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Better WiFi solution (802.11b) than USB tethering through a smartphone?
Desperate search, but usenet used to be good for these kinds of topics... L ooks almost dead now. But COBOL still lives! Situation is that I have an ancient ThinkPad that runs one application that I...
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Biquad antenna reflector design: Does it need to be a groundplane or float?
I am unclear from the various designs put out on the web. To me it appears that if the reflector itself is connected to the coaxial cable, it then becomes a part of a semi-dipole that now forms...
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Using the Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
Hi, I've seen two GUI apps that use the Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter and one command file, all of which build a WiFi LAN through Internet Connection Sharing. ICS is not all that desirable...
 
Anyone else seeing tremendous WISP slowdowns on UBNT 5.5.10 (versus 5.5.6)?
Anyone else seeing tremendous WISP slowdowns on UBNT 5.5.10 (versus 5.5.6)? We have a neighborhood setup in the Santa Cruz mountains, where we have been debugging a radio slowdown problem for weeks....
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Frustrating Mac address
Whenever I run a program to check machines & IP addresses on my network, I notice that my tablet IP address keeps changing. I went into my router settings and assigned a specific IP address to each...
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3G 3G+ 4G LTE WiMax What does the new iPhone have?
GPRS, Edge, 1G, 3G, 3G+, 4G, LTE, 4G/LTE, WiMax, HSPA+, etc. I heard the new iPhone has "something" new that other phones and carriers don't yet have.0 What is it?
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How can we tell from a WiFi card spec whether the NIC is 2.4GHz or 5GHz, or both?
How can we tell from an HP WiFi card spec whether the NIC is 2.4GHz or 5GHz, or both? I'm trying to help my sister buy an HP laptop on the web. My problem is that I contacted HP Support (via their...
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more questions about wifi
After the previous thread, I'm interested in a set-top box... oh, that includes the roku that I asked about before on one of these groups. Well 2 more questions: The descriptions keep talking about...
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What use is WiFi on a Costco Viso TV?
What use is WiFi on a TV screen? A relative of mine called, who was told "something" by Costco, that their Visio TVs have WiFi and therefore she wouldn't need the "box" whatever that is. I don't have...
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How are we supposed to read 5GHz WiFi signal strength bands?
I ran a WiFi survey using "Wifi Analyzer" freeware on my Android phone in a college-dorm atmosphere earlier today (after installing Windows 10), and I think I completely understand the 2.4GHz wifi...
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My 5GHz Wi-Fi is broken (how to add an internal 5GHz 802.11 n/ac adapter)?
I just got a new home broadband router that has both 2.4GHz & 5GHz and only then did I realize that both the Windows and Linux laptops don't have a 5GHz Wi-Fi card (both only have 3.4GHz 802.11...
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Can you use the USB port of a router to charge a phone?
Can you use the USB port of a router to charge a phone?
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Thanks for Jeff Liebermann for suggesting the Costco cable modem!
Thank you Jeff Liebermann for being a technical wiz-kid genius! I just want to shout out to Jeff Liebermann for suggesting the Costco cable modem (Motorola/Arris SB6141) for about $85 out the door,...
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When do I use WPA2-PSK AES versus when to use TKIP?
What follows are my understandings, perhaps quite flawed: If all you want your guests to be able to access is the wide-area, distant internet, do NOT check this box (checking it will allow guests to...
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What is a decent DOCSIS3.0 modem with WiFi?
What is a decent DOCSIS3.0 modem with WiFi? My son is going to be a freshman at college and we put a deposit down on an apartment which will assign him an arbitrary roommate when they get there in the...
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