Wireless Networking

Signal strength of PC wi-fi antenna at router

In a normal house setup the wi-fi router acts as the access point and the antenna on the laptop or desktop picks up the...

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posted by youkidding

2 comments posted 5yrs posted by youkidding

Google Mozilla Wigle _nomap & Microsoft _optout_ broadcast SSID

Some location services kind of sort of respect the _nomap/optout...

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posted by newspam'''

0 comments posted 5yrs posted by newspam'''

checking for a heartbeat

Just checking for heartbeat. Yep DEAD group..

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posted by freddygolightly

5 comments posted 5yrs posted by freddygolightly

Found a good wifi analyzer

I finally found a good free wifi analyzer for windows that allows for adjusting refresh rate. Not gonna post it here. Th...

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posted by nomail

3 comments posted 5yrs posted by nomail

How to align antennas: need good program

Anyone suggest the best (preferably FREE) program to measure wifi signal strength for aligning antennas. For windows ma...

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posted by nomail

4 comments posted 5yrs posted by nomail

no direct line of sight wifi

Thanks in advance for any helpful answers, all info is in attachment. https://i.postimg.cc/pL9MgCY5/WIFIPOST12-7-20.png

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posted by JustMike

3 comments posted 5yrs posted by JustMike

Why Do I Keep Blowing Up my USB Network Dongles?

Both a NetGear 6120 and two TPlink A600 (T2U+) have died after I connect them to USB extension cords. The 6120 died wit...

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posted by sqwertzme

10 comments posted 5yrs posted by sqwertzme

WiFi out to 800 feet

I didn't want to hijack the other thread but Arlen got my interest with those antennas. If I wanted to hit a LAN based...

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posted by gfretwell

35 comments posted 5yrs posted by gfretwell

Does this flip-open flappy dohickey actually do anything? (Netgear A6210)

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-AC1200-Wi-Fi-Adapter-A6210-100PAS/dp/B00MRVJY1G Or is just for show and something to acc...

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posted by sqwertzme

8 comments posted 6yrs posted by sqwertzme

What is occurring here?..

What is occurring here?: 1) windows 7 connect to wifi modem. 2) initial connection ok by testing with ping 3) minute or...

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posted by wtfanondotcom

3 comments posted 6yrs posted by wtfanondotcom

2bad google ruinedd the usnet

bring back dejanews. break up google. this is no duplicate

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posted by BYEANYOTHERNAME

21 comments posted 6yrs posted by BYEANYOTHERNAME

Landlord forgot to pay the Wifi Bill

So internet was down. But interestingly I could STILL connect and browser although much slower using TOR or any encrypte...

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posted by BYEANYOTHERNAME

11 comments posted 6yrs posted by BYEANYOTHERNAME

WIFI GAMER HOGS

Finally figured out why my wifi is very slow and unusable at times. Gamer sharing the wifi closer to router while I am...

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posted by GOOGLEEVIL

7 comments posted 6yrs posted by GOOGLEEVIL

Novatel MiFi 2200-still good for anything?

Bought it around a decade ago from Walmart to use with their Internet on the Go service-you know, the one that let you...

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posted by user

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Help with Prolink Router.

Lost the password and I must reset my router. I have some screen shots of what most of the settings used to be, but pro...

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posted by noemailpls

4 comments posted 6yrs posted by noemailpls