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Can SSH passwords be sniffed out over Wi-Fi?
When you ssh, can the password you enter to connect, be intercepted if you're using untrusted public Wi-Fi (coffee shop, library, airport, etc).
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Measuring internet connection quality
I'm having WLAN trouble on my dualbooting win/linux laptop - the connection on linux side has occasional trouble, and seems somewhat slow and chunky. I would try to fix this issue by fiddling with all ...
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How to connect two machines via wifi and no other hardware?
Without using any other hardware, I want to connect two machines that have wifi, so that I can transfer files between them, for example.
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Wi-Fi constantly disconnects
Using either NetworkManager or Wicd to manage wireless networking on my Wi-Fi-powered laptop, too often I get randomly disconnected, and I see these messages on /var/log/syslog:
Dec 10 05:21:26 ...
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Auto-switch to wifi
Need to connect to specific wifi point as soon as it is in range. If it is out of range, then system must stay connected LAN.
In case, any wifi-point is in range, there must be auto-switch.
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Unable to connect to a wifi network with a special SSID
My current wifi network (and i'm writing this with the help of Windows -.- ) has a special character in it's SSID: "รถ", a so-called "umlaut".
If changing the SSID is not an option, how to connect to ...
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What is reliable, autoconnecting wifi manager?
openSUSE 11.4, one wifi connection with static IP.
Requirements:
after autologin connection should be automatically established with defined static IP
after connection dropped, manager should try ...
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Monitor mode wifi only seeing broadcast packets
I have pretty much exhausted every link I have found on google regarding this topic, and I'd like some of the most experienced eyes on the problem, because something obscure must be going on.
Systems ...
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How can I setup a wifi access point to only allow users if they accept an EULA?
I need to setup an access point to only allow users through if they first accept an EULA. To make things slightly simpler, I'm looking into doing this with a unix machine that shares the connection ...
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Terminal commands equivalent to NetworkManager's “Use as Hotspot” option
I'm making a gui application which will control my laptop in order to make it act as a wifi hotspot. I may change distributions so I want to find a solution which will work generally for all ...
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How to override port settings when connecting to a public wifi?
I am connecting to a free public wifi, I want to connect or use other ports like FTP and SSH. What are the possibility to override it?
In order to connect to the internet, They are requiring me to add ...
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Using the Wifi of a notebook via ethernet for another PC
I want to connect a PC to the internet via my notebook, which is connected to a WLAN.
The setup should look like the following scheme:
PC (eth0) -> Notebook (eth0) -> Notebook(wlan0) -> ...
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What tools do I need to intercept and change an incoming packet on a WP2-Personal wifi hub
Which tools should I research into to intercept a plain text packet, edit it and then continue it on it's way. I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and Backtrack 5; my wifi is WPA2-person encrypted. I need to edit ...
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Linux find Wifi Networks trotocol(a/b/g/n) version of all available access points
I do use iwlist wlan0 scanning and it gives me a fair amount of data, but one part is missing. It is protocol version. By protocol I mean (a/b/g/n).
It would be very good to have these commands in ...
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How to create an ad-hoc connection?
I need to make an adhoc connection on Archlinux (netbook used as a wifi repeater), I was using this tutorial to do it on Ubuntu :
At the terminal install execute sudo apt-get install dnsmasq-base ...
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Powertop strange results
I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 and battery life decreased by 2 times. Powertop documentation says that there should be 3 wakeups per second, I have 800-900. I think it's very strange because I didn't ...
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Can I spoof the MAC address in Android?
Is it possible to spoof the MAC address of the wireless interface using wpa_supplicant.conf in Android when I connect as a client to an access point?
Edit
Unfortunately, Android doesn't support
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How to disable wifi autonegotiation on debian6.0
I would like to disable automatic wifi negotiation on my 1000HE eeepc. WiFi Chipset is a ralink2860sta. I am using the non-free module and everything is working as intended except it tends to pick up ...
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Use wpa_supplicant without plain text passwords
I'm running gentoo on my laptop, and I'm currently using wpa_supplicant to handle wifi.
My configuration works and I can connect, but it is required to type in the plain text password into the ...
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How to extend my wireless network with OpenWrt
I have two routers, both running OpenWRT 10.04
The first is a WRT160NL router connected to my ISP. I am using it as an access point with the ESSID of "160AP". It's WEP password is "AAAAA" and it's ...
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Is there a way to list the connected devices on my wifi access point?
I have a Angstrom linux device as an access point, running hostapd, dhcpd, works fine. Can I get a list of devices connected to the wifi? I know I can get the DHCP leases, but I need to know which ...
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Debian Wheezy + Hostapd 1.0 + ath9k randomly failing
I got a problem with my soft AP.
I got an old PC running as router which has 3 NIC and 1 wifi PCI card TP-Link L-WN751ND. This box runs Debian Wheezy, hostapd, dhcpd etc. The problem is that AP ...
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How can I print out information about a Wireless Access Point in range?
How can I print out information about a Wireless Access Point in range? Can I for example get the MAC address?
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All commands that should be used to connect to wifi in command line
I would like to switch from gnome to awesome and I would like to connect my wifi network in command line (instead of using gnome tools).
So, I searched on the internet and found approximatively the ...
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How to find out which Wi-Fi driver is installed?
I know about lsmod, but how do I figure out which driver does what?
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SCP works, but SSH doesn't (over wifi)
As the title says, when I'm using wifi at my office, I'm able to copy files to and from my server using SCP, but for some reason SSH is non-responsive. It just hangs, doesn't print anything, and I ...
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Equivalent for netsh start network on linux
I recenty read about the Windows option for creating an access point, that will run on the same physical device, as the machine. So that I can connect my other devices to that network, and have access ...
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Driver for Intel 2200BG wireless network card
I'm trying to make work my wireless network card Intel 2200BG in my laptop Acer Travelmate 4002WLMI.
I tried so far:
$ sudo lshw -C network
*-network:1
description: Wireless interface
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Can Linux support a “Ralink corp. RT2800 802.11n PCI” (maybe a RT2860STA?) in an Asus EEE 901 netbook
OK, I know that this isn't going to be straightforward, but I'd really like to get it working.
About 18-24 months ago, my Asus EEE 901 netbook was working fine - running Ubuntu - and I let it ...
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Where are NetworkManager's WiFi settings stored?
I remember the days of playing with /etc/$WE/wpa_supplicant.conf to try and force a semi-secure network on a debian based system, but now on to xubuntu, I haven't needed to do any *.conf-ing in a ...
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The n mode on “iwlist wlan0 scan”
I know how to determine if scanned AP uses B or G mode, but how to know (using "iwlist wlan0 scan") it uses N protocol ?
if I use "iw dev wlan0 scan" and see if the cell has a "HT capabilities" block.
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How to check if my wireless connection uses AES or TKIP from a terminal?
I have a wireless router that has settings to use AES, TKIP or AES+TKIP encryption for wireless connections.
My Linux-based device does not like AES (it drops out from time to time), my girlfriend's ...
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Firmware for wireless card on Ubuntu/Debian?
This is a follow up to my previous question about Debian support for Linksys Wusb600n. I have tried running the Ubunut/Xubuntu LiveCDs and the WiFi does not come up.
The Gnome Network Manager menu ...
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Two usb wifi adapaters, only wlan0 appears, how to get wlan1?
I'm attempting to connect two wifi usb dongles to a debian system, one is to connect to a local lan, the other I plan to use in adhoc mode to connect to a specific device. You could look at this as an ...
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Any way to list wireless clients in range
I'm looking to see whether it's possible to implement a staff 'in office/out of office' facility by tracking the active wifi (phones/tablets/laptops) in the building.
Is it possible to return a list ...
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WPA pre-shared key format in linux and macintosh
I'm temporarily in a situation where the wifi network I need to use is implemented using Macintosh equipment. They have encoded their network using WPA and TKIP. I can't seem to get onto their network ...
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How do I get a bulletproof wifi?
I have used several Linux distributions (Arch, Debian, Ubuntu) over the years and I would consider myself not an expert but certainly an experienced user. It happened now for the 3rd time that I was ...
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'iwlist' -> interface doesn't support scanning (Ubuntu LTS 10.04)
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS) on a Samsung N150+ netbook. I cannot scan wifi networks using iwlist and I would like to do so. Here is the output from some tests:
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No wireless in Archlinux Gnome3
Successfully installed Gnome3 on archlinux (not the fallback mode).
EDIT: My wired internet connection works fine.
However, I can't see the network icon (or wireless networks) in the tray. When I ...
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Get network information through Ubuntu Terminal
Is there a command where, when entered outputs information such as:
If the network connection is wired or wireless
if it is a wireless network, the name of the wireless network
How strong the signal ...
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wpa_supplicant store password as hash (WPA-EAP with phase2=“auth=PAP”)
Is there a way to store my password in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf as some hash instead of plaintext?
By "password" I refer here to the password used for phase2 authentification. I do not ...
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Wi-fi connection failing on Arch Linux
I' ve just installed Arch Linux on my computer, I have some problems:
If I write
# iwconfig
The result is
-bash: iwconfig: command not found
the same is with ifconfig
instead if I try with
# ...
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How do I ensure outbound TCP/IP traffic always uses a VPN, even when using Wifi?
I'd like to ensure that my VPN is started and running, before any TCP traffic from any of my background services send or receive data. How can I guarantee that this is the case?
How do I handle ...
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Networking is not starting up?
I have a Raspberry Pi and while its plugged into the network via ethernet, my setup works and I can connect to the static IP.
Today I bought a wlan adapter and after install it works great too... but ...
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D-Link Wireless N 150 USB Adapter on Ubuntu
Link DWA-123 wireless adapter, on my desktop running Ubuntu 9.10 the device is being recognized as in, when I hit lsusb i get this entry
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 2001:3c17 D-Link Corp. [hex]
How do i ...
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Setting up a wireless to ethernet bridge
I am trying to set up a temporary network using the following hardware
[Wireless Router]))) )) ) [laptop] ----- [Desktop]
^wifi (debian) ^ethernet ^(3com Audrey)
Looking ...
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Activate WiFi on runlevel 3 startup
I am running SL6. During GNOME session, the wifi is connected as soon as I login, however the same does not happen until I login.
The situation further worsens in runlevel 3 where the wifi is not ...
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Fedora 15: em1 recently dissapeared and hostapd no longer serves internet to wirelessly connected devices
I have a laptop running hostapd, phpd, and mysql. This laptop uses an Ethernet connection to connect to the internet and acts as a wireless access point for my workplace's wifi devices. After ...
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How do I connect to a new wifi on the command line? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
All commands that should be used to connect to wifi in command line
I don't need to configure my wifi card or anything. I just want to do the equivalent of a) listing ...
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How do you derive the passphrase from hexadecimal wep key?
I have a hexadecimal WEP key in the setting of my router.
When I try to connect, the system asks me for the WEP passphrase.
How can I derive it from my hexadecimal?
This is what I have:
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