Wireless local area networking, also known as "Wireless Internet"; stands for "WIreless FIdelity"
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How to determine reason for SSH broken pipe
Over the last week, my SSH connection to an Amazon EC2 instance keeps getting disconnected with
Write failed: Broken pipe
Reading through a few sites, I assumed it was due to no timeouts being ...
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Neighbor's Airport Extreme extending my wireless network?
I noticed a new machine on my network -- it's my next-door neighbor's Airport Extreme!
My network is set up with a WPA2 Personal password, and I don't believe that he's cracking passwords to steal ...
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Can the Airport Express base station be extended?
I'm thinking of replacing my home router (an older D-Link box) with the latest gen Airport Express base station.
I currently have an older Airport Express unit (like this) that I want to use in ...
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How to troubleshoot WLAN WPA2/WPA not working after updating to OSX 10.8.4?
I've tried to update my macbook pro to osx 10.8.4. While my macbook rebooted, it said, that the update failed. After this failed update, my Mac will no longer connect to my TL-WR841N router.
I ...
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Wifi Won't Connect; Connection Timeout (Mac)
I'm having issues with my macbook pro OS X 10.7.5. It used to connect to the wifi router (D-Link N300, DIR=615) no problems. But for the past several weeks, I haven't been able to at all.
What pops ...
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Connect iPod Touch to WiFi with hidden SSID
is it possible to connect an iPod Touch to a WiFi network whose SSID is hidden? If so, how can this be achieved?
Regards,
Christoph
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Macbook Air does not automatically connect to known networks after wake up
I have a new 2012 Macbook Air (with 10.7.4) which doesn't connect to my own local network automatically after it wakes up. I have to choose my network manually and it works instantly.
Any ideas how ...
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Web access via Ethernet broken but Airport to same router works fine
I've seen lots of questions asking what to do when Ethernet works and Wi-Fi doesn't, but I seem to have the opposite problem. System details are as follows:
2009 Mac Mini (Intel Core Duo)
OS X ...
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Macbook Air will not connect to Wifi even though other Macs work fine with same Wifi
I'm having some issues and I feel as though I have literally tried everything. I am at a complete loss on what to do.
Situation:
I had multiple Mac computers including this one for a while. All ...
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WiFi keeps turning off (logging out) automatically
I own an iPhone 5 running on iOS 6.1.2. It is jail broken.
I connect to the internet via the university WiFi system, which provided each of us a unique username and password, and we have a set ...
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iphone restarts every 2 minutes
I have an iPhone 3GS, jailbroken, on iOS 5.0.1 . Everything was working great till this morning, where when I woke up I noticed that the device had no WiFi. Sometimes sbSettings crash so I rebooted ...
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How do I change the region on an Airport Express?
I purchased two of the current model Airport Expresses while I was in the US a few months ago. Now that I'm back in Australia, the only options I have when setting the country in Wireless Options are ...
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How to enable faster WiFi Roaming with Mac OS X & Airport base stations
How can I change the way Macbooks roam on the WiFi network? I would like to speedup the roaming of Macs (and maybe other devices).
Is there a setting on the Airport base stations or in Mac OS to ...
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Wifi not working in windows if thunderbolt display is connected
I had to install windows 7 on my macbook air (...) and I'm having trouble getting it to work with the thunderbolt display.
As soon as the display is connected, the wifi doesn't work anymore. Device ...
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iMac OS 10.4.11 internet sharing won't enable
I have used internet sharing to connect other items such as iPod touch, Wii or my work laptop via WiFi using the airport and internet sharing.
I turned the internet sharing off ( not the first time ...
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Notification when a special AppleID/device connects to internet?
I like to know when my wife's iPhone is connected to wifi (Internet). It's for good! I'm not spying or anything! She is in a place where she doesn't have celular data connection. I like to know when ...
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Can IPhone 4 share WIFI over WIFI?
I'm going to location where my 3G will be pretty expensive. Can I connect my iPhone 4 to WIFI in hotel and share it for my laptop thru WIFI as well? That way I could save some money to not have to buy ...
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How to tell if Macbook is using 802.11ac
I just got a new Macbook Air and a new Airport Extreme, both of which support 802.11ac.
Is there an easy way to tell if my Macbook Air is connecting to the Airport Extreme via 802.11ac? Relatedly, ...
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Find My Mac doesnt work if you use an ethernet cable for?
i just read this in an article http://www.pcworld.com/article/2034650/find-my-mac-both-useful-and-frustrating-for-law-enforcement.html
and sure enough, on the apple website it says "offline" can ...
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MacBook Air 2010 OS X 10.6.8 w/Broadcom wifi disconnecting: “Disassociated because station leaving”
The wifi on my MacBook Air 2010 keeps dropping the connection at home with a Linksys WRT160N router running DD-WRT v24-sp1 (07/27/08) std. Other devices maintain their connection to the router just ...
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Is there a way to configure Mac OS X Snow Leopard server as an Internet gateway with bandwidth tracking per user?
I'd like to use Mac OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Server as an Internet gateway. My router would connect to the Internet facing NIC on my Mac Mini server and the internal NIC would connect to a WiFi ...
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Is it possible to connect an iPhone/iPad via WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)?
I was wondering if anyone know if it is possible to connect your iPhone/iPad to a router via WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)?
And if it is possible can anyone tell me how to do it?
Regards!
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Airport stops working after Snow Leopard combo update
A few months ago, AirPort on my Mac Mini stopped working – I was unable to connect to Wi-Fi devices due to being continually asked for a password and connection timeouts. This seems to have been a ...
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How to use two internet connections independently
I have two internet connections, the one is high speed and I connect to through WiFi and the other is a slow PPPoE connection. I have a 5 gig cap for the WiFi connection and a 20 gig cap for the PPPoE ...
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Airport does not remember WIFI network connection [closed]
On my MBP 2011 15.4 I am being forced by the Aiport Wireless adapter to re-enter my network settings every time i wish to connect to the wireless network, even when waking up from a sleep (i.e. ...
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Wifi drops when screen is locked
I have a Mid 2010 MPB, running 10.7.1.
Ever since I upgraded to Lion, I have noticed that wifi connections that require 802.1x authentication are dropping whenever I lock the screen. The connections ...
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How to Assign Static IP Address to iPad?
I have been having a problem with the wifi connection on my iPad. After much research online, I have narrowed it down to an ip address lease renewal bug. The iPad drops connection when the ip address ...
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WiFi wont work but Apple Ethernet Will?
I just got back to school today after using Ethernet at home.
The WiFi claims to be connected to my Macbook Pro, but I can't get any internet out of it here after an entire semester of working.
I ...
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My imac reports full wifi signal when internet is actually not connected
You closed a thread because it was not a real question.
My wifi says I have full connection, but my internet won't work.
I know it sounds weird but the problem described is a problem I am trying ...
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Web-based wireless login: remember password
When connecting to some wireless networks, the first webpage that I try to load redirects to a login screen. It becomes possible to access the internet only after logging in. I'm sure most people ...
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Wi-Fi connection randomly disconnects on 2012 MacBook Air
My 2012 MacBook Air has problems with Wi-Fi – random disconnections, every few minutes.
The problems occurred with Lion, and persist after an upgrade to Mountain Lion.
It seems the Wi-Fi drops ...
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How do I “blacklist” a wireless network on my Mac?
My home wifi network is password protected, as it should be. My neighbor's is not. Because I have password protected my network, my computer continually joins my neighbors instead of mine. I have ...
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IO6 on iPod Touch (4) no WIFI LAN, when there is no Internet?
I got a question of one of my customers:
They are experiencing problems when connecting a iPod to a WIFI LAN without Internet connection.
Basically, the iPOD connects, gets a IP from DHCP, but then ...
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Severe Wifi dropping on Macbook Pro - Have to restart to turn back on
I have a 17" Early 2008 Macbook Pro running lion 10.7.2. And about 3 weeks ago, this problem started occurring where my interent would stop working randomly. I go to toggle the Wi-Fi on and off, but ...
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iPhone 5 tethering, device hard to discover, normal or a problem?
I often use tethering now that it's enabled on Softbank network in Japan.
I normally use WIFI connection. The thing is, my iPhone 5 is usually hard to discover from my computer (Macbook Air). Normally ...
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MacBook Air wifi issues
I bought a brand new MacBook Air from the apple store in Sydney last week, but no matter where I go to connect to a wifi source, it never connects. Wherever I try an exclamation mark shows up and I ...
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Connection through router in iPad Mini
I want to know whether I can get internet connection on my iPad Mini (WiFi only) through my router.
If yes, what are the criteria of that router?
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Share Ethernet over Airport (Macbook PRO, Mountain Lion) to Windows XP - No DHCP
I'm not able to share network from Ethernet to WiFi (AirPort) on my 10.8.2 (MBP 13", 2012, MacBookPro9,2)
I'm able to create both protected and unprotected networks, and authenticate from Win XP. But ...
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MacBook connecting to wrong network?
My neighbors just setup a Wi-Fi network, and my MacBook is now automatically connecting to it.
I've never manually connected to it
It has a single bar ("dot") of signal, my network has all 4
This ...
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Macbook Pro frequently experiences drops in WiFi connection with Linksys WAG120N
I have a non-retina mid-2012 Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard and this issue has been plaguing me for a while.
During regular use of the laptop, while connected to my home WiFi network (to which no ...
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Is there an app available from the App Store (iOS) to find out the LAN speed?
I'm trying to see if it would be worthwhile to upgrade my PC computer to a 5 GHz wireless adapter. The only device I own that is capable of using the 5 GHz band is my iPad. So, I'm trying to see if ...
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My new iMac connects to my router, but not to the internet. How to fix?
I have a 3 week old 2012 27-inch iMac and this morning I turned it on and it wouldn't connect to the internet. It connected to my home network just fine, just not the internet. I assumed it was my ...
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Airport Express Base Stations as Bridge
I have two Apple A1264 Airport Express Base Stations. I acquired them from a client I did some work for awhile back who gave me some Apple hardware that he wasn't using anymore as payment since they ...
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Solving an “wireless tools not found” error from airmon-ng tool
I am trying to use airmon-ng on Lion, but getting this error msg.
$ sudo !!
sudo airmon-ng
Wireless tools not found
I installed aircrack with ports. I heard it is possible to use it with lion, ...
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How do I debug Airport Extreme (5th gen) + iPhone 5 wifi performance problems?
Right around when I bought iPhone 5s for my wife and me I also moved in to a new, larger house. I was finding that wifi performance on our fancy new phones was terrible: I have a 35mbps internet ...
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How do I automatically connect to a VPN when using Wi-Fi in OS X?
The FBI issued a warning regarding hotel Wi-Fi access points, and any other public access point.
I'd like to make sure my apple device always uses a VPN when using Wi-Fi. That way even if an attacker ...
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Connect to network says “Connection failed” but it actually isn't
On most occasions, when I try to connect to a new wi-fi network, after I enter the password and click "Connect" the connection dialog says "Connection failed" after a little pause, but in fact the ...
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WiFi: No Hardware Installed and using wifi adapter
I am getting an error 'WiFi: No Hardware Installed' and am trying to use a micro usb wifi piece (http://www.amazon.com/computers-accessories/dp/B005CLMJLU). I know this hardware works fine as I've ...
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How do I delete other available networks from network scan list?
My Macbook Pro (v10.6.8) is constantly automatically connecting to a neighbor's wifi - event though I've never connected to that network, and I have my own Wifi connection prioritized. The system is ...
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does iTunes DRM depend on the wifi connection with which the purchase was made
This might be a fairly specific question but my WiFi card was having issues (the Wifi:No Hardware Installed error). I started using an usb wifi adapter. The issue is that now none of my iTunes media ...
