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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Windows 7 DSCP and 802.1p QoS Mapping?
When I create a QoS policy in Windows 7 through the Group Policy editor and set a DSCP value, does Windows 7 add the 802.1p QoS field to the Ethernet frame? If so, how does it map the different ...
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Issue in internet sharing (ethernet) to Android device in Mavericks
I have installed HoRNDIS driver on my Mavericks and my phone is displayed on network preferences (with green connected icon).
The issue is I cannot get access to the internet.
I shared the ethernet ...
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Port forwarding + shared connection with Ubuntu
Because my wireless router's ethernet ports are defective, I set up a shared wireless connection from my laptop (which has wifi) to my eMac (which does not) via a crossover ethernet cable. The laptop ...
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Ever have bad voltage on an ethernet jack on a router/switch?
So I've got a bit of an odd problem I'm trying to solve.
I have an ASUS RT-N66U router which has a desktop, xbox, and my brand new NAS directly wired into it.
Whenever I hook the brand new NAS up ...
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eth0 not appearing. Tried everything that seemed to work for other people
Firstly, let me say I am completely new to Linux so if you're going to tell me to check something or do something, please give me a vague idea how.
Installed Ubuntu Server (newest download I could) ...
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Powerline networking stopped working
I had powerline networking working in the morning but its not now. I notice that the ethernet port does not blink at all. Is the wire spoilt? Should the port blink even when there is no internet or ...
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Windows renamed my network interfaces
I have a laptop with an ethernet and a Wifi connection. The names of these interfaces were "ethernet connection" and
"Wifi connection". Suddenly i realized that these names have ...
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What is the purpose of this rail on an intel X540-T2 NIC?
I recently picked up a pair of Intel X540-T2s for various reasons. They're generally meant for (older) servers and workstations but I'm installing them in relatively modern desktop machines.
I noticed ...
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Why is my laptop (Debian 10) only connecting with 100Mbit/s instead of Gigabit?
My laptop (Thinkpad T450s) with Debian 10 only connects with 100Mbit/s instead of Gigabit through ethernet, although the network card should be capable of Gigabit LAN (see #2 below). I tried a machine ...
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"Category 6a is particularly resistant to interference from older Ethernet signaling..."
I'm going through "Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook", 5th edition. In chapter 14, "Physical networking" in the section on UTP cabling, it says:
Category 6a is the cable of choice for ...
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PoE + shielded cable + earthing necessary?
I'm looking at cabling our house with Cat6A, & leaning towards using S/FTP.
If I use shielded cable is grounding necessary if;
Setup: Router -> PoE capable network switch -> computers/TV's/...
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Latencies in Ethernet to RS232 adapter
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I have a software running on my Windows which communicates to an external device using RS232 port. The hardware receives the commands sent from PC and responds back to PC.
When using a ...
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How to install Linux using ONLY ethernet
How can I install Linux Debian on PC having only Ethernet and no monitor and i/o devices on that PC so after that I can communicate with that PC only through SSH?
UPD: also I wanted to do this from ...
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OS X : Use the same local ip Ethernet + Wifi
I currently have a Macbook connected to a Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter and as a backup it connects to the same network via wifi. I' using last years airport extreme as a router.
I tend to do a lot of ...
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Prefer WiFi over Ethernet
I want to use my Ethernet power line adapter in order to use Wake on Lan for my desktop PC.
However, once it has booted into Windows, I want it to use my WiFi by default, as the powerline adapters ...
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