Questions tagged [access-point]
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Why is my TP-LINK wireless access point continuously generating traffic to a strange ip (ssdp?)
I just plugged in a couple tp-link wirless access points and found that while they work fine, I am now seeing traffic going from their internal ip's to a 239.255.255.250 which is nothing on my network. Researching that ip, it looks like it might…

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Wireless AP on different routers
I have a Linksys WAG320N Wireless N router and a Belkin Wireless N router. The Linksys is acting as a modem and DHCP server, and I want to set up the Belkin as an AP. Is there any reason this shouldn't be possible? Am I right in thinking it's a case…

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Cisco 350 Series AP Not allowing DHCP
I am installing a Cisco 350 Series AP into an envirnoment that has 2 existing Cisco 350 Series AP's. The devices (MC9090) can connect to the AP but the device is not getting an IP address. The Error message on the MC9090 is that DHCP failed.
Is…

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Setting up access to FTP server and SSH server using hostapd access point on embedded system
I've recently designed the circuit board for an embedded ARM system, and the next step is to work on the software to run on this hardware. I've generated the root file system using Buildroot. I am using the Linux 3.0.4 kernel compiled using a…

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Wireless Access Point - Can't ping other machines on the wireless network
I have a wireless access point (Netgear), and I have it setup so that it has an IP address in the current subnet (let's say 192.168.2.0, subnet mask of 255.255.255.0). The machine that it is connected to via ethernet cable has an IP in the same…

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Cisco 1242 WAP Bridging
I'm looking to connect two facilities with a a pair of Cisco 1242 access points and am looking for advice on configuration. We have multiple VLANs running that will need to be passed through the connection, but otherwise a fairly simple setup. Any…

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can't find ip of wifi acess point
I setup an wireless AP (linksys wifi router) to have no dhcp and point to the main router as the default gateway.
I also set it up to obtain a ip from the network
but when i go to my main router and look for it i don't see any ip's that it could be…

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Wireless AP Placement and Digramming
I'm trying to research the best placement of wireless APs in a given space, and I'm running into problems in gathering information.
I found (what I thought was) a great source in this tech republic article:…

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iptables default deny all, allow IP unrestricted access
I have successfully setup a raspberry pi to function as an access point. I have a pi connected via ethernet to my router, and am able to connect to the pi's wifi network and access other devices on that wifi network, as well as the external internet…

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How can I improve connection from multiple devices to "server" over WiFi?
So this question is a bit vague, and it's partly because I'm not entirely sure what I should be asking. Hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction.
What I'm trying to do:
I have a number of WiFi connectable digital meeting room…

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Selective network access point using wireless bridge
I'm not sure if the title makes a whole lot of sense, but my current set-up is that I have one device that is acting as an access point for a couple of other IoT devices.
The IoT devices connect to the access point over wlan, while the access point…

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MikroTik: How send the mac AP to external CAPTIVE
I set up the MikroTik router hEX RB750Gr in hotspot mode, connected the WapR-2nD access point to it and distribute wifi. Hotspot is configured for an external authorization portal (Captive). Captive portal needs the mac address of this access point…

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Would getting an Access Point potentially help fix my NAT?
Not too long ago we switched internet providers to T-Mobile Home Internet and the speed has been a huge improvement, but recently a problem has risen to my attention of the NAT type on my family's Nintendo Switches being fairly restrictive for…

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How to inspect outgoing traffic from Acess Point
I have Access Point which is connecting to VPN and create internal WiFi network of our company everywhere. Now I need to inspect what protocol for VPN is this AP using. I am not able to configure it, so I need to inspect this from packets which is…

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Route thru 2 Access Points (APs)
I have a network as follows:
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AP
192.168.2.1
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192.168.2.2
Box1/AP1
192.168.1.1
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192.168.2.3
Box2
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So Box1 is connected to the main AP and Box2 is connected to Box1 (also…