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Hello, I can tether from my smartphone to my laptop via both hot spot and usb cable which is helpful when there is no other option, thought it is not not so fast. The thing is that I fix relatives' and friends' computers now and then, usually desktops with out …

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I'm running a Dell XPS 15, OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Today I tried installing Linux Mint next to Windows 7, thought I might like it. When I booted from the live cd, and tested Mint for a while, I noticed that I couldn't connect to my wireless network. I …

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I'm completely new to Linux and I've been playing around with it for about 2 days. I've picked up on some things pretty quick, but I just can't seem to understand how to install the appropriate drivers for the wireless card I've installed. Currently the proprietary drivers are installed and …

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My problem is that i have a Siemens|Nokia residential router 1600 and a RJ45 Ethernet cable that provides me with internet. I once tried to connect the Ethernet cable to the router and when i searched for wifi access points from my Cell Phone, It showed one(there are no other …

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Hi, Yesterday my computer became infected with the malware "XP Antivirus 2012". Among the usual malware activities, it also disabled my internet access. I cleaned it up to the best of my knowledge, and it seems that my computer is now clean, but I can't access my internet anymore! Whenever …

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Hello, My question is that i have an RJ45 ethernet cable which provides me with internet access on my PC. I have an Iball ADSL2 router which has two ADSL ports and One USB cable. Is there a way i can use my internet connection to create a wifi (or …

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HI all, I have already searched the internet and have not found any information that is relevant to my problem. Currently I had to reuse my prior hdd that had my original OS installed. This hdd was cloned onto my new hdd, which recent was wiped somehow. Using this prior …

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Hi all -- I'm new here so please excuse my lack of knowledge on teh subject... I've been trying to set up my OLD Netgear Wireless Modem at my parents for the past few days and nothing seems to work, as the "i" information light never turns green and stays …

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I recently purchased a new labtop and it seems to have issues with my wireless network. When connected every 10~30 seconds the connection drops (this can be observed when downloading something and the speed goes from 2Mb+ to 0 and during games with unplayable lag spikes). It almost immediately climbs …

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hi gyz, my Dsl modem(model is: An1020-25) have wireless network option.dsl service from isp has been blocked how to connect internet through wirless network of modem using proxy ? is it possible ? can i use that modem as a wireless card for internet ? can through a proxy i …

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Hi, I have an ASUS N53SV laptop with an Atheros AR9002WB-1NG Wireless Network Adapter. I would like to monitor WIFI networks using WireShark or other programs. However, I'm encountering a problem that I only see my own traffic. I've found that the card has to be in monitoring mode in …

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Hi, I have the new Xbox S, and I am using the built in wireless to play online. When connected I usually have fine connection however my connection often drops out on my Xbox. The problem I believe is the connection between my Xbox and the router as they are …

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I recently bought a new Netgear N150 DSL Modem/Router. I connected and set it up with my laptop (HP DV9715 w/Vista Home Premium SP2 AMD Turion 64x2 TL-60 2GB Ram NVIDIA Gforce 7150/nforce 630m). I have a direct-connected PC that gets on the internet. We also have two remote PCs …

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Hi, I recently got a wireless printer which is downstairs and I want to make a program that turns the printer on/off. If anyone knows how I can do this, that would be great. I may be able to do this in C# if necessary. I will post more details …

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Hi everyone, I share a flat and we have wireless internet, the router being in the living room. Two rooms from there (in a row) is my bedroom and unfortunately it doesn't reach that far (zero signal). I have no clue what the walls are made of, however the previous …

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Hi guys, I can't get my HP laptop (running Windows 7) to connect at home through my router. It will connect through my neighbor's unsecured network, and my Roku accesses my wireless network, but I can't get the PC to work, although it works fine at other locations. I have …

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I had no problems connecting to wi-fi with my Ubuntu OS. The first time I set up, my computer effortlessly identified and connected to my home network. However, I would like to scan the air to find out if there are any other networks in my range. How does one …

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Hi I am using latest LG Optimus 500, i want to use my mobile as WIFI Portable modem, with help of this i want to use internet connection to my Dell XPS 15 R Laptop. Pls any one give me good solutions

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This may not even be the correct location to post this thread, as I can not find anything "yet" this will have to do. I have looked high and lo on google for an answer to this problem and as of yet have not found a "definitive" answer or a …

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Hi there, I just got a new laptop yesterday (refurbished) and i cannot connect it to the internet via a wireless network. it will connect with a wired one though. i've tried 2 seperate networks and all other computers seem to be fine on both so i'm guessing its something …

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Hi there I just bought a new Samsung printer model no. CLX-3180 series. It is a multifunction color laser printer. The disc that Samsung issued me with for installation is not working. I have attempted to install it by doing what it says: 1. I set up the printer and …

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well, i am one of the few kind souls that has nothing better to do than to start a new thread like this. recently in the forum networking, i have come across many poster who can't connect to the internet becaise of firewall blocking the connection. Not all case are …

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i tried to setup a wifi network using my samsung wave S8500 phone through the mobile AP setting. however when i tried to connect it to my windows vista laptop it showed that the access was 'local only'. On further investigation I realized that the IPv4 connection was local and …

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I am new to using Linux (Ubuntu 10.10) and am having trouble connecting wirelessly to my HP C4580 printer. I have already made sure that hplip-3.1.10.run is installed but honestly do not know what to do next. I have tried to add the printer and it works fine with the …

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Hi, I'm trying to figure out a way to configure a Wireless Access Point (WAP) in a way that gives access to everyone and in the same time forbids packet sniffing and accessing each other computers. What I thought about so far is setting firewall rules on the WAP like …

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Hello, I'm Dammy. Theres a problem i've been battling with for the past few days and i was hoping someone could help me out. Whenever i connect a particular acer laptop to the internet at work via the wireless, internet access is lost after a period that ranges from 30 …

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How to find the wifi network interface name in Java.NetworkInterface class does not specify any method to find this. Thanks

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I am a final year student and I am planning to do a project "Wireless Connectivity Prepaid". Pls help me on how to configure lynksys wrt54g to redirect to my log.in site. Our proposed project is to limit the time of the registered user to use the internet and it …

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I am new to java and i want to use this programming language for our final project. Pls help me configure lynksys wrt54g using java app. Its unique feature is to limit the time of the registered user to use the internet and it will automatically cut off if the …

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I have a wireless router. But I can only get dial-up internet where I live. I just want to make it wireless so I dont have to run a long phone cord where ever I want to use my laptop and so on. I have a desktop computer running windows …

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My setup -Windows 7 Home Premium -use the built-in firewall -UAC on max -in Windows public wireless network settings, besides the default settings, I have 1)set to block all media streaming, and 2)turned off public file sharing -fully patched Windows, Office, Firefox, Flash Player, Java, etc, etc....everything -I always make …

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Hi, I've run into a problem while routing my home network connections, i believe one of my one of my roommates is screwing me over with the network connection. in control panel where you can view the network map, i am connected to his computer before connecting to the router …

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Hi i seem to not be able to create a network between my wired and wireless computers at the office. My modem is connected into an 8-port switch. i have recently added a wireless router by connecting it to the 8 port switch. my computers that are connected through the …

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First time poster here - great site and I'm really hoping you can help. As a note, I'm very good with MS Office and wysiwyg programs but don't have much experience with coding and the back end. The past few weeks I've encountered a problem on my relatively new HP …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]18116[/ATTACH]Logitech is probably the most widely known and respected PC peripheral manufacturer in the world. They are known for making quality, reliable products that make sense. Leave it to our Swiss friends to re-think/design/invent the keyboard, again. Enter the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750, a lightweight, thin [I]wireless[/I] desktop keyboard …

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Begrateful if anyone has any suggestions on the problem below. I’ve tried some suggestions on previous threads but with no success. We have just installed a new wireless router (HUAWEI Echolife HG520B). The router appears to work fine with the XP desktop which is connected directly (not via WiFi) to …

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Hello, In the past, I have seen a tool used to physically find a laptop connected to the wireless network that was not authorized to do so. Basically, some guy would wander around the office with this monitor, I'm guessing monitoring signal strength of some kind, until he walked up …

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Okay so I've googled and searched for a way to fix this.. I've read so many pages I'm just going to post what's going on.. My friends computer was very slow and she doesn't exactly use Norton. I've never had a problem in the past removing Norton from a computer …

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Hi to all! it's my first time to post under the networking category since i'm really on the programming side so pls. bear with my ignorance. I'm just tasked to create a network with a very little understanding of it so here goes: i need to set up a small …

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Dear all, I would like to buy one or two (if needed) wifi access point for my lab. The lab hall is about 50 meters long and there is a concrete wall in the middle. This is mainly to give an internet connexion (so no huge file transfer). Would it …

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Hello, I am having trouble with my laptop connecting to the wireless internet at home. Recently, a new internet router was installed and since then, I've been having trouble connecting to the internet wirelessly (not just at home). It connects to the network, but then says that I only have …

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[B][I][U]Hey Guyz I am currently using :-[/U][/I][/B] 1. WINDOWS 7 32bit x86 intel 2. WINDOWS XP SP2 2002 32bit x86 intel [B][U][I] MODEM :-[/I][/U][/B] ZTE ADSL Modem Model : 531B Splitter : 4KHz [B][I][U]The Problem :-[/U][/I][/B] 1. There was no problem till today morning...I faced some problems after 12am today.. …

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Hello, I have a pretty peculiar problem. The internet connection at my house connects fine on any of our laptops/desktops. But I can't seem to browse online or play games that require authentication or use msn . BUT(once again), I CAN stream online radio from my Itunes, I can download …

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Wireless is, without doubt, a really great thing. Apart from when it doesn't work that is. If you live in a big old house, for example, then getting your WiFi signal to extend through a few thick walls from one end of the place to the other is not always …

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Hey Daniheads, I'm one of the newish Staff Writers here at Daniweb, and I'm working on lining up my calendar for the fall for reporting and interviews on mobile topics. I'm going to be focusing on devices running the Android OS, but I wanted to put it to all you …

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Hi, My laptop was working perfectly fine with internet. I would connect wirelessly with no issue. One day my laptop stop working with wireless. It said local only. I didn't worry, i had fixed this issue before by adding the IP, DNS, and Gateway manually. This time when i added …

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I have a small network (50-65 computers) which are all connected via a LAN. I have a DHCP server and a gateway (Firewall). Recently there was a requirement to connect all the smart phones used in the company (Blackberry, Iphone and Android phones) to the internet when in the facility …

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Hey Daniheads, I'm one of the newish Staff Writers here at Daniweb, and I'm working on lining up my calendar for the fall for reporting and interviews on mobile/wireless topics. I'm going to be focusing a lot on development for the Android OS, but I wanted to put it to …

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Hi, I'm wondering if someone could please provide me the steps for extending/repeating my wirless signal so that I can have greater wireless range throughout my house. I have 2 wirless Netgear routers, a DG934GT ADSL router (base unit) and WGR614v9 cable router (repeater). I've flashed both routers with the …

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Hi, Somehow I messed up my setup and have not been able to get it working again with the router; now only one machine at a time can connect to the Internet in my house. (Also I can't get my new Kindle to connect, but one thing at a time …

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