At work I have a laptop (running Windows XP) that connects to the Internet via WiFi. Two other coworkers sit next to and across from me, and they connect the same way. About a year ago, we started experiencing connectivity problems.
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posted by zardoz
on Feb 13, 2013 -
7 answers
Trying to set up a new wireless network and running into all kinds of strange problems. Connections dropped every few hours! Some machines work, some don't! Can connect to internet,
can't connect to
router! DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER
(literally). Please help.
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posted by Rhaomi
on Feb 7, 2013 -
10 answers
In the aftermath of Sandy, my office in Stamford, CT, is still out of elecrical grid power and out of internet. Now, the building has diesel power and is letting workers back in today, so I'm trying to brainstorm a way to get them online.
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posted by thanotopsis
on Oct 31, 2012 -
7 answers
I just moved. Everyone in the house can connect to the wi-fi. I can not. Am I missing something?
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posted by windbox
on Apr 10, 2012 -
18 answers
[Italy filter] There are many enticing offers in Italy nowadays for internet accounts including "free" (in the sense of "included in the price") phonecalls, etc., all of them looking quite a lot cheaper than my present contract (Alice from Telecom Italia). But I'm nervous about switching accounts...
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posted by aqsakal
on Dec 1, 2011 -
5 answers
Recently, my computer has decided to be very particular about what it will allow to connect to the internet. Some programs, like uTorrent and Filezilla, can connect fine and have no problems. But things like self-updaters and Flash-based uploading cannot connect. The same thing happens on two different internet connections on two different wireless networks whose configurations have not been changed since before this started (I do not have a wired network to test). I have not made any significant changes to my computer since before this started. I'm running Windows 7 x64 Ultimate. What could be causing the problem? How can I fix it? What caused the problem in the first place?
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posted by clorox
on Nov 23, 2011 -
9 answers
SYN floods and LAN-side SYN floods? Please help me understand what my wireless router is telling me.
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posted by meese
on Oct 9, 2011 -
11 answers
Currently traveling in France and having wifi/internet connection with one of the three laptops we have.
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posted by rmhsinc
on Aug 28, 2011 -
4 answers
A friend has a cottage on an island in McGregor Bay near Jumbo Island. (
Google Map Link). She would like to get some kind of Internet connection. What are her options?
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posted by Drasher
on Aug 11, 2011 -
8 answers
My internet is all wacky: I can torrent at full speed (Around 1.1 mb/s), but both direct downloads and regular http:// web requests are crawling at around 10 to 20 kpbs, even when I'm not torrenting. I've robooted and reconfigured. I suspect Port 80, but I have almost 0 experience in diagnosing and solving network issues. Thoughts?
posted by GilloD
on Jun 7, 2011 -
24 answers
I currently have a finicky DSL connection. Is there a utility that will give me near-instantaneous status (like a green light/red light on the task bar) on whether I truly have an Internet connection? I use Windows 7.
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posted by crapmatic
on May 24, 2010 -
5 answers
Rented a brand-new apartment, but it's not wired for the kind of phone and internet service we already transferred to the address. The result is that our phone line is active in the basement phone room, but someone has to connect that line to our 4th floor apartment. Every party is declining responsibility. Whose responsibility is it, and how much would it cost to get an outside electrician to do it?
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posted by Beardman
on May 5, 2010 -
25 answers
Dear Metafilter Community,
I live in a house full of roommates and I am trying to share my phone’s internet connection on our network so that everyone in the household may have an internet connection. Currently, I am capable of getting my phone to give my own computer internet access (via a Bluetooth Personal Area Netowork under ‘Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers’ in Windows 7), but I have not been able to share this internet connection using the Internet Connection Sharing feature.
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posted by thallium205
on Dec 31, 2009 -
6 answers
My internet connection is haunted! I lose connectivity the second I turn on my xbox, even when the network cable is unplugged. How can that be?
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posted by cirrostratus
on Dec 14, 2009 -
6 answers
Why can't I connect to the internet anymore? Is customer service giving me a plausible explanation?
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posted by Beardman
on Oct 25, 2009 -
17 answers
What is causing my Qwest DSL internet connection to get slow several times a day. Unplugging the router fixes the problem temporarily.
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posted by dan g.
on Jul 16, 2009 -
5 answers
Every night this week my Macbook has stopped connecting to my Airport. Why? How can I fix this?
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posted by meerkatty
on May 5, 2009 -
7 answers
One internet connection shared between three computers. One jackass who uses the entire download limit(!!) and gets our speed capped(!!). So, what software or hardware solutions might there be??
Secrecy isn't a concern. That they are too stupid to be trusted is. Is there maybe something that monitors where the data is going? And also a way to hobble their line speed, once they've reached their 'share'. (I'd prefer not to just yank their cable out completely, but whatever.) I have no idea (keywords to google??) so I'm completely open to suggestion on this :) Thanks!
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posted by mu~ha~ha~ha~har
on Apr 2, 2009 -
11 answers
I sometimes have trouble with downloading via torrent: surfing becomes a slow crawl/not an option.
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posted by zardoz
on Mar 26, 2009 -
18 answers
Windows 7 help: Some programs can connect to the internet and some can't. Why and how can I fix it?
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posted by flatluigi
on Feb 26, 2009 -
7 answers
My net connection has dropped like clockwork around midnight over the past few days. What's up?
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posted by Gyan
on Oct 20, 2008 -
5 answers
I have a ThinkPad. Why does my wireless radio (in the ThinkVantage Access Connections/Wireless Connection Status menu) power itself off? How can I make it stay on?
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posted by phunniemee
on Sep 2, 2008 -
9 answers
Why is it when I take internet speed tests my rating is great, but overall my browsing is miserably sluggish?
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posted by toekneebullard
on Aug 28, 2008 -
12 answers
I can't connect to a couple of sites from any browser. One of them being Wikipedia.
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posted by Gyan
on Jul 12, 2008 -
11 answers
We have 2 desktops and 2 laptops. All of the sudden, only one of the desktop's Internet connection went kaput. Why, and what can I do to fix it?
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posted by susiepie
on Jul 6, 2008 -
5 answers
I am using
Belkin N1 Vision wireless router to get access to the internet. I need to expand my wireless network coverage but I am confuse what to buy? Another Router, Switch, or access point?
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posted by omaralarifi
on Apr 30, 2008 -
5 answers
I have a wireless router in my house. 150 metres away I have a shed where I want to be able to use the internet on my laptop. There are electricity outlets in the house and in the shed but not in between. How do I get the signal from the house to my shed?
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posted by zaebiz
on Apr 1, 2008 -
14 answers
After installing a new wireless router, what router/network setting would force only Firefox, and on only one computer in the network, connect to the internet and ethernet manually, while everything else connects automatically?
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posted by flibbertigibbet
on Mar 1, 2008 -
4 answers
I'm having an intermittent problem connecting to the internet, and the problem appears to be narrowed down to one computer, as others on the network are not affected. I say intermittent because if I click links or enter a url enough times, it eventually connects.
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posted by entropic
on Jan 22, 2008 -
13 answers
When my browsing and downloading is "encrypted," who or what am I protecting myself from?
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posted by Avenger50
on Jan 9, 2008 -
18 answers
Why does my laptop's wireless network fail to work after resuming from standby, requiring a reboot?
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posted by sprocket87
on Oct 26, 2007 -
12 answers
Someone else's wireless network appears to be interfering with my own wireless connection - help required.
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posted by fire&wings
on Oct 2, 2007 -
6 answers
