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Wireless refers to the technology allowing transfer of information between two points that are not physically connected.

Wireless technologies allow the transfer of data between two points that have no physical connection. Traditionally, those physical connection are made in copper wires hence the term "wire-less".

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How to find a list of wireless networks (SSID's) in Java, C#, and/or C?

Is there a toolkit/package that is available that I could use to find a list of wireless networks (SSID's) that are available in either Java, C#, or C for Windows XP+? Any sample code would be appreciated.
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Raspberry Pi ad-hoc networking

I want to try some networking projects with Raspberry Pis, and I need to just send packets between a pair of pis. I would be happy as a first step just being able to ping between to Raspberry Pis in ad-hoc mode. I have not successfully done this…
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Android: How AirDroid app does work?

Hello I am going to develop an app like "AirDroid" on Android Market which connect a device with the PC using wireless communication. Can anybody explain to me how this app works? Is Internet required for that or not? and from where that window…
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Should a wireless network be open?

Obviously there are security reasons to close a wireless network and it's not fun if someone is stealing your bandwidth. That would be a serious problem? To address the first concern: Does a device on the same wireless network have any special…
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Logitech Unifying Receiver Protocol?

Is there a place where I can find documentation or an SDK about the Logitech Unifying Receiver? I recently obtained a wireless mouse, which came with a Logitech Unifying Receiver (a small USB dongle that plugs into the computer and communicates with…
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Request timed out when pinging wireless router

Recently I noticed the internet running very slowly on my laptop, which is connected to my wireless network (Netgear DGN2000). When I ping the router, I get long ping times and/or request timed out...here's an output: Reply from 192.168.0.1:…
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Google Android - how to figure out if 3g and 2g is turned on

I'm developing a simple application for the Google Android to turn on and off the wifi or 3g or 2g. I see http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.html#isWifiEnabled() that you can see if the wifi is enabled or disabled…
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List All Wireless Networks Python for PC

I am trying to find out how I can list all of the available wireless networks in Python. I am using Windows 8.1. Is there a built-in function I can call, or through a library? Please kindly show me the code which prints the list.
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How can I retrieve the signal strength of nearby wireless LAN networks on Windows using Python?

How can I retrieve the signal strength of nearby wireless LAN networks on Windows using Python? I would like to either show or graph the values.
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Is it possible to connect android phone to printer via bluetooth?

I know that android sdk 2.0 has provided the new bluetooth API for developers. But I'm not sure if this can help me connect to bluetooth printers. Are there any protocol restrictions or device limitaion for this? Is it possible that the bluetooth…
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How to capture raw signal from wireless router?

I have seen several projects now which derive novel spatial information from radio data collected from a typical wireless router: http://wisee.cs.washington.edu/ http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/133936-using-wifi-to-see-through-walls The idea of…
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Reading from a promiscuous network device

I want to write a real-time analysis tool for wireless traffic. Does anyone know how to read from a promiscuous (or sniffing) device in C? I know that you need to have root access to do it. I was wondering if anyone knows what functions are…
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.NET Remoting Speed and VPNs

I'm working on a project which uses .NET Remoting for communication between the client application and an object server. For development, the client, server, and MSSQL database are all running on my local development machine. When I'm working at…
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How to find visible bluetooth devices in Python?

I need to find the list of visible Bluetooth devices with their respective details in the range of my Bluetooth modem. I only need to do Bluetooth 2.0 and below. I don't need to do Bluetooth 4.0. Like you do on an Android phones using "Search for…
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iPhone Gamekit peer with a desktop peer

I am looking for a way to establish a wireless connection between an iPhone and a desktop client. Gamekit looks promising but all the examples / documentation only explain iPhone to iPhone. Are there examples / documentation for an Gamekit peer on…
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