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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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How to test real network throughput between two points?

What are some of the better tools/utilities for testing real bandwidth across a link? In my case I am testing the real throughput across a wifi bridge.
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Long Distance Networking Options

What would be the best way to connect two freestanding farm buildings onto the same network? The total cable length would be less than 1000 feet. Cat6 is listed as having a max length of about 330', which is too short. What other options are out…
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Is there an equivalent command for 'init.d/networking restart' in OS X

From time to time, I've encountered issues with OS X clients' network connections (Wired and Wireless, Leopard/Snow Leopard) where nothing will fix the issue, until you reboot. Is there a particular 'network service/process' I should be watching…
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Is it possible to find the physical location of a wireless router based upon the broadcast signal?

Say for instance, a longitude and latitude? The only information available would be that it is an available wireless network in range (secured or unsecured).
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Who's using our bandwidth?

I can see from our ISP stats that a large amount of bandwidth is being used throughout the day, I suspect it's someone using our wireless router although I'm not definite. Our PC's all run various types of windows, are there utilities/sniffers that…
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Serving 10,000 simultaneous users over Wifi

I'm looking to offer a wifi service at a public event. The traffic will be very minimal, 10KBps should be adequate. Users don't necessarily need to connect to anything other than the private intranet. Assume that all 10k users will be using the…
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Why would wireless routers become less reliable over time?

I've been curious about this for awhile now. I don't know if I'm seeing a real pattern or not, but having worked with many home office/small office wireless routers for a few years now, I've noticed that the heavier the traffic is in the…
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Connect to multiple AP with one Wifi adapter under Linux/FreeBSD?

How can I connect to more than one Wifi access point simultaneously using a single wireless adapter? I'm currently using pfSense as my home router and I want it to connect to multiple APs wirelessly. Do you know if it's possible? Alternatively, how…
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MacOS clients sporadically disconnect from WPA Enterprise wireless network

We have a small office with ~20 people, each using a MacBook, and optionally connecting with a mobile phone too. Previously we used usual Wi-Fi with a shared key, but recently I reconfigured it to WPA Enterprise, where all users received their own…
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Building a LAN on in the woods

A very long time ago, I had to build a LAN for a bunch of laptops, in a couple of tents. We ended up bringing a bunch of generators, stringing about 2 miles of networking and power cables, and generally having very little fun - mostly trying to keep…
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Setting up multiple wireless access points on same network

I'd like to add wireless to my network, and I need multiple access points to cover the whole area. I'd like to set them up so that there's only one "wireless network" that the clients see, and it switches them as seamlessly as possible between…
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corporate network: wireless vs wired

Our office is getting a serious make over and we are looking into updating our network infrastructure. My idea was to just update our current cat5e cables to cat6 but my boss (not an IT guy) doesn't want to use cables anymore, he wants to go fully…
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WEP/WPA/WPA2 and wifi sniffing

I know that WEP traffic can be "sniffed" by any user of the WIFI. I know that WPA/WPA2 traffic is encrypted using a different link key for each user, so they can't sniff traffic... unless they capture the initial handshake. If you are using a PSK…
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Wireless link frequency choice (900Mhz vs 5.8Ghz) for 2-3km distance

I have recently been contracted by a client of mine to facilitate the wireless communication of his "home" offices and a secondary site. The primary site is the top two floors of a 5-story office building (15m height more or less) an the secondary…
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How can I split my personal network (with WIFI) from my office network?

I work from my home home office and have a VPN router to my company. I share the same network for my personal and office use. I have a WiFi Access Point, I don't want access to any of my company servers from WiFi for security reasons. Currently all…
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