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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 network infrastructure for an office with 40 employees

In my company we're facing connectivity problems due to our not very professional network infrastructure. We're growing now, and we expect to be 40 people at the office by the end of the year. I'm considering to set up a wired network with a…
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Setting up NPS with a certificate that is valid to both AD and non-AD machines

I'm trying to setup an AD server running the NPS service so that both AD and non-AD machines see the certificate as valid when authenticating to the wireless network. I picked up a cert from GoDaddy and the non-AD machines are happy with it, but the…
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WiFi deauthentication issue

I would like to find a root of the WiFi issue we've got in our working environment. Few words about WiFi infrastructure We are using now Apple solution. Three brand-new access points from Apple connected into one roaming wireless network with one…
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Which Layer of the OSI model is responsible for encryption in WLANS?

Since WEP and WPA/WPA2 encrypt the payload of 802.11 MAC frames and we know that MAC goes under the Data Link Layer (Layer 2), can we also assume that encryption occurs in Layer 2 as well? At least with protocols such as HTTPS I know for sure that…
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How to configure an Extreme Networks Altitude 451 for stand-alone AP use?

I have an Extreme Networks Altitude 451 (15801) wireless N access point. It is usually set up and managed using a controller unit, but I am hoping it is possible to configure one of these to work stand-alone, like a basic wireless access point. It…
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Practical Limits of Configuring WLAN SSIDs via Group Policy on Windows 7

Is there a practical limit to the number of SSIDs that can be configured on a single WLAN profile via Group Policy on Windows 7? I am thinking about hundreds of SSIDs in a single WLAN profile. Background info: We are deploying a fleet of 4G mobile…
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Airport Extreme mesh over Ethernet?

I have purchased three Airport Extreme routers. I have a cable modem in one room that currently feeds into our primary router (which I want to replace with an Extreme), which feeds into a switch, which then distributes Internet and LAN services over…
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TightVNC viewer doesn't show anything when I click/type

We have a wireless network where I work. I've installed TightVNC viewer on a WinXP box, and I'm using it to connect to my laptop which has Ubuntu 9.04 installed. So far, everything works right up to after I login. I can see the initial screen of my…
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Mirror network packets from WiFi to Ethernet in an ASUS Router RT N53

I have an ASUS RT N53 router, running the default firmware (Linux 2.6.22 with busybox and uclibc). I need to capture data packets from some Wi-Fi devices I have connected to that router (iPad and some smartphones), but the router is not forwarding…
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Wireless network between buildings

I'd like to have a network connection between two buildings, but can't use wires so I'm looking into other solutions: Are there some sort of directional WIFI antennas that I can place in the outside of the building and are durable to heat/rain…
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WLAN card as LAN interface?

I have a system with 2 network adapters: a wifi card (atheros) and an ethernet card. Both network adapters are recognized by pfsense 2.1 without problems, but I don't know how to configure it: I want to use the wifi card as LAN interface, the…
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Running Proxmox VE with a wireless adapter

I've successfully installed Proxmox and it works perfect while connected via ethernet. The issue arises when trying to get it to detect my wireless adapter. The wireless card is an ASUS PCE-N53 (Ralink 5592 chipset). I've had no luck with the…
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WPA2-Enterprise vs. Captive Portal, which is more preferable?

My school runs our WiFi network on Aruba Controllers, some of the access points are Aruba-branded and is managed. Others are D-Link branded, and need configuration one by one if needed. We run our authentication on Captive Portal now, and is now…
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D-link DAP-2590 VLAN configuration

So we have been fighting this issue for well over a year. It's been so long that I am having to relearn the configuration today. Here's the situation. We're running several D-Link DAP-2590's with multiple SSID's. There is an employee VLAN (10) and a…
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Utilise Netsh Wlan in WIn PE 4.0

We have been working with unattended domain joins using SCCM 2012. We used to use a command line step in the OSD to join the machine to the local wireless network prior to domain join. The syntax used was netsh wlan connect…
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