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WiFi is a layer 1 and 2 networking protocol for wireless communication between devices. It is typically used in local networks for client access, but can also be used in point-to-point network links. WPA is used to encrypt traffic.

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Auth wireless access though an http server

I'm the admin of a wireless network ... but as most people aint expert there seem to be a general problem connecting to it ... as we are using WPA Enterprise, so on windows platforms there are some common steps that have to be used to get it to…
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Probing vs Scanning vs Roaming definitions

I've been reading a lot about iPhone probing in particular lately for a project I am working on involving device detection and I just wanted to be clear on some of the terms I've been seeing. Here's how I currently would define these 3 words at a…
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Seamless roaming with Mikrotik routers

I need to cower broad area (>1x1km) with WiFi connection that won't be interrupted while clients are moving from one AP to another. And wiring APs with ethernet is strongly undesirable (AP setup is AP+Solar PSU). Client's TCP connection should be…
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Trusted SSL in internal network without internet access

I have a Raspberry PI 3 as router for WiFi network. It can be without internet access. I am running backend for android/iOS app on this raspberry. I want to have frontend connected through SSL to exclude any spying from other people connected to…
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Wifi and bridge. No internet. Not supported

ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 54:04:a6:3d:36:ff UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 …
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Wifi router supporting bridge mode + isolated guest network

I am in a building where wired internet is provided in a number of rooms, giving you a local IP address when connected to. I now want to add WiFi routers across a number of rooms acting as a single logical network (same SSID). The best way to do…
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Will a commercial grade router bottle neck two wireless access points?

This may be a silly a question but here goes. I'm looking into setting up a more robust wireless system for the company I work for. Right now we're running off a NETGEAR AC1200 consumer grade router with about 25 people in one medium size office all…
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Warehouse WiFi Repeatedly Disconnecting Only When Standing Under AP with 'Preferred Site' Error

Here's a strange one, I'm commissioning some Motorola/Symbol MC40 Android scanners in a warehouse environment. They just installed new WiFi APs to cover the warehouse. They seem to work fine, except when standing directly underneath any AP, the WiFi…
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Wireless router with vpn server

I'm searching for a WLAN (Wifi) Router that can be used as VPN server as well for my home office. Any good suggestions?
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Why do 802.11 Acknowledgement Frames have no source MAC?

Anyone know why 802.11 Acknowledgement Frames have no source MAC address? I don't see it when I capture the packets from TCPDUMP or Wireshark from Linux with a monitor-mode and promiscuous-mode driver. How does the Access Point distinguish ACK…
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Accessing PC localhost from Mac over WiFi

I have a web service running on the localhost of my PC. I set up an ad hoc local wifi network and I would like to access the web service from my Mac. Can this be done? What would the url to my web service be? …
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Block ARP on Router

Is it possible to somehow block ARP on a home wireless network router? Basically I don't want the access point to forward ARP packets between clients. It would also be fine if the access point completely blocks communications between clients. I…
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Unable to remove wireless drivers from HP laptop

We do have HP Laptops for the users where we dont need any wireless Adapters. We tried uninstalling Wireless drivers from device manager, after a reboot the wireless adapter reappear again. We restrict most of the websites from firewall. Users are…
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DHCP Starvation, A Trivial Solution?

I know there are a lot of solutions out there for mitigating DHCP starvation attacks. But wouldn't a really simple solution be to just set the DHCP address pool to 1.1.1.1 - 254.254.254.254 (or some other really large pool) so that the malicious…
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Use Access Point to extend network to remote computer without a wireless card

I am trying to set up a computer on a rolling cart so it can be move around the office to be wireless without actually having a wireless card in it. So I need to go from NIC to ethernet cable to wireless but have it so no network settings need to be…
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