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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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Planning an Hotel Wireless service

I have a project to set up a 14 stories Hotel with Wireless Internet access. There are 42 rooms in total and there is existing Cat 5e cabling with IDF on 5 floors. What are the general steps to execute such a projects? What are the considerations to…
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Easiest routing solution for a typical firewall with WiFi routers setup - WAN-2-hops-away network

Suppose a local network connected to the internet via a single firewall router. Devices that connect directly (i.e. using only layer 2 devices) to that router are: hosts WiFi routers providing the internet connectivity to other hosts. Note that…
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Blocking WhatsApp and other IM traffic

In my office, I have set up a linux machine as router and provide internet connectivity to all clients. Behind this linux router I have set up a cisco wireless router, with which I have made internet connectivity available to mobile phones of some…
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How do routers combine WAN and LAN traffic (packet data over wifi and ethernet)?

In my office, we have a leased line connection which is shared by some 20 users over wi-fi. This causes congestion on the router's end, resulting in slow speed due to high packet drops (and consequent resends). If someone uses the internet over a…
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Can ISP Throttle Wireless but Not Ethernet?

Is it possible for my ISP to throttle only wireless connections but NOT wired (ethernet) connections? Seems impossible to me, but I think it is actually occurring. Here is my scenario: I have a D-Link router connected directly to my ISP's adapter.…
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How to mask out wireless by blocking a neighboring WiFi Access Point

I surely hope this question is not a duplicate of another; I had difficulty finding a cut and dry solution for this on my own, so I thought I might have some luck sharing it with the Hive Mind of collective human consciousness that is the Stack. My…
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DHCP server for ad-hoc wifi network

I have a computer running Red Hat. I would like to host a HTTP server on it. This server has only a WIFI interface. How to configure a DHCP server on it? The configuration file (/etc/dhcpd.conf) looks like: subnet 220.9.181.0 netmask 255.255.255.0…
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Improving Wireless Router Performance

I bought an Asus RT-N53 wifi router, and I'm having nightmarish performance issues with it. I have WPA2/AES encryption enabled, and I can connect to it from from an Ubuntu 12.04 laptop, but after a few minutes the network becomes completely…
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how to "reroute" all packets that are coming from specific network adapter to some IP:port

I want to make a kind of WiFi proxy. And therefore I want to know how can I reroute packets that are going through specific adapter to destination IP:port.
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Motorolla TeamBadge Issue

I have A setup of Motorolla EBW100 Team Badges (typical Walkie Talkie). My wifi is configured as Such that it has Multiple SSIDs For different Badges. Like in Floor A I want 10 Team Badges to work with SSID ABC and for floor B another 10 with SSID…
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When laptop connects other laptops loose their Internet

We have a latpop that when it is connected to the wireless network, all other laptops of the network start to have intermittent connection. Why could be this happening? The computer is not getting IP Address when is connected to the wireless…
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Trapping wireless clients and redirecting them to an authentication page

When a customer comes to surf the web on my guest wifi, he should be redirected to my company's page where he is asked a password. If that password is correct, then the user should be allowed to reach the destination How do I implement this?
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Access the internet over wireless, but still use our wired LAN?

Currently we have a T1 feeding into a router. This router connects to a switch for our small office clients. Our T1 really sucks, and since no one offers any decent service in our area, my boss decided to get a couple 3G USB modems from Verizon and…
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Linux Wireless Router Setup

I have a Centos 5.6 Linux Server configured as Router with NAT for my LAN. There are currently 2 NIC's on my server. One is connected to WAN , a PPOE connection (eth0) and eth1 is connected to a switch which supports my LAN. I have enabled NAT and…
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Can I use Laptop with one WiFi and one Ethernet Port interface to setup firewall - OPNSense?

I am trying to setup OPNsense Firewall at my residence using a spare laptop which has one WiFI and one Ethernet interface. I was able to install OPNsense and configure the interfaces to LAN and WAN. The problem is If I select WiFi interface for LAN…
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