A connection to the internet, through which one can view web pages, access servers, etc.
Questions tagged [internet-connection]
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Who provides the Internet service to Internet Service Providers (ISPs)?
I've been wondering recently about how the infrastructure of the Internet really works.
I know that I have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that supplies my connection to the Internet.
But what I don't know is: Who provides the Internet to the…
James Mertz
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No internet connection in Virtual Machine on selecting NAT in VMWare workstation
I'm facing this strange problem from yesterday where if I select NAT as the network adapter in VMWare, I'm not getting any internet connection in the VM. I have a requirement where I have to have the network adapter as NAT.
Internet is working…
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How can I see all active connections?
My Internet connection has been slow lately, and I think it might be a possible attack. A friend has told me to use Wireshark, but it is a big install, and I do not have the time to learn how to use it. Is there an easier way to see all the…
None
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How to enable Internet Connection Sharing using command line?
I can do it manually by right-clicking on a network connection, opening the Sharing tab and clicking on the "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" check box.
Now I need to automate this task. Is there a…
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Why would the Wi-Fi connection on my smartphone perform better than the same connection on my laptop?
The download speeds while connected on Wi-Fi to the same router—an ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router—seems to be significantly faster on my phone than on my laptop. This problem doesn’t occur all the time, but the Internet connection on my…
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How can I monitor my ISP's connection quality over time?
I've got a very bad ISP and want to monitor the connection quality over a month's time.
At the moment I just wrote a script which logs ping requests to Google's DNS server 8.8.8.8.
How can I do that more efficiently? Is there a better way to…
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Google Chrome unable to access internet for several minutes after hibernate
Recently my Google Chrome on Windows 10 (only on a single machine out of 4) has had issues with connecting to websites for 2-5 minutes after the machine coming out of hibernate/sleep.
The issue is specific to chrome, as I can open IE and get to…
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How to disable internet access at night on the router?
I have an internet connection that I'd like to be enabled only during the day. With multiple household internet devices, this would need to be something disabled at the level of the router.
I don't believe the router offers this sort of…
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How do I conduct a performance test of my internet connection?
Right now I'm in the process of possibly switching from a Cable provider to a DSL provider. I have both connections live, and before I cancel one or the other, I'm wanting to do some exhaustive testing of the internet connection. I have three…
James Mertz
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Google Chrome - Disable Network Connection
Using Google Chrome, is it possible to "Work Offline", that is, disable the network connection. I'm looking for the same feature that is included in Firefox 4.x under the File menu called Work Offline. This feature will assist in testing a HTML 5…
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How to simulate slow internet connection
I currently deploy with GAE (google app engine) and I try to implement some AJAX validation. So I got a couple text-fields and "spinners" (ajax loaders) which should be displayed when an AJAX request is sent. But I deploy on my local computer…
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What is the Windows equivalent of the command "nc [server_name] [port]"?
On linux, one can connect to a server by typing
nc pwnable.kr 9000
on a terminal.
On windows, this does not work in Powershell nor cmd, and also Putty when using Telnet looks at first like it connected, and then whenever I enter something it exits,…
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Can I share my Internet from my laptop by bluetooth?
I want to share the Internet connection from my Windows 7 PC using Bluetooth so my other devices can connect to the Internet through my computer. Do you know if this is possible?
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Why are internet speeds variable and not fixed numbers?
Assume you have 10mbps speed. So why when you download something from the internet, your speed is not going to be fixed at 10mbps, but instead it varies from 2-9mbps while you're downloading? Why do internet speeds work like this? For example,…
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Why can't Win7 remember my tether? New Connection Setup every time
In Win7 when you connect to a new network you're prompted to set it as a Home, Work, or Public connection. Presumably this influences default security settings.
That's all well and good, except for the part that everytime I USB tether my smartphone…
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