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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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Wireless Access Points with API

I'm looking for an industrial grade (din mount, preferably weatherproof enclosure, no reboot every month like home APs, etc) Access Point / Bridge (802.11 b/g, dual radio) with APIs. The issue here is APIs. Let me explain. I have built a management…
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How to hack airport extreme to support USB 3G modem?

Has anyone out there ever tried to hack the Airport Extreme, specifically with regard to the USB port? There are many cellular routers available that provide WiFi sharing of a USB modem link. However, instead of buying yet another router, I'd like…
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Captive portal detection by Apple Oses, iOS 'splash CNA popup' does not show?

I built a captive portal (Linux Debian router), providing a WifiHotspot based on hostapd and iptables rules ( like this: http://www.andybev.com/index.php/Using_iptables_and_PHP_to_create_a_captive_portal ). It works, by redirecting any request to a…
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If network card supports 802.11n, does it mean it supports 5ghz band?

I've gotten a new router that broadcasts 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands. But my desktop could only see the 2.4ghz connection. I read from a website that as long as my network adapter supports 802.11a or 802.11n network modes, this means that the computer…
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Making wi-fi available in college dorms

I'm looking into some wi-fi connectivity problems at a small college campus. One of the things I'm considering is the high concentration of microwave ovens (nearly every dorm room has one), because those can play havoc with wi-fi signals. Another…
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Release dhcp lease after forcing client to disconnect

I configured a wifi access point based on OpenWRT to limit the number of clients to 4 at the same time. For that purpose I gave a limited number (4) IP addresses leaseable by DHCP. After a period of time (say one hour), I want to force clients to be…
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Transparent switch from Wifi to ethernet

I have the following network setup: Zyxel USG 200 Firewall which also acts as DHCP server 2 Switches 2 Wifi APs (Zyxel NWA3560-N and WAC6503D-S) with NAT and DHCP disabled The clients (mostly MacBooks) are normally connected to the switches by…
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How to persist on a wifi network in a ubuntu machine?

I've got a Ubuntu machine running a software that requires internet. However, sometimes the wifi fails (router reboot for example) and doesn't find the network again, until I manually service network-manager restart or I switch off and on the wifi…
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Aruba 215 v/s Asus RT-AC87U

We are implementing a WiFi hotspot at a busy airport for passengers to download media from a locally connected Media Server (on the same LAN). We expect simulteanous user connections of upto max 50 throughout the terminal (via multiple access…
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Wireshark only capturing broadcast packages

I've ran Wireshark multiple times on my notebook for wireless networks verifying mobile packages for my devices and it used to work most of the time. I haven't been able to monitor my traffic today on three different networks - my home router and…
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Windows 8.1 Limited Connectivity (on Steroids)

About two weeks ago we performed maintenance on our on-premise infrastructure in our office. Including applying updates to our Hyper-V-based virtual hosts, as well as our SAN. We also modified some settings on our six Cisco Aironet 1040 access…
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To set up DHCP in OSX

How can you set up a DHCP for OSX such that you can access your Macbook's shared network by iPod Touch? I have enabled internet sharing in OSX settings such that you I access the sharing by iPod. However, I do not get the internet. I have in Network…
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Restrict hostapd wireless client from talking to eachother

How can I keep a wireless client of hostapd from talking to a wired client on the same network or another wireless client on the same network? Here's my network topology: [wired client] --> [router/cable modem] ^ …
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Proxmox with an Openvswitch bridge

All, I'm trying create a way for me to be able to use the local network within my Proxmox infrastructure. Currently, everything is running off of NAT from wlan0 and all internal machines have the same local IP address -- which is not very useful…
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Configuration of Mikrotik to allow communication with wireless clients

I'm managing an relatively small office and my basic network setup is as follows: All LAN computers are connected to a central switch which is connected with a Mikrotik Router. LAN subnet is 192.168.1.1/24 I have three different Internet lines also…
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