struggling to diagnose the problem. Other identical machines on the same network aren't suffering from the same problem. After a reboot the internet (...
