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WiFi Adapter disables as soon as connection is established while connected to ethernet domain network

I am having an issue on my laptop where the Wi-Fi connection is automatically disabled as soon as a connection is established while connected to my work ethernet LAN domain network. If I only connect ...
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L2 WiFi-to-Eth Bridge: Drops Internet Connection

Using Ubuntu x64 Server 23.10: I have an L2 bridge that links a WiFi adapter in 4addr mode to an Ethernet jack. The WiFi adapter is meant to connect to my gateway, the Ethernet jack should then ...
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Wi-Fi hotspot on MacBook with VPN

I have MacBook with macOS High Sierra version 10.13.6 using WiFi to connect to VPN server on Internet. Thus all my network traffic goes to the outside world through VPN. How to configure MacBook ...
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wifi not working with ethernet while vpn connect

I have two connections in my pc , one is wifi and another is ethernet , each of which are connected, when I connect to vpn , ethernet remains connected but wifi becomes "no internet" ..why ...
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Can a Windows 10 Machine that has both an Ethernet NIC and a Wi-Fi NIC get Internet via Wi-Fi, and Provide it to Another Device via Ethernet?

When having a Windows 10 computer that has both: Ethernet NIC Wi-Fi NIC Can this machine be connected to a WLAN via the WNIC, and then provide the internet to another device via Ethernet? If yes, ...
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Connect desktop to wireless network via wifi repeater with ethernet

I have a win 10 desktop with a malfunctioning wifi adapter and I am trying to connect it to my home's wifi network. However, the router is located too far away and it is not possible to connect ...
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How do I connect my laptop(mobile hotspot) and my desktop(mobile USB tethering)? Can I do a LAN without ethernet cable?

How do I connect my laptop (which is using the internet from my mobile hotspot) and my desktop (Which is using internet from same mobile USB tethering)? Can we do a LAN? I need to share files between ...
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Use second router in separate building on same ethernet

I am based in the UK and we have a wifi network in our house. Our internet is provided by EE so we have an EE router. We have an office in our back garden which I use for work which needs to have wifi ...
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Can be upgraded wifi card faster than ethernet connection in laptop

My Lenovo IdeaPad L340-15IW has 1Gbit ethernet (in Settings, I saw 100mbit/s - possibly because my router has that limitation?) and a Realtek 8821CE PCI-E WiFi card that supports a max of 65mbit/s: ...
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How do I troubleshoot a weird internet issue on my laptop?

I have a Lenovo laptop running Window 10 which has recently started exhibiting a strange issue with the internet. When I connect this laptop to my home wifi, it is unable to get any speed. This is to ...
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Cannot connect to any network, ping to 127.0.0.1 returns general failure

I cannot connect to any network (WiFi or Ethernet ) in addition when I ping to 127.0.0.1 returns general failure. When I try to connect to any network, the status never changes from identifying and ...
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Wifi with an old usb wifi key. Network icon ok, but no connection (either ethernet)

I'm trying to connect my computer with a old wifi usb key (with ubuntu 16.04). I've the connection, the wifi icon is ok, but when I'm using a web browser : no connection. I've post on a french ubuntu ...
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Ethernet network occasionally drops when Wi-FI hotspot is on

I have a Dell Inspiron 3541 that connects to the Internet with LAN, but uses Wi-Fi hotspot to allow wireless-only devices to connect, too (Dell 1705 Wi-Fi Adapter). When I turn on Wi-Fi hotspot, the ...
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How to use both ethernet and wifi connection at the same time in windows 8.1

I have a windows 8.1 laptop, and it is connected to both wifi and an ethernet cable. But only one can be used at a time, but some apps only work on wifi and some only works on ethernet. Is there a way ...
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repeater via ethernet to increase wifi speed

I live in an apartment block with >20 other routers normally in range; when I'm next to my cable modem/router in the main room of the apartment, I get >150Mb speeds but moving to my bedroom (which is ...
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