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Questions tagged [wifi]

Use this tag when searching for devices for wireless network access. This can include devices such as routers, wireless extenders, wireless access points and more.

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Wi-Fi repeater recommendation

Can someone recommend a cheap (up to $15-$20) device that can receive a wireless signal from my main router and transfer it to a classic network wired switch? I have found bunch of cheap repeaters on eBay, but don't know if any of them can pass a…
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Boost Neighborhood Wireless Reception

I have a storage unit which is in the basement of typical townhouse-style apartment building in New York City. I can't set up internet in this room and I can't tap into any of the tenants wireless signals. The room has no windows and is in the…
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Wifi Antenna for a boat

I've a question concerning a Wifi antenna with special needs / requirements. My computer is in a sailing boat, and I want to connect to the public wifi of the port. The signal is not always good because of the distance, and of course, the sailing…
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Want an NTP-enabled bedroom clock

I am trying to find a bedroom clock that can be set by NTP. I have tried without success to find a product or a project that meets my requirement and was hoping that someone might know of one. The clock MUST: have automatic dimming based on ambient…
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Book recommendations about IEEE 802.11/WiFi on a beginners level

I'm looking for good books giving an introduction and overview to current WiFi standards at a beginner's level. I found: "Designing and Deploying 802.11 Wireless Networks" by Jim Geier "Wireless Networking Technology" by Steve Rackley. Does anyone…
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Looking for some sort of wifi Amplifier

I have a 2-floor house, the router is located on the first floor. On the second floor, the reception is a bad in some rooms and better in others. I'm looking Amplifier/Router that can receive network cable and publish it as WIFI. And in the same…
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Suggestions on inexpensive WiFi equipment that can route specified SSID to specified port?

I want to have one WiFi device that can route traffic from one SSID to a specified port and another SSID to another port. Also this device needs to support 802.11g/n at minimum. Prefer it to cost under $200. The idea is to physically separate office…
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Wifi router - different bandwidth allocation for each mac addresse

Is it possible to filter wifi users by their MAC addresses and allocate different bandwidth for each of them? Say, a device (having MAC address 14-CC-20-0A-2A-6E) will get 5mbps and another device (14-CC-20-0A-5A-12) will get 3mbps? Is there any…
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What criteria to use to pick a wireless router for a large number of users/devices?

I want to replace an ASUS RT-AC1200G+ router. Currently, it is supporting around 20 wireless devices in my office. I am looking to support more than 50 wireless devices in my office in the near future. Is there a good metric to look at for wireless…
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Please recommend Wi-Fi adapter (PCIe, USB) for wi-fi sniffer

Looking for a Wi-Fi adapter to set up a sniffer (Linux & Wireshark on a PC/laptop). Support of .11ax or newer is not required, .11ac is enough. Preferred something easily available. P.S. I need to debug anomalies in connectivity between a station…
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Easily rootable, Linux-based Wifi AP acceptable in a corporate environment

We need Wifi APs for a small business. However, there are various expectations what I can't foresee. The last what I want, that trivial things, what the hardware could easily do, are simply impossible because we have no root access to our own…
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Looking for an encrypted wifi extender

Looking for a powerful wifi extender (1200Mbps) that will encrypt my data. Is there such an animal? Hope you can help! Thanks.
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Compatible WiFi extender/WAP for University captive network

So I’m a Uni student living on campus at WSU Australia, and they have a login system for the WiFi which it asks me for 2 things, my Identification (student number) and password (student password) - This rules me out from using so many devices. I…
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WiFi extender on network requiring Web login

I am looking to use a wifi extender at our hotel on holiday. Issue is that the hotel wifi most likely will require a Web login on the device. Do WiFi extenders exist that allow you to do a Web login on the extender and then allow me to connect the…
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Is there an Airport Extreme Card 802.11ac?

I'm looking for the "Apple Airport Extreme Card 802.11ac", but I'm not sure if it exists, as I haven't been successful at finding it on my own. Could anyone be able to tell me if such card exists for MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)?
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