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What is the meaning of entries when running 'ifconfig -a'

When I run ifconfig -a on my Chromebook (both through shell inside ChromeOS and my Ubuntu chroot) I get the following entries: acrbr0: ... lo: ... veth_android: ... wlan0: ... I was able to find ...
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Setting local network via WiFi

There are: Notebook running Ubuntu 12.04 acting as server machine LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) server Some devices with WiFi ability I want to configure local WiFi network on my notebook, so ...
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How can I find out my WiFi adapter's MAC address on Ubuntu Linux?

What command can I enter in a terminal to find out the MAC address of my WiFi adapter?
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Using projector via Wi-Fi from Linux laptop running Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco)

A local bar hosts a programmer's meetup I organize. Recently they switched out their projectors such that the only accessible connections are now Wi-Fi (formerly I used a wire to HDMI/VGA ports.) ...
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How to share ethernet connection on Ubuntu (Jaunty)?

I've googled it and I've found mostly tutorials on sharing when having 2 ethernet ports. I am in a hotel with only wired connection (eth0). I would like to use my wifi card to share my connection with ...
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Wireless networking issue with Ubuntu

I must say I am really new to the networking stuff and Linux (Ubuntu 8.10). I am unable to connect to my wireless network after running these commands to change the MAC address and run in monitor mode:...
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