Questions tagged [ethernet]
A family of networking technologies for LANs. Ethernet encompasses bother the physical connection between devices and part of the protocols which define how the connected devices can communicate.
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Difference between Ethernet splitter and switch
I have one Ethernet port that is wired directly to the router on another level. However, I want to run a desktop and a server both off this one Ethernet port. Can anyone tell me the difference ...
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What would be the disadvantages of using a 4 stranded ethernet cable?
I got this cable with a homeplug AV 200 device - its labelled cat 5e
But looking at the plug end has me rather dubious about it.
(There's only 4 strands there, not the standard 8 - and missing pins, ...
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Why does just splitting an Ethernet cable not work?
I thought the Ethernet is logically a one-line communication bus (for argument's sake, I am excluding hubs). All machines attached on the bus hears the same signals and the machines themselves try to ...
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Can I use CAT5e jacks with CAT6 cable?
I was wondering if I can use a CAT5e keystone jack with CAT6 cable. I am refering to the parts that terminate a cable where it comes out of the wall.
I want to run a 30 ft length of CAT6 but all I ...
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Automatically prefer Ethernet over WLAN
Is is possible to force IP connections over the wired ethernet if it is connected and over wireless LAN if the wired ethernet is unavailabe (e.g. cable disconnected). Both network connections would be ...
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How to take advantage of two Internet connections (WiFi / Wired)?
I have two separate internet connections, one through WiFi and other Wired.
However, generally I have observed that Windows try to use only one ( mostly faster one/ Or Wired by preference - I am not ...
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When concurrently connected to wired and wireless ensure Windows 7 uses wired connection
When I am at my desk and my laptop is in its docking station I want to ensure that it uses its wired connection and not my wireless network. I am hoping/guessing that the preference in connection is ...
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CPU usage shoots to ~50% and stays there until suspended
This is the Windows Vista problem, seen, I think, mostly on dual processor laptops, where % CPU suddenly shoots to about 45% and stays there. Once this has happened, % CPU will never return to normal ...
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Bridge from Wifi to Ethernet not working (Windows 10)
I attempt to share a WiFi-Internet connection with an Ethernet port.
The Wifi is secured with an enterprise 802.1X authentication (so there is no preshared password like in home Wifi's).
Whenever I ...
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Combining two ethernet ports
My computer has two gigabit ethernet ports on the motherboard. Is it possible to have the OS (Win XP) combine them and treat as a single 2-gigabit connection? Failing that, is there any general ...
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If a computer is connected to internet via wireless and lan both, which way Internet traffic would flow?
How does this actually work? How different ip addresses on ethernet adapter and wireless adapter are handled for internet data? I know these ip are translated in NAT table but the whole process ...
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Splitting ethernet cable
I have one ethernet cable that runs into my TV cabinet. It comes from a router in my closet. The router splits the main feed into the home into six runs that run through out the house. I now have ...
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Can I use a ethernet splitter to connect a router to two devices? [duplicate]
I have a portable mini wireless router with different functions (AP/Client/Router).
Can I use a ethernet splitter to give internet access to two devices? The router only has a ethernet port and ...
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Will an Ethernet splitter work?
I have a room with only one Ethernet cable going there, but I would like to connect two devices on it. Is an Ethernet splitter suitable for that? I am talking about something like this:
In theory it ...
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How is uniqueness of MAC addresses enforced?
Again and again I read that devices are uniquely identified by their MAC addresses. But how are MAC addresses determined? (And do they tell us anything about the device which they represent?)
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