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wireless local area network (WLAN)

A wireless local area network (WLAN) links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method (typically spread-spectrum or OFDM radio), and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider internet. This gives users the mobility to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network. Most modern WLANs are based on IEEE 802.11 standards, marketed under the Wi-Fi brand name.

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Using NPS to restrict access to WLAN

We currently have one WLAN that only domain users can connect to. We will be adding a guest WLAN and would like all non-domain machines to use this, even if a user has a domain account. We have set up NPS and can log in against it, but we can not…
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How do I connect my dd-wrt router to another wireless network and ensure that all my clients connect only to the dd-wrt?

Here's my situation: I have my internet connection provided by a wireless network (we'll call it "A"). I don't have a lot of control over that network, though. I have a wrt610n flashed with dd-wrt, and I'd like to use it as my main…
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Reloading Cisco 881w AP reloads the whole router?

This is about a Cisco router (881w) with the AP-WLAN interface. While on the AP interface (after having entered this command:) service-module wlan-ap 0 session If I enter this command: reload will this reload the whole router, or only the AP…
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WoWLAN under Linux 3.1 with N-1030

Linux 3.1 has added support for WoWLAN, and as far as I understand my card Intel Centrino N-1030 supports WoWLAN. However, ethtool for eth0 gives info: # ethtool eth0 Settings for eth0: Supported ports: [ TP MII ] Supported link modes: …
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Why i cannot access computer with apache on it via 'connectify hotspot' on same computer?

This is the situation: Computer running Windows XP Running Apache LAN: Internet connection WLAN (Wi-Fi): Hotspot with Connectify software (http://www.connectify.me/), FREE version iPhone 3G connected to computers WLAN to share computer internet…
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windows mobile 6.1 wlan slow reconnect

We have an app installed on Windows Mobile 6.1, Symbol/Motorola MC5590, which communicates via a WLAN connection. The devices go to sleep after a few minutes, and so does the WLAN. But after getting the device active, it takes at least 7, but often…
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How to replace 4 kilometer fiber optic cabling for ethernet with wireless?

My use case is for security camera installations. I need to interconnect several remote locations into a central monitoring station. Right now, I'm using pools of copper wired connections, all linked together using fiber optic cables. But I need to…
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Is it possible to identify computers in the network by their names?

I will have several laptops which will be used by other side to build a local network. Some of these laptops will be working as web servers and other as clients. I will not have any control over the network (I do not know how it will be build and…
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Bridging traffic between eth0 and wlan0

I have tried with this but can`t get it to work, the eth0 and wlan0 are already up and running so my setup is a lot easier. wlan0 has a DHCP already enabled and is correctly assigning the IP to the client, eth0 is set to static, the client is…
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802.1X Chicken or the Egg?

I'm reading about 802.1X and WPA-2 Enterprise and how to set up it. I've read briefly about the different EAPs and understand that EAP-TLS is the better method of authentication due to the use of client and server certificates. However I'm…
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Bash script to send all Wifi hotspot traffic over separate VPN tunnel on Ubuntu 18

I'm working on a bash script that is supposed to create a hotspot on ubuntu 18. However I have special needs about what connection that hotspot is supposed to use. I want all and any traffic from devices connected to my hotspot to go over a…
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Lenovo T495/Intel Wireless-AC 9260

We just switched to the T495 from the A485 as our laptop of choice. We are imaging them to Win10x64 1903 using SCCM, with the drivers provided by Lenovo. The wifi (Intel Wireless-AC 9260) is not working in any of them with a "Code 10: Device Cannot…
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Ubuntu: Multiple interfaces, one lan only

I have 2 interfaces: wlan0: Connected to normal network with DHCP (has internet) eth0: Connected to LAN only. Used for PXE boot and NFS The network-manager service is not installed on this machine. If I leave /etc/network/interfaces totally blank,…
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How can I find IP/web console for a wireless AP

I have a Dlink DWL-2600AP, it is working but I'd like to do some troubleshooting on it (it's acting as if client isolation has magically turned on after 2 years, which is a problem for our wireless printers). It's connected to a port on our 2960x #2…
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Isolating traffic between devices connected to same AP

I have multiple access points. Every AP has two configured SSIDs: one for clients devices (open) and one for some utility devices that will be used by clients devices (secured). I would like the utility devices not to be directly discoverable by…
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