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What to do if I can't connect to the router
I accidentally logged out of the WIFI on my phone, and forgot the password. I'm connected to the internet on my PC with an Ethernet cable, and want to open the router IP, but I can't. I've looked at ...
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No device drivers and windows boot loader available
None my other devices drivers are available. So I can connect to no devices: USB ports, or WiFi, or ethernet. I already tried to. And this device has no Bluetooth.
No device driver warning photo
My ...
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Something so weird while using netsh
While using netsh, I am in an enterprise network and there are multiple bssids in the network, my device connects to the one that has the best signal by default behaviour as you know. (this is a big ...
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Android Hotspot shown as unidentified network and no internet access after using 40-35 minutes
I use an Android mobile hotspot on my Windows 7 PC.
After using it for 15-30 minutes the connection drops and my hotspot shown as unidentified network and no internet access on the PC after.
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Is there another method for connecting a pc to a local lan printer?
I'm trying to connect my pc to a printer connected on the LAN. But for some reason, it always fail when connecting and showing the error 0x000000011b.
Screenshot of error showing when trying to ...
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No connections are available on HP laptop after downgrade to Windows 7
There's a HP laptop that was downgraded to Windows 7 from Windows 10. I decided to do that because Windows 10 didn't work properly on such obsolete hardware. The system is much more responding after ...
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How to troubleshoot Windows computer that occasionally loses Wi-Fi (WiFi) network connectivity for ~60 seconds
A friend reached out for me to help with their Windows 7 computer that is occasionally losing Wi-Fi (WiFi) network connectivity. Each time it loses Wi-Fi connectivity (reportedly about once per day), ...
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Wireless network configuration always reset the IP Static settings to DHCP - only for the GUI
In Windows 7 (My sister's machine) suddenly for the wireless network happened the following.
I did realize the static ip configured since time ago changed to other. So I returned to the Properties ...
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Internet Connection Sharing and remote DHCP issue on Windows 7
Due to temporary lack of external WiFi access point I have started using ICS to share internet connections to my mobile devices from my laptop. I know basics to configure it and what services must be ...
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Lenovo z570 WiFi not connecting to dual band router but works well with old single band router and a WiFi device
Initially I was using Single Band 2.4GHz router, my Laptop Wi-Fi was connecting to it properly and was working smoothly. Recently I switched to dual band router (5GHz and 2.4GHz)
With Dual band router ...
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How can one change the MAC address of USB WiFi Adapter TP-Link Archer T3U Plus on Windows?
I use a USB WiFi Adapter (TP-Link Archer T3U Plus) with my Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate. How can I change its MAC address?
The TP-Link Archer T3U Plus manual (mirror) doesn't mention how one can change ...
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How can I see the current download/upload speed for each wifi adapters?
I have 2 wifi adapters on Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate. Both are connected to a wifi network. How can I see the current download/upload speed for each wifi adapters? Resource Monitor doesn't give a ...
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If a computer is connected to internet by a wired as well as wireless connection, which would get a preference & why?
I have connected my pc to internet by usb tethering and a hotspot point(in this case it is same as my mobile phone), which connection is my pc is going to use by default and which is better and why ?
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I think my laptop's wifi adapter hardware damaged
I have wireless WiFi modem, recently my laptop have been acting weird!! When I put my modem 10 cm or more distance away from it, my laptop disconnects. And if I put it on my laptop (next to the touch-...
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Cannot use my wifi card on windows 7, but I can on debian GNU/Linux & windows xp
As the title says, I can't use my wireless us robotics card on my laptop. The device managers says "This device cannot find free resources that it can use, code 12".
After searching a ...
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Transfer data from old Windows 7 laptop to new Windows 10 laptop
I am looking to transfer my data from old Windows 7 laptop to new Windows 10 laptop. My preferred option would be over Wifi, as both the laptops are connected to the same Home Wifi.
I have been trying ...
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Share WiFi to Ethernet
How do I share my wireless internet to another computer directly connected with ethernet from both end ? no router whatsoever.
I've tried the sharing tab but the local area connection doesn't get an ...
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Fresh install of Windows 7 has slow download/upload speed
So hi. I just installed a fresh install of Windows 7 and the internet is running very slow, at around .5 MBPS and on Windows 10 it usually ran at 60-90 MBPS. I configured a lot of settings in CMD, I ...
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Can't connect desktop PC to 2.4GHz Wi-Fi but can connect to 5GHz Wi-Fi (USB network adapter)
My PC is having issues connecting through my USB Wi-Fi network adapter to 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, but it has no issues with connecting to 5GHz.
I looked for an answer for this issue online and tried a few ...
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Direct connection between two computers with WiFi, without any router
I have two ThinkPad laptops that I sometimes need to connect directly (without router) with an Ethernet cable and a fixed IP (10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2), this works well.
Question: How to do the same with ...
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How can i prevent users from adding wireless connections in windows 7 PC?
How can I prevent users from adding or connecting to new wireless networks, especially their mobile hotspots?
I did many searches on the internet but I can't find any registry trick or group policy ...
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Does it exist a way to get back or reset the white Wifi notification icon?
I'm having this problem after uninstalling several programs (with Microsoft Edge among them) I got this problem that the Wifi icon isn't showing connected status anymore. It is stuck as if it isn't ...
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Can't connect to the internet while others devices can
I have a laptop that duelboot windows 7 and Linux mint .
It can connect to my home network but the internet is not working .
Other devices like my smartphone can connect and access the internet.
My ...
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No traffic captured in wireshark in monitor mode npcap
I am using npcap drivers (latest 0.9995) on windows 7. I can set the mode of my wireless card to monitor mode using wlanhelper "Wifi interface" mode monitor. It changes to mon mode ...
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Windows 7 Blue Screen Error while trying to share internet
Problem Description
My PC functions normally in all respects, but as soon as I try to share my broadband connection by using some app like mhotspot, or my Wifi Router, as soon as another computer ...
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My laptop connectivity gets "limited" on wifi while other devices work well
Although its marked limited i cannot access the router via laptop, the solution is to reset winsock
catalog and restart the machine.
What could be the root cause? its happening around 2-3 times a day ...
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Computer loses network connection every 33 hours
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop running Windows 7, and my primary browser is Firefox 75.0. Recently, I noticed that my computer would intermittently stop connecting to the Internet, and would need to ...
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Cannot see wireless adapter in my windows 7 PC
I am stuck here for 4 days now. I was cleaning my PC where I uninstalled some of the software I thought were never used. I even stopped some of the default start applications during the booting of ...
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How to connect windows 10 64 bit laptop with windows 7 32 bit laptop?
I want to connect my windows 10 laptop of 64 bit architecture with my another windows 7 laptop of 32 bit architecture. I turned the network visibility ON for all networks on both the laptops and ...
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How to connect/disconnect a network not found by netsh?
I use a network which can be found with ipconfig but cannot with netsh wlan show networks or netsh wlan show interfaces. I assume this may not be a wlan network but something else. I know it's ...
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Set up Internet Connection Sharing for Windows 7 and iPhone X to share internet hotspot with Asus AC2900 RT-AC86U router
After this question an internet connection to Windows 7 ought to be able to be shared to an Asus Router using Internet Connection Sharing. So I go into LAN3 and setup internet sharing with the ...
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Is a network bridge what I need?
Despite being a programmer, networking is something I do not know much about. OK, so I have two older computers. One has Windows 7 and the other has XP. The Windows 7 system has a wireless card and ...
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How to assign websites for each internet connection. (Dealing with 2 internet connections)
Firstly I apology for my low networking skills.
So I have 2 internet connections from 2 ISPs. One is a 4G router via WiFi network and the other one is a 3G USB modem.
3G USB modem connection ...
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Not Able to Access Windows 10 Folders From Windows 7 Machine
I am new to Windows 10 (build 1903) and am trying to network the new machine to my Windows 7 machine, and I'm soooooo close ...
From my W10 machine, I can see my W7 folders fine. I had to log in with ...
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After changing SSIDs, "Windows was unable to connect to the network" appears instead of connecting to the new SSID
A Windows computer is connected to a network, and used to change the network's SSID through the administrative interface. After, the user attempts to connect to the newly named network, and enters ...
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Kali Linux 2019.3 Wi-Fi Driver Issue
So I have recently installed Kali Linux 2019.3 on my Windows 10 Operating system. I decided to do a dual boot with it as well with 40 GB partitioned for it dedicating 16 GB of memory to the OS. (UEFI ...
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Simple way to disable DHCP for specific WiFi network(s)?
I would like my laptop to disable DHCP for only one WiFi network. I often hibernate the laptop, change locations, and wake it up.
One posting abuot settings that are specific to a WiFi network is at ...
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My windows 7 all of a sudden can not detect MY wifi, but can detect others
Good afternoon, I have a Windows 7 laptop hooked up, it has detected my wifi fine, and all of a sudden, after doing a reset on my Xfinity router, the laptop stopped detecting my wifi.
My other ...
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Connecting a phone to my PC disables the WiFi adapter on the computer
This problem has persisted for months now; I'm in desperate need of a solution.
When I connect multiple different smartphones to my PC by USB, the WiFi adapter (mounted on my wall, connected via ...
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EPSON Scanner software times out after 15 minutes of inactivity
An EPSON multi-function printer/scanner is installed on the same WiFi network as a Windows 7 computer.
After 15 minutes of inactivity, the EPSON scanner software will generate a fatal time-out error ...
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Netgear WNA3100M not seeing several networks
Out of necessity, I am sharing my laptop's (Intel Centrino N-2230) wifi connection to all my devices. My media center and two android phones are connected no problem, but my desktop (Netgear WNA3100M)...
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Windows 7 Laptop Wifi Doesn't Prompt for Password (Unable to connect to wifi)
UPDATED-STATEMENT: 20190317@232000@SUN Post created
UPDATED-STATEMENT: 20190419@091447@FRI Confirmed solution to be "(Forgetting previously connected Wifi Logins)" after testing several different PC's ...
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How can I write a script to delete all the old WiFi profiles but keep the current work profiles
I am trying to write a VBscript that will standardize 50 laptops so they are all have the same configuration of the desktop and delete all personal WiFi profiles and load only the accepted WiFi ...
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Why Do 2 Laptops Show Completely Different Internet Speeds on the Same WLAN?
I have 2 laptops at home, both on the same WLAN network. One (Dell laptop) runs on Windows 10 pro with Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1535 Wireless Network Adapter; The other one (Sony Vaio laptop) runs on ...
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How to share wifi connection on laptop to mobile phone with no cellular network
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I have a mobile phone and a laptop. I'd like to share the laptop internet connection to the mobile phone.
The laptop can connect to internet (wifi interface available to access internet), ...
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What could cause my windows 7 laptop to repeatedly lose wifi connection?
For about 2 weeks now my laptop keeps dropping off the wifi. I reinstalled Windows a few weeks ago but this issue didn't start immediately after the reinstall.
Windows is up to date, drivers for both ...
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How to limit the number of users who can connect to an Windows-based access point using netsh? [duplicate]
I have a Wi-Fi dongle with the RTL8188EUS chipset. I'm using it to make a access point from a computer that has Windows 7. However, I have noticed that the dongle shuts off when 12 or more people are ...
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Is there a way to connect a device to ad hoc wifi network via WPS on Windows 7?
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I have a printer (Samsung ML-2165w) that only connects to wifi via WPS. I just moved to a building with manage wifi by an IPS that I have no control over. And their wifi doesn't allow ...
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Run apps on remote win 10 computer while login active
I have a Windows 10 PC and Windows 7 laptop.
How can I run applications on my Windows 10 PC, from my Windows 7 laptop, while my daughter is logged onto, and using, the Windows 10 PC?
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My ...
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Network Connections: Cannot Load Dialog. Error 623: The system could not find the phone book entry for this connection
A few months back I tried using a VPN to access my school's software through a virtual machine. It looks like this is no longer possible so I removed the connection, but I'm always getting the error ...
