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Lenovo Y50 continuously disconnects from WIFI - but only when it's plugged in
About a month ago, my computer started disconnecting from the internet (but usually claiming it was still connected to the network with full bars) every 2-3 hours or so. I tried a System Restore, ...
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Laptop crashes the wifi network
While trying out a new Asus laptop (with an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265), strange things happen: as soon as I connect to my network, after a few seconds or up to a minute or so, the Internet ...
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Microsoft Virtual WiFi Adapter Missing from Device Manager/Network Connections
I have Windows 8.1 with Realtek RTL8187SE and I wanted to start a WiFi access point from my laptop but I checked on the Device Manager and "Microsoft Virtual WiFi Adapter" was missing. I ...
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"netsh wlan start hostednetwork" - The hosted network couldn't be started
I have Realtek RTL8187SE version 6.9071.822.2008 on Windows 8.1 and I'm trying to start a network but when I try to start the network it gives me "The hosted network could not be started". I set the ...
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How to block all outbound connections in windows 8.1 for a specific WIFI connection
I'm travelling around and use lot's of different Wifi connections. When using a general wifi connection everything is allowed.
There is only 1 connection (a wifi hotspot connection to my mobile phone ...
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How to check if Hyper-V is compatible with a particular NIC (Killer E2200 NIC)?
I'm making a PC and the motherboard I've picked out has on-board Ethernet using a Killer E2200 NIC. I plan on using Microsoft Hyper-V but I understand that it performs a number of lower level ...
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Unable to RDP onto a VM hosted on another LAN computer
I have a Windows 7 Pro laptop and would like to connect remotely via RDP to a guest Linux VM that is hosted on a Windows 8.1 Home edition PC. Both machines are on my home LAN.
I'm using VirtualBox ...
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Windows 8.1 no longer sees wireless network - VERY ODD ISSUE
My desktop PC running windows 8.1 can no longer see my home wireless network - it does not appear in the list of networks to connect to.
Background - I have a BT Home Hub with WiFi turned off, ...
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2 ISP's, 2 Modems & 1 Network
I have a DSL ISP that goes through a combo modem/wireless router (AT&T NVG510) upstairs (which is required to send a signal to my wireless devices). I have broadband ISP cable with modem (...
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Unable to route http requests to Virtualbox guest from external clients
I have a Virtualbox guest running Ubuntu 14.04 and a node.js web server. The Virtualbox host is a Windows 8.1 client. After setting up the node server, I am having some difficulty providing access ...
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Packet loss in WinMTR test but not in PathPing?
I suspected some network issues with a host, so I ran both WinMTR and PathPing to test my connection to it.
The results were entirely different; WinMTR reported ~75% packet loss on each hop (except ...
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Windows 8.1 How to make IPv6 take precedence?
Two machines: comp1 with Windows 8.1, comp2 with Windows 7. The network in the building routes IPv6.
How can I make my comp1 default to IPv6 routing the same way comp2 does?
On comp2 when I run ping ...
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Windows host file being ignored when using VPN or proxy
I'm using an app named Hostblock to prevent ads and other stuff from being loaded. it works perfect on normal Internet connection but when I use a VPN or http proxy they get ignored and ads load again....
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Replugging of one wired ethernet connection for three systems only working after a long wait
I'm living in a dorm house of more than 200 students and each room has one ethernet wall plug.
On my laptop I'm running Ubuntu and I also have a dual boot PC running Win 8 and Manjaro Linux.
I only ...
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how do I set up a wired 1 to 1 network connection between two computers?
I have two computers connected by an Ethernet cable. One is a Windows 8.1 devbox, and the other is a CentOS 7 development server with only a terminal interface (No GUI). The development server will at ...
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