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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Security for 3G/Wireless Broadband connection
How secure do we think broadband wireless is? Should I be willing to do online banking over a mobile connection? I assume that it's more secure than, say, WEP, but I'd love to be pointed towards any ...
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How to force NetworkManager to make a connection before login?
I leave my laptop at home 95% of the time. I would like it to connect to my wireless network without me having to login. And, just as important, I'd like it NOT to DISconnect when I log off.
I'm ...
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BSOD doing wireless connection repair
(This should maybe be asked on Super User, but currently it is only for beta users.)
We have a Dell Latitude X1 which always gets a BSOD (page fault in non page area) after repair on wireless.
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DPC latency spikes every 60 seconds related to Dell 1515 (atheros) WLAN
I'm getting DPC latency spikes every 60 seconds related to Dell 1515 (atheros) WLAN. If you turn off the wireless card, the spikes go away. If you disable wireless autodiscovery, they go away. I've ...
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What would cause the "Wireless Zero Configuration" to fail to start up?
Every 3 or so reboots, I open up the web browser but there is no network connectivity. I check the wireless network link and it's down, unable to connect to any wireless networks in range because the ...
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Wifi pcmcia cards not working anymore on Ubuntu
I used to be able to access the net, via wifi, on my ubuntu laptop.
But now, the system doesn't see any wifi networks, and dmesg shows me weird messages.
I have two different cards, and none of them ...
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WiFi N Gigabit Router
I'm looking for a WiFi N Gigabit router. I'll be using an iPod Touch 2G and a 2009 17" MacBook Pro over WiFi, and I need at least 4 gigabit ethernet ports plus a WAN port.
What do people recommend?
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What's the difference between Wifi and Bluetooth?
What is the difference between Wifi (802.11 "wireless") and Bluetooth?
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Configure an Intel AGN 5100 wireless card under Ubuntu
I have a new Lenovo T500, with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS installed.
The wireless card isn't working - sometimes it detects the wireless networks, but most of the times it can't. I have tried using the network ...
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Best way to determine source of home network slow downs?
I have a cable modem with a standard Linksys wrt54g wireless connection attached to it. There are about eight wireless devices in the house attached through this network. The devices include a Mac, ...
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How do I setup a home network?
I've never setup a home network, so I'm looking for a little bit of help on setting up a home network with the following hardware:
Linksys router.
Desktop connected to router via CAT5.
Laptop ...
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How to check if there is problem with wireless part of 2.4G wireless keyboard + mouse set with USB receivier
Is there any way to check if the trouble with keyboard and/or mouse becoming unresponsive, where keyboard and mouse are from 2.4G wireless optical mouse & standard keyboard set, is caused by some ...
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Is it just me or the EeePC's wireless is woefully underpowered?
Just set up a network at home with an el cheapo TP-Link router sharing my ADSL. (Properly secured, nacht.) I have an Acer Aspire 5570Z and an EeePC 1000HD. The Acer's wi-fi connection is rock solid, ...
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Getting DDNS to work on a a WL-500g premium for a private network
I'd like to set up DDNS for my home network, e.g. allow the home computers to have short names such as:
desktop.at.home
laptop.at.home
Is this possible with an WL-500g?
To put it another way, can I ...
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Improve and boost the wifi connection to public hotspots
Are there software and/or hardware solutions that I could use to increase the wireless reception (to strengthen signal, reduce connection losses, etc.) to public hotspots?
I use a Trendnet TEW-444UB ...
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