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linux wireless access point with http injection [closed]
I'm looking to build a wireless access point (no security, open to the world) based on a basic Linux machine. I am open to which distro to use.
I know there are gateways out there that allow you to ...
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Wireless AP choice [closed]
I'm choosing an APs to deliver Wi-Fi network in area with high clients concentration: 30+ clients in 100sq meters. I was thinking about creating a WDS to balance the load. I've done it last year, ...
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How do mixed wireless clients (b/g/n) effect total throughput of an access point?
Say you are planning a network based around access points that support the full range of 802.11 protocols on 2.4Ghz(b/g/n). How will a mixed set of clients effect the total throughput possible through ...
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Cisco Aironet - AP disconnects clients and disappears
I have a Cisco 881w with an AP.
Sometimes, the wifi just drops its clients and the wifi network disappears. The wired network is still working fine.
Also the wifi network reappears after a couple of ...
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Setting up LAN and monitoring usage [closed]
I am living in a 3 story house. With main router on top floor and a repetor for basement. We are like 8-9 people living here and every month I ran out of data limit. So i was wondering to setup a ...
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What can be the reason of slow wireless connection? [closed]
I have Wifi connection with WPA2 and speed according to speedtest.net, 2.16/0.62 Mbps. It should be about 12/8 for all other users of this wife network? At other wifi networks I have these 12/8 Mbps ...
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Cisco AP - No local name resolution when connected on Wifi
I have a Cisco 881W (with a Wifi module). The network is whole Microsoft, with a DNS, DHCP, AD, etc.
When a workstation is connected on the network via ethernet cable, which is connected to a switch ...
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Connecting to a network printer through a wireless AP
I have a network printer connected to a cisco RV082. I also have another wireless router connected to the RV082 as an wireless access point.
Accessing the internet through wireless were fine. I just ...
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Router Range Calculations [closed]
I'm relatively new to ServerFault, so I'm hesitant to ask what I KNOW is a dumb question, but this is bugging the hell out of me.
AmpedWireless has announced a new router, the R20000G, that boasts ...
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Is it possible to determine WiFi type with a Linux / Mac command?
At the co-working space that I am in, there are a number of wireless access points around. However, there is one that only some of us are able to connect to. We suspect it is because the access point ...
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How Do I Create A Subscription WiFi Network (like Starbucks) [closed]
When using an iPad, connecting at a Starbucks, you will see a page pop up (like a web browser, but with no address bar), and it will allow you to login.
Apple has a KB article on them at:
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Wireless Access Point drops once a week
I have a Linksys WAP4400N with the latest firmware. I've done a hard reset and configured it from scratch. It's powered using PoE.
The problem is that about once a week, the wireless signal drops, ...
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Cisco Wireless Dot11Radio not broadcasting
I am using a cisco router and struggling to make the SSID broadcast.
What have i missed out?
When I try and show activity i get
r1-cy#show dot11 bssid
Interface BSSID Guest SSID
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How to automate DNS server reconfiguration for TCP/IPv4 and TCP/IPv6 in Windows 7?
I need to switch Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) settings for DNS server configuration from "Obtain DNS server address automatically" to hard coded ...
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Advise on a 240,000 sqft outdoor wireless network
I'm looking for an idea of what qualities to look for in the equipment for a wireless network that covers the entire area of an outdoor arena. The area is rectangular-ish in shape. 400ft wide and ...
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What's the best hardware & methodology to set up a large wireless network with multiple access points? [closed]
I've got a house where the wireless network (currently built around a Belkin Wireless G+) doesn't extend adequately to the back office. I've tried setting up a second Belkin with the same SSID, but to ...
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Lubuntu can't get into promiscuous mode
I'm using wireshark on lubuntu to sniff on my wifi(WPA-PSK encrypted).
No frames from other ip's are shown.
Tried
ifconfig wlan0 promisc
But without result.
Anyone Suggestions?
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How can I enable domain authentication over wireless in Windows 7/2k8?
I've got several domain-member laptops which commonly roam to places where there aren't any network ports available. Occasionally, during these times, the laptop may be used by someone who has not ...
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Disabling parallel network connections on workstation
Is it possible to disable prarallel network connections on workstation, when workstation is connected to corporate LAN?
I want to avoid users bypassing Internet access policies by concurently connect ...
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Portable, battery-powered, wireless access point, ethernet adapter
I am in need of an adapter that will convert an ethernet port into a wireless access point. I have found a handful of devices, but I'm unable to find a device that is battery powered.
Does a ...
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Dual network interfaces in Windows Server 2008: same network, different IP address, one wired card and one wireless
When I plug in two wired NICs to the computer, I can get two IP addresses on the same network. Is such a setup possible with one wired ethernet card and one wireless card?
If so, how?
If not, is ...
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Wireless performance test
I work in a high school, and want to do a performance test of our wireless network. We have some 700 students, each with at least 1 wireless device. Assuming they will typically only use one device ...
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Windows 7 network fallback from LAN to WiFi
Is it possible to make Windows 7 connect to an available WiFi network automatically only if LAN is disconnected? The only option I see right now is that Windows connects using both LAN and WiFi. This ...
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WiFi Setup for an Office Environment
I'm looking to set up WiFi in our current office space. Our 50 employees currently connect via Ethernet only, but I'd like to add WiFi for easier access in meeting rooms and working not at a desk.
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Fedora 15 liveCD with best network driver support
I've created a Fedora 15 liveCD that is customized for my application. On the first laptop I tried, it didn't have the driver for the Broadcom BCM43224 wireless network interface. This software will ...
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Is there some capture filter (or alternatives) that is especially useful for wireless capture?
I'm capturing wireless traffic in monitor mode with WireShark. I want to capture traffic only for a certain BSS. While wlan.bssid == xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx works well as a display filter, I don't want my ...
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Hardware Recommendation - Consumer Grade Wireless Router that is capable of routing to two separate networks from a single connection [closed]
I need to purchase a wireless router for an end user which is capable of routing between the public internet and our internal intranet depending on the traffic request.
Basically, I need the router ...
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Serving 10,000 simultaneous users over Wifi
I'm looking to offer a wifi service at a public event. The traffic will be very minimal, 10KBps should be adequate. Users don't necessarily need to connect to anything other than the private intranet. ...
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AP with multiple SSIDs and VLANs
I have some Cisco access points that I have configured with multiple SSIDs. Each SSID has its own VLAN. VLAN 1 for internal networking and VLAN 2 for external users and guests.
Our juniper firewall ...
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Sharing printer with laptop in Windows [closed]
There is a computer with Windows XP machine and a printer is connected to it. The computer is connected to a router (I don't know if wireless or with cable).
I'd like to share a printer with laptop ...
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Capturing wireless packets on my wireless network
Is it possible to capture wireless packets on my wireless network using sniffers (ie. wireshark)? If so, could you give links that can guide me to do this?
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Why would you use EAP-TTLS instead of PEAP?
As I understood EAP-TTLS and PEAP share same level of security when implemented in wireless networks. Both only provide server side authentication via certificate.
The drawback of EAP-TTLS can be ...
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Why do I get certificate error when connecting to “trusted PEAP server?”
I'm trying to connect Windows 7 machine to my wireless network secured with WPA2-Enterprise PEAP.
PEAP uses server authentication so I have created root CA named FesbCA on my Windows server 2008 R2 ...
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Alternative Local or Cloud Controlled Wireless networks
I'm looking for advice on how to implement our office Wifi network. If possible we'd like to have cloud managed tools and also minimize costs.
Desired Features
Mainly we want to be able to easily ...
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Deploy config for a WLAN via group policy
Ok, So what I would like to do is to deploy a preconfigured WLAN with key so everyone automaticly connects to the right network if they unplug their network cable.
We have 2 WLAN:s at the office
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How can I boost WiFi data transfer rate?
I have a wireless router that clients are using to have internet and file transfer in our company. The link speed is 54Mbit within all clients.
But it seems that is impossible to exceed ~8 mbit which ...
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In Wireless Networks, What is IV?
I understand it is initialization vector, but what is it ? Is it appended at the beginning of each packet as a key piece? Is it used to encrypt the entire packet? What does IV do exactly?
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WiFi - Slow transfer speeds in high density area [closed]
I am using 802.11g in my apartment block.
There must be many tens of WiFi networks that my laptop detects.
My issue here is that my transfer speed over my WiFi network is topped to 1 MB/s... O_O !!
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Would the source and destination address in ethernet frame change?
Say there are 2 computers are connected this way in a wireless network:
Computer A -> Access Point 1 -> Access Point 2 -> Computer B
When a frame is sent from Computer A to Computer B, the frame ...
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Persistent Issues on small business network using Cisco 871W and Catalyst Express 500
Being the most qualified (read: still not qualified) to solve our persistent network issues, I've turned to serverfault for guidance. I've done some searching, reading related documentation on ...
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How to monitor which client machine is connect to a cisco aironet 1252 AP?
Is there any software available that can monitor which devices are connected to the 1252 (via wireless) and keep a history of this?
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How can I set my wireless router to run on a time schedule? [closed]
I have a Buffalo AirStation WZR-HP-G301NH
I am able to access it's settings via 192.168.11.1
I'm connecting wirelessly with toshiba i686 laptop on Linux Mint Debian with service pack 3 and i686 dual ...
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Is “Fing” network scanner iPhone app clean? [closed]
I need a wireless network scanner app for my iPhone and found Fing by Overlook Software (over-look.com). I can't find any references to it in reputable sources online.
Given the recent reports of ...
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How to make a script run when Windows connects to a specific wireless network?
What must I do to cause a script or batch file to be run when the computer succeeds connecting to a network with a specific SSID, in Windows 7 Ultimate?
I need it to be triggered by connecting to a ...
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Inconsistent results with zeroconf
I'm on a small-business network with a mix of Ubuntu and Windows machines, both wired and wireless, as well as an Ubuntu fileserver (Samba), and a network printer. All these devices are on one big ...
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Pairing wireless routers
Apologies if there is a better site.
I have DAP-1360 and another router connected to an office switch, which connect to the internet router.
I would like the two wireless devices to act as access ...
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How to access internal server using public ip supplied by isp?
i am really new to network as i dont major in it. but i have been assigned this task and i cant get much of a reference form my colleagues as they also didnt handle this previously.
let me describe ...
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Affordable solution to providing clients wifi in high rises [closed]
We are trying to cover entire floors in a few high rises. Currently we are just using a few scattered Linksys routers running DD-WRT. Unfortunately that isn't robust enough.
The ideal situation would ...
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How is this wireless mode called?
I have the following situation and I don't know how to ask google.
I have a cabled LAN segment, lets say 192.168.1.X. One of the nodes there is a wifi router 192.168.1.3 that creates wireless ...
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Slowest wireless client dictates the connection quality of all others?
Not sure if this is the place to ask this, but I couldn't find a more appropriate StackExchange site. I heard that the quality of wireless connection follows the law of the lowest common denominator - ...
