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Tagged with linux wireless-networking
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Wired to wireless bridge in Linux
I am attempting to set up my Raspberry Pi as a bridge, using Debian wheezy. I have a hostapd.conf: (some details changed for security, and yes, I know WEP is no good)...
interface=wlan0
bridge=br0
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How can I open different browsers' windows with different network adapters?
I am trying to test a Wi-Fi network and I need to have the possibility to open different windows of Chrome or Firefox with a specific network adapter (for example, I have two Wi-Fi network adapters – ...
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Can a Linux machine act as both a wireless client and access point simultaneously using a single physical WLAN interface?
If I have only 1 physical WLAN interface, is there some hackery that can be done so that it can be a client of an existing access point and at the same time also act as an access point for other ...
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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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How to bridge tap to eth0 on raspberry pi?
I am using my raspberry pi as a openvpn cleint for my xbox 360 because at my college i get kicked off xbox live for either strict nat type or a connection limit. I can connect to the vpn just fine, i ...
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Using command line to connect to a wireless network with an http login
I'm trying to connect to a wifi network where it hijacks all requests and redirects you to a page where you have to agree to a terms of use before it lets you connect to the actual outside world. This ...
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Bonding two wifi adapters
I saw a network once that used bonding (some people called it "port trunking") to combine two network cards into a single connection to get twice the bandwidth. I have a slow Wifi network with not so ...
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wpa_supplicant for dual WLAN
I've got wlan0 and wlan1. Each interface should connect to a different SSID.
I would like to use wpa_supplicant for both.
I can put the two networks in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf, but how do I tell ...
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hostapd: how to block only NetBIOS broadcasts to clients in same WLAN by applying network restrictions
I have set up a Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi hotspot via hostapd, dnsmasq and iptables routing using this excellent tutorial: https://thepi.io/how-to-use-your-raspberry-pi-as-a-wireless-access-point/.
Although ...
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Traffic not being forwarded through NAT
I have a router which provides internet access using NAT, and a client Linux box (A) which is connected to this router on eth0.
This Linux box also has a wlan interface, wlan0; what I would like is ...
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Installing wireless Broadcom drivers on Arch Linux
So how do I accomplish this last step to this journey? I already installed Xfce even, thanks to Ethernet I was able to.
However I still need to figure out the wireless drivers. I've already tried ...
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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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WiFi authentication times out
Since today I have this very annoying issue that the WiFi on my HP ProBook is not authenticating anymore. I haven't changed any settings and my mobile phone connects to the WiFi fine. Also trying ...
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How to determine what type of wifi networks are supported by your driver on Linux
On Linux (specificially Ubuntu) what's the easiest way to determine what types of Wifi protocols your hardware and driver support?
I have a router running DD-WRT that supports broadcasting in both a ...
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Make NetworkManager prefer ethernet over wifi if both present
A similar question was asked for windows Automatically prefer Ethernet over WLAN but I'm on linux and am using NetworkManager.
Right now if the ethernet cable is plugged in and is available while ...
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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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How to move wireless connection to other network namespace?
# ip link set wlan0 netns 1
RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument
It works for usual ethernet. It also works for proprietary broadcom "wl" driver.
How to do it for usual mac80211-based driver?
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Why is the 6 GHz band not working with my Wi-Fi 6 card?
I've recently installed an Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210 controller to test 6 GHz wireless networks. The specifications clearly say that the device supports 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz bands, but the iw list shows that ...
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How to know my wireless card has injection enabled?
I am playing around with aircrack.
And was trying to see whether my wireless card on my laptop can pass the injection test
And I end up seeing the following... does it mean my wireless card is not ...
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How to forget wireless networks from command line?
Using the command line on Debian, how can make the system forget the wireless networks I previously connected to?
Thanks.
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RTL8188CUS AP and Client mode simultaneously with hostapd in Linux?
I'm trying to figure out how to set up my RTL8188CUS Wifi dongle to run in both AP and Client mode at the same time.
How can I do this in Linux?
I have hostapd running fine and I remember reading ...
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How do I setup a WI-FI printer?
I have a Samsung ML-2168W printer with WI-FI support. Currently it is connected to my computer with a USB cable. However, I have no clue of how to connect it to the network through WI-FI (with WPA). ...
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Why does pinging a local router return "Destination Host Unreachable"?
I have two tomato routers. One is bridged wirelessly with the other.
I have a new server on the network. It's running Ubuntu Server 11.04.
They are all connected like this:
A - Linux PC
B - New ...
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linux ping not actually sending 1 packet per second
I've been experiencing some odd behavior. While on a congested wireless network I run
$ ping google.com
I expect one packet to be sent out each second and only some of them to come back with a ...
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Unable to connect to multiple WiFi networks via multiple virtual interfaces
My laptop have an atheros WiFi card, I created 2 virtual interfaces on top of it, with following commands:
iw dev wlan0 interface add vlan0 type station
iw dev wlan0 interface add vlan1 type station
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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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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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Run A Script When Connected To A Wireless Network In Linux
Is it possible to have a script run when I connect to a wireless network?
My university hijacks all HTTP(S) connections when you first connect to force you to log in with your university account. I'...
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iwconfig does not show Noise Level for wireless
I have a Dell Latitude E6410, which uses an Intel Ultimate N-6300 Wireless card. iwconfig does not show the Noise level of the wireless interface , wlan0. Does anyone know the reason for that?
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How can I tell if my multiple network interfaces are working ok?
On Ubuntu 14.04 x86-64 I have a wireless broadband connection and a USB tethered one (it's on 4G, not the same wireless):
route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask ...
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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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Connect to two wifi networks with one wifi network card on Linux
I am not sure if this is doable but I came to think of an idea. So we have two wireless networks at home, basically what I do is to switch connection to each access point in order to connect to the ...
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Configuring Linux as a Wireless Router (Configure Wireless Card as AP on Separate Network)?
I have a custom built home security system I am working on using Arch Linux, Zoneminder, and a set of Foscam FI9800P wireless IP cameras.
The system being built has a gigabit ethernet port which I ...
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What manufacturers make linux based WiFi routers or ADSL modems? [closed]
Do companies make linux based wifi routers or ADSL modems? If yes, what are these companies?
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Linux: Share Wireless Connection Through the same Wireless Interface [duplicate]
Is it possible to accomplish in Linux the functionality of Windows Virtual Router (http://virtualrouter.codeplex.com/)?
In another words, i want to have a NIC connected to an access point, and the ...
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How can I connect to a wireless network using only the command line in Linux?
How can I connect to a wireless network using only the command line in Linux? The only thing I know is that iwconfig must be used, but how?
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Is it possible to connect a wireless router to another access point?
I have a complicated situation due to my goals and network structure. I have in mind a potential solution, a bridge, but I do not know whether it is feasible or what hardware it will require.
The ...
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Setting up TP-LINK TL-WN727N on kali linux
Yesterday I posted this thread on Stackoverflow but it appeared to be off-topic there and I was redirected to Superuser. I'm posting this thread with unchanged content here. I hope that someone will ...
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Routing between two isolated systems without VPN
Weird scenario for you:
I have two Raspberry Pis running Raspbian 8 (jessie) connected to each other by a cross-over cable between their Ethernet ports. The Ethernet port on unit A is statically ...
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Acer aspire ES1-521 : Cannot turn on wifi after switch to linux
I recently switched to linux (mint 18 KDE) after the windows install on my became corrupted (read: I cannot go back into windows to fix this issue). The wifi refuses to work, sudo rfkill list ...
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iwconfig command not showing abgn
Yesterday, I made a major update to my linux system. iwconfigcommand used to display 802.11[abgn] info, but now it's only displaying 802.11.
Is there any way I can make iwconfig to display the card ...
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How to change my DNS server provider permanently?
I want to change my DNS nameserver to GoogleDNS on fedora 25. I edited /etc/resolv.conf from
search fritz.box
nameserver 192.168.1.1
to
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.8.4
But if I reconnect to ...
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Deskjet 2540 wireless connection Linux
I'm testing the following printer HP Deskjet 2540 which has wireless capabilities. I have connected it and install it no issues via USB using the hplip which is a brilliant bit of software for Linux ...
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Using bonding of ethernet and mobile internet to for high availability
I have been reading about the linux bonding driver.
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
My goal is to improve the availability of my internet connection on a debian-based ...
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Unable to ssh to my desktop
I'm trying to ssh from my mac laptop to my linux desktop.
I ran ifconfig on my linux desktop (the target machine) and got the ip address listed under eth0 (the machine is connected via wire - not ...
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ssh 2 different computers behind same router and modem?
well I have been following every rule out there on Forwarding.
I currently have 2 computers, lets call it Computer DOG and Computer CAT.
I can ssh into DOG from outside my network perfectly. I went ...
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Communication between Docker containers on differents hosts in the same local network
I have two Docker containers running on two different hosts:
Computer A (PC, uses Ethernet), ip 192.168.0.11 [ Docker container running inside on 172.17.0.2 ], OS Windows 7
Computer B (laptop, uses ...
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Limited HTTP traffic
I'm experiencing a weird limited connectivity scenario with my Linux network stack.
The problem is that whenever I try to download something, I can only get the first 5.5KB of the requested resource, ...
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Debian 8 iwlwifi-8000-8.ucode missing
I met an issue while I was installing the Debian 8.
It pops up that The missing firmware files are: iwlwifi-8000-8.ucode.
I've searched Google and it stated that it is due to the driver being a "non-...
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Use raspberry pi to spoof dns
I wish to use a raspberry pi as a sort of man in the middle, between my laptop and the internet. I was hoping to connect to the pi by ethernet, and then use a second ether net adapter (usb) to connect ...
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