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Tagged with broadcast wireless-networking
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beacon interval, DTIM interval, & their effect on the network throughput/latency?
what effect does having beacon interval, DTIM interval set to a higher or lower value have on a wireless network latency? if I understand correctly if a network only has one AP, then setting the ...
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Can I use wifi to broadcast a message containing plaintext, so any device nearby can receive it, even they are not mutually connected/authenticated?
Can I use wifi or Bluetooth to broadcast a message containing plaintext (like “How are you?”), so any device nearby can receive it, even they are not mutually connected (authenticated)?
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Null Supervisory, Receiver not Ready on WiFi network: what does it mean?
When sniffing with tcpdump on my home network with a Debian box I get broadcast packets like this one within minutes from WiFi devices:
11:03:06.976812 34:8a:7b:d9:6c:64 > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff Null ...
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Does a MAC-layer broadcast on Wi-Fi get sent to each client directly, or through the router?
I'm trying to find a way to get my Android device to send frequent Wi-Fi packets into the air so I can detect them from multiple base stations for interior positioning. The canonical way to do this ...
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Does UDP broadcast translate into 802.11/Ethernet broadcast?
Setting 1: 1 master access point and 2 slave stations with 802.11 chipsets.
Setting 2: 1 master PC connected to 2 slave PCs through a switch and Ethernet cables.
Scenario: An application running at ...
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Stream a MP3 to a media device on a schedule
With a lack of a wired PA system we are utilizing speakers connected to few Linksys RE6700 devices (that we were already using as WiFi extenders) to make audio play in different areas of a building. ...
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CDP broadcast questions in a standard AP
Let say I have radio 1 connected to radio 2 in wireless. Then the two radios send a CDP packet to each other. What will happen on a Access Point. Is there any standard for those APs in the markets?
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How to override wifi broadcast speed limit?
In the 802.11 protocol broadcast happens at minimum speeds (usually 1 Mbps) since there is no ACK system to know if the packet has been delivered successfully.
But I want to broadcast a video stream ...
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Windows IP address cached even after cable unplugged?
I have a PC which connects to a network by both wired cable and wireless. Of course, it has 2 IP Addresses : 192.168.5.111 and 192.168.5.112. (Subnet mask 255.255.255.0)
As usual, the PC picks the ...
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If a wireless router sends packets all by broadcast and with its full bandwidth, can each connected device receive the same full bandwidth?
If a wireless router sends packets all by broadcast and with its full bandwidth, can each connected device receive the same full bandwidth?
The possible scenario is like this:
1) connect one device ...
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Broadcast screen on LAN (wifi) to many clients
I would like to know if the following is possible, and how to go about it if it is:
I want to lecture using my laptop in front of 100 students, each with their own laptop. I want my screen, or part ...
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How would I broadcast a FTP website over WiFi? [closed]
I am running a FTP site locally on Windows 8 x64. (The FTP site is local. I'm not hosting it or anything). I have configured IIS with a FTP Site at a certain IP address.
So how will I make users ...
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