Questions tagged [wireless-networking]
Also known as WiFi. This tag should be used when asking home WiFi networking questions or connecting your personal computer to a public network. Questions about enterprise or corporate wireless networks are off topic.
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Fedora ifup and Network Manager
I have a wireless device named wlan0, and, after editing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 I use ifup wlan0 to start wireless networking.
However, this fails often, typically by dhcpd ...
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Configure a Netgear WN111 wireless usb adapter on ubuntu
since my PCMCIA card doesn't work anymore on my Ubuntu (I asked another question about that), I bought a USB wifi adapter, the Netgear WN111.
I thought it would work with Ubuntu, but nothing happens ...
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Why does NetworkManager take so long to connect to the wireless network?
I have a Dell Mini9 that came with Ubuntu 8.10. Out of the box, Wifi configuration was done under System settings -> Network and worked straightforward. Then, after some update patches, ...
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Turning off the T-Mobile @Home (USA) router's wi-fi signal
Has anyone managed to turn off the 802.11 feature of the T-Mobile @Home router? I want to get 2 lines, so the wi-fi-less adapter is out, but I already have fine coverage and don't want an interfering ...
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How can I protect myself while using public wifi hotspots?
I frequently need to access secure resources (gmail, banking, remote desktop, etc) while on public wifi hotspots. What can I do to ensure that nobody can sniff my passwords or my other browsing ...
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Small home network/ Spanning Tree Protocol?
I am installing a small SOHO router/switch and connecting it to two other switches elsewhere. Do I need to worry about setting up Spanning Tree Protocol for best results?
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Ubuntu Auto Connect to Wifi
Altho' I have marked several access points to "Auto connect", Ubuntu still doesn't connect automatically so many times (sometimes it does).
Is there any setting change that I need to do.
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How to extend Wi-Fi signal across rooms?
I moved into a new place and my old Wi-Fi router just doesn't have the range to get into all the rooms. I've been investigating a lot of options and I'm wondering what other folks have done here. ...
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What is the right way to use Internet Sharing in OS X?
For a while now I've been using the Wireless in my Mac Mini as a seperate WiFi access point because my main router doesn't quite cover my whole house. There is a dedicated CAT 5E line down to the Mini,...
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What's DMZ used for in a home wireless router?
As far as I understand, by using DMZ you expose all of the host computer's ports to the Internet. What's that good for?
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WiFi adapter over serial port?
I just recently came into possession of a old AST Premium Exec notebook computer. The only ports it has are a serial port and a parallel port and it runs DOS. I thought that with the serial port I ...
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How do I connect multiple Mac computers through a wireless router?
I'm not sure if this is very easy and I'm stupid for having trouble with it, or if it's very hard and am stupid for thinking it should be easier...
I've got two Mac computers, one running OS 10.4, ...
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Wireless going in and out on Thinkpad T42
After a fresh install of Windows XP I'm having trouble getting the wireless to stay up.
The pattern is it gets a DHCP address, then goes offline just seconds later and goes back to acquiring an ...
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Making a Linux laptop flight-safe; disabling wireless/radio
I'm going on a long flight tomorrow, and would like to be able to use my laptop during the journey.
Wireless devices like WiFi and bluetooth interfere with airplanes instruments, and shouldn't be ...
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Are there any soho class wireless routers capable of layer 2 encryption?
Are there any SOHO class wireless routers that are capable of encryption at layer 2?
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