WiFi is a layer 1 and 2 networking protocol for wireless communication between devices. It is typically used in local networks for client access, but can also be used in point-to-point network links. WPA is used to encrypt traffic.
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Why is my machine requiring a reboot after initial boot to obtain an IP? [closed]
I currently have a Windows 8 professional machine that is having some odd issues acquiring an IP for some length of time now. In fact the issue has outlasted a OS upgrade and new Ethernet card. Hoping ...
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Can ONLY surf the Web when anonymous [closed]
I have a strange issue that I can't resolve. I can only access Web Sites anonymously (using Tor browser). When not anonymous, the request just times-out. I'm on a home network (WPA2-Personal (AES) ...
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How can the amount of bandwidth needed be calculated knowing the number of users and the type of applications they will use? [duplicate]
Looking to calculate the amount of needed bandwidth for about 400-500 users connecting to wifi to receive a podcast or use facebook and twitter.
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How to choose WIRELESS N card for a Scientific Linux 6.4 hotspot [closed]
There are 7 PC's that can connect via wireless to a router. But recently we have to update the router with a PC that runs Scientific Linux 6.3 64bit. The only problem with this that I don't know what ...
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Troubleshooting wireless network in a 4000 square feet office
I work for a non-profit organization in a 4'000 square feet office. With 30 staffs, all laptops are connected to network wirelessly. We have one switch (TP-Link TL-SF1008D Ethernet Switch) and three ...
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Restrict users to one device Windows NPS
I have NPS/RADIUS set up with Aerohive APs.
There are three SSIDs, Prod, iPad and Guest. There is a wireless profile pushed out by group policy which allows domain computers to connect to the Prod ...
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iPads not showing signs of connection with wireless network
I have just started to work for London company which provides iPads for some typs of conferences within UK. Those iPads connect to our own wireless networks and pull out the data from the local serve. ...
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Is there an app that can provide details about wifi access point config?
I'm wondering if there is an easier way to determine of the following parameters of a wifi network. For users who already have say a laptop connected to a wifi network.
Does wifi network support ...
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access local server from mobile [closed]
I'm working on a mac (OSX) and I am trying to access my local server via my android. On my development machine, I can access localhost in the browser just fine. I have used ifconfig in my terminal to ...
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Mystery WIFI connection interruption
The issue is that Windows users disconnected from WIFI network every 2~10 minutes, Mac users are less frequent but still get kicked off 1 or 2 times a day. We don't have such issue with any wired ...
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Windows 8 Tablet authenticates to wireless network: Disconnects 3 seconds later
The wireless network is secured with WPA2 enterprise and has been in production for some time. Recently, we have had several Windows 8 clients that have been having a hard time joining the network. I ...
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How to split LAN into two separate LANs using same internet connection
I have a router ZyXEL P-660HN-T3A and Switch ZyXEL GS1100-24 and I need to separate 2 ports on switch so clients connected to this ports can't see/access the others. I need the same thing to do with ...
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How should I secure a corporate wireless network?
We are implementing a new WiFi network at my work, and I am trying to think through a design of the security for the network.
Use case 1: guests. We will have a captive portal setup, guests will ...
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Dnsmasq not distributing address as dhcp server [closed]
I have a Debian Linux server connected with ethernet cable to a Netgear Access Point (Wnr2000).
I want all users wirelessly connected to the access point to have the Debian Linux server as gateway.
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ssh connection disconnected if idle
We just got a new Netgear router that disconnects any open ssh connections if they are idle for 5 or 10 minutes. The old router did not have these problems and I am very sure that the router is the ...
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Not able to connect to the Wifi [migrated]
I want to use my wifi router to work with the my broadband connection. Being a novice at al the configuration settings I am unable to use the internet right now.
Here are the details of my current ...
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Use two wifi routers as a dualband router? [closed]
Can I connect a 802.11G (Linksys wrt54g) router and a 802.11N (Sagem 2504n) router to the same LAN, use the same SSID for both and have them function as a dual band access point? What would the ...
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Separate WebBlocker settings, using one Watchguard XTM 505?
I support a school with 3 locations that uses a Watchguard XTM 505. They are implementing a BYOD wireless solution with Aerohive APs, and they will have 3 SSIDs (School, Guest, BYOD).
Each SSID needs ...
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Slow WiFi connection on MacBook Retina with strong signal
I've just connected MacBook Retina '15 (OS X 10.8.3) with Dlink DIR-412 router (Firmware Version : 1.12WW) and noticed strange thing, I'm getting transmit rate 73Mbps while old asus laptop is getting ...
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How to setup completely wireless network to retrieve data
I have a situation and I'm not sure the best way (or at least the terminology) to find a solution. There are four rooms that CANNOT have any cabling run into them from the outside. There are 4 ...
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Connecting to Mac on iPad via local network
For my business, I have a product that is built with a Mac Mini running things at the core. On this Mac Mini, I have installed Apache and PHP to serve dynamic web pages locally. Users access these ...
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Can ISP Throttle Wireless but Not Ethernet? [closed]
Is it possible for my ISP to throttle only wireless connections but NOT wired (ethernet) connections?
Seems impossible to me, but I think it is actually occurring. Here is my scenario:
I have a ...
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Conceptual: Reselling ISP services (vISP?) [closed]
Hello I am trying to understand how some "wifi"/vISP companies work. I do hope this is the appropriate forum/site for my question. I'll start with an example:
Lets say you are at an airport and there ...
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Reason for four frame types in Wireless LAN [closed]
So I was asked this question in an interview as a junior network specialist the other day:
Give A reason why there is only one frame type in a wired LAN but four
frame types in a wireless LAN.
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Industry standard for minimum Wifi signal strength?
Is there an industry standard for how strong a Wifi signal needs to be in order to have a reliable connection? For example, maybe Wifi endpoints are designed to the specification that they connect ...
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trouble with cisco wireless lan - netgear switch
i have a couple cisco ap's (air-lap-1141n-a-k9) that are not communicating with the wlc (cisco 2500 series, ver. 7.0.116) through a netgear switch (FS726TP).
originally everything worked as it ...
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How to setup a computer for WIFI testing that is also on a LAN - to allow remote access from LAN but all HTTP out thru Wifi?
We have a wifi network that gets a lot of complaints I think are more associated with the hand-held point-of-sales units being used than the wifi. These units scan tickets and then upload barcode data ...
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VLAN & WiFi & DHCP with Cisco SG200
I'm trying to configure a small business network with one Cisco SG200-26, a Linux server and two TP-Link TL-WA801ND.
I have set up the APs to have two different SSIDs, Public and Staff, and have ...
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How to mask out wireless by blocking a neighboring WiFi Access Point [closed]
I surely hope this question is not a duplicate of another; I had difficulty finding a cut and dry solution for this on my own, so I thought I might have some luck sharing it with the Hive Mind of ...
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Windows 8 wifi problems with certain WAPs?
There seems to be a problem with Windows 8 wifi drivers working with specific WAPs. I have a Windows 8 ultrabook that works famously on my wifi network at home. When I take it to work (yeah we're ...
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Fusion Wifi Connection [closed]
Using the Wireless Fusion management tools for the Symbol / Motorola MC55 A0, I can not get the handheld to accept key, while connecting to the WiFi access point.
Using the "Find WLANs" feature in ...
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is it possible to findout who creates a hotspot in a LAN?
In my LAN there are some Mac users who share their LAN connection by creating a hotspot via their Airport. I can see the newly created WiFi networks on any WiFi capable device. How can I find out who ...
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MikroTik not accepting VPN connections over wifi
I'm using MikroTik RouterOS v5.18 x86 on a Dell PC. I have done the following:
Set Addresses
Set PPPoE Client & Server
Set PPTP/L2TP Server
Make Profiles and Secrets
SRCNAT MASQUERADE the IPs of ...
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Small office WiFi network with Airport Extreme (15 people) advice
Hi I am having some problems with creating a decent office wifi setup. This is the current setup:
Users via Wifi x15 > Router wired into > Airport Extreme wired into > Phoneline
So our 15 ...
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arp-requests cannot be seen by specific nodes
I create an open ad-hoc wlan by using iwconfig (I have the same issue with wpa_supplicant as well). there are 4 nodes on the network as seen on the figure below. The nodes run ubuntu 12.04 and debian ...
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Unplugged wireless access point [closed]
Would a powered down wireless access point, that is hooked up to hub/switch, cause any network problems?
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Bridging eth0 to wlan0
I'm trying to create the followig setup:
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| Wi-Fi |
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Belkin Router - Static IP with Class B IP (128 range)
We currently have three Belkin routers which we use as access points... they each have a static IP setup in the "use as access point" page in the 128 range and work great. (I just took over this ...
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Convert wifi to wired using wireless router [closed]
I have a TP-Link WR740N, a Raspberry Pi (With only an ethernet port for Network), and a Wifi connection. Is it possible to use the wireless router to bridge the Pi with the Wifi connection?
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Resolution of public domain server internally
I have an issue with my users internally not being able to resolve the public namespace internally. I use domain.local as my internal namespace and domain.com as my public namespace. However I cannot ...
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DHCP server for ad-hoc wifi network [closed]
I have a computer running Red Hat. I would like to host a HTTP server on it. This server has only a WIFI interface.
How to configure a DHCP server on it?
The configuration file (/etc/dhcpd.conf) ...
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Cisco WLC - SSID configuration not written to APs
I am trying to solve a problem with a Cisco WLC (virtual) running 7.4.
This has a single AP joined, a 1602E, running the 7.4 LWAPP image.
There is an AP group configured, which this AP is a member ...
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Does Windows support PEAPv1/EAP-GTC?
We are running a wireless infrastructure using PEAPv1/EAP-GTC. Our Windows machines can't seem to connect to wireless access points, what is happening?
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Cisco 2900 configuration
I agreed to help a non-profit figure out their network woes. Nothing had been documented and the folks that set the system up aren't available. Wires were cut and left hanging. The organization has ...
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SonicPoint Ne Client Disconnections
I've recently replaced our old consumer-grade NetGear access points with a SonicPoint Ne Access Point to work with our SonicWALL NSA 3500. The old NetGears kept kicking everyone off the network and ...
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How to find to which network i'm actually connected [closed]
In our office we have both LAN and Wi-Fi network. say i have now connected to both LAN and WiFi. now when i give ipconfig. It is showing both LAN IP and also WiFi IP. I want to know, to which network ...
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Cascade connecting a router to my room's ethernet [closed]
I moved to my new dorm. But there is no wifi there, just a single ethernet cable for each room. So I picked a router xavi 7968 that I got from my old ISP (Telefonica) and tryed to figure out how to ...
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Sharing wifi signal without internet signal
At live events with 20+ wifi signals, I often find I can't get my iOS devices (iPod Touch and iPad) to stay connected to my wireless networks.
Simply put, the devices connect and have reasonable ...
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How to find which system is broadcasting in network [closed]
I have netgear N150 wireless router model WGR614. I am receiving Google search captcha confirmation for some searches.With message that Google is receiving a lot of requests from our network.
How I ...
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Load Balancing Ethernet LAN & WIFI on linux?
I have configured two internet connection to my Linux box, first Ethernet LAN with range 192.168.2.1 & WIFI with range 192.168.1.1 this both connection are connected to 2 different internet ...
