Questions about connecting to the Internet. "wireless" and "networking" might be better tags, depending on the question.
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How to share your Internet Connection with Other PCs and Phones
I have Ubuntu 12.04 on a HP 430 notebook and this has a single wired internet connection and I would like to share this with a LG Optimus One with Android 2.3.3. I followed these instructions and ...
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How to install tor?
I tried to install tor on my new version of ubuntu but it seems that tor is not available in repositories , how else can I do it?
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1answer
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Micromax 3G mobile internet modem not being detected
I have Micromax 3G modem, and I inserted it in the USB port, but it is not being detected by Ubuntu 12.04, that I'm using from a Live USB. I tried creating a mobile Internet connection, however, ...
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Slow internet browsing in Ubuntu
I have a dual boot set up with Windows and Ubuntu. When I'm using Windows, web browsing is a lot faster than when I'm using Ubuntu and I don't know why. It's like there's just a big latency rather ...
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How to share a wired Internet connection with an Android phone?
I have been trying to share my wired Internet connection with my Android phone. However I could not succeed in doing this. Has anyone of you ever succeeded?
Operating systems that I use are as ...
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What is the best way to restrict access to adult content?
I bought my kids a PC and installed 12.04 (Unity) on it. The bottom line is, I want my children to use the computer unsupervised while I have confidence they cannot access anything inappropriate.
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5answers
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Internet slow on Ubuntu but not windows
I have just installed a dual boot windows7 /ubuntu 11.10 and the internet is much slower than windows.
I have read the post here and tried the solutions presented and none have worked.
Here is what I ...
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Share Wireless connection with Wired Ethernet Port
That's pretty much it. If I connect to the Internet on wlan0, how can I share this connection with a device plugged into my wired Ethernet port eth0?
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Risks/Disadvantages associated with Wine
Can wine as a whole or the windows applications installed via wine pose some kind of risk to an Ubuntu installation? This question arose in my mind when I read this answer to my earlier question ...
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Sharing Connection to other PCs (Via Wired Ethernet) [duplicate]
I have two desktop PCs I use frequently, both running Ubuntu 12.04. One is connected to the internet via wireless, and the other has no wireless card. Is there any way I can share my internet ...
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4answers
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Create a wifi hotspot using my desktop
My desktop has a fast wired connection and I would like to set up a sort of "wifi hotspot" that allows mobile devices to connect to my pc and share this fast connection. How would I go about doing ...
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10answers
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Download accelerators for Ubuntu
What are the Download accelerators available for Ubuntu?
I like prozilla, but couldn't find a way to install it using apt or software center.
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5answers
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Firefox “clone” for Ubuntu
In Windows I use, beside the main Firefox installation, one or even two "Firefox clones" for different purposes (specifically oriented addons and configurations, light configuration without addons, ...
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2answers
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Install BSNL evdo card in Ubuntu 12.10
I want to install BSNL EVDO Rev A USB Data Card Model No.:T-U500 on my laptop which is double booted with both ubuntu and windows 7. BSNL evdo works well on windows 7 and I tried to install it on ...
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5answers
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Wired Internet doesn't work on ubuntu 12.04
Wired internet works on Windows but doesn't work on Ubuntu 12.04. I set it up manually. I am sure I did everything correctly. It even says Connection established but Internet doesn't work in any ...
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1answer
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Using shortkeys to search the internet for a term selected in a text editor/viewer
It seems possible (as I learned from a comment to this question made by user55822) to use a command in order to search a term on the web by using "keybinding" the way Aretha is used.
What the ...
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2answers
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Ubuntu Software Center not working - “Check Your Internet Connection”
Whenever I try to install any package, I get the error "Unable to Download Packages", "Check your Internet connection". But the strange part is that I can use synaptic to download and install the same ...
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2answers
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How to connect to Wired internet connection through terminal?
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 with KDE on it.
I am facing a problem in connecting to wired LAN internet connection.
Can any one tell me the procedure on how to connect to wired LAN internet connection ...
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1answer
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Internet connection sharing from PC to Phone over Bluetooth
I have already read other questions relating to sharing Internet connection from the Phone to the PC. This as most of us know works out of the box in latest Ubuntu (and for some it just needs to ...
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2answers
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Why is browsing the Internet slow?
Doesn't seem to matter what browser I am using, and it only seems to effect when I am browsing pages, as download speeds are fine...
Also, this is a dual boot system and the internet works fine under ...
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3answers
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Transmission slows down internet connection
I have a problem while using transmission. I don't know where it comes from because it doesn't occur every time.
Sometime while downloading a torrent, I cannot browse on the internet with a browser. ...
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3answers
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How to share my WiFi Internet via WiFi?
I am connecting to a WiFi network through my laptop in Ubuntu. Now I need to share my Internet connection with my wife's netbook because her netbook is not able to connect to that WiFi network ...
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1answer
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Help with Dial Up
I am trying to set up a computer for my friend that has dial up.
The problem is nothing I try can detect the modem. GnomePPP can't find it and I can't figure Kppp out. I've been looking all over the ...
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Facebook pictures not showing up
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 and Facebook pictures are not showing up.
I tried all browsers but still can't solve my problem.
Does someone have similar problem? Is there any way to fix this?
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1answer
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How to unblock something listed in rfkill?
I think I may have found the cause of my problems with connecting to wifi in Ubuntu 11.10.
I type this in Terminal:
peter@peter-AO531h:~$ rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
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3answers
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Setting up a pppoe connection in Ubuntu?
I have a new broadband connection and i want to connect it using ubuntu. I have a user name and a password, nothing more.
I want to know how to connect to such network, how to create the connection?
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How can I pause/resume an apt-get update process in a terminal?
My Internet gets paused sometimes because of change in the 3g signal strength and I've to restart the whole apt-get update process again! Each update consumes 13-15 mb and every mb costs here!! Can I ...
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2answers
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2 internet connections on a single PC
If I have a wireless and a usb internet connection on my Ubuntu 12.04 as in:
At the moment, Ubuntu seems to only make use of the Wired connection which is the usb connection. Is it possible to get ...
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2answers
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Is there a way to share my computer's Internet connection with my Android 2.2.1 through USB?
Is there a way to share my desktop Internet connection with my Android 2.2.1 using the phone data cable?
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2answers
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How do I connect to my Huawei EG 1732USB modem from terminal?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 & i'd like to know how can i connect my USB modem through terminal . I mean creating connection and calling it, I want to do from terminal .
Thank you .
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2answers
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How to setup a Wireless Access-Point using my laptop's WiFi card?
want to share my Laptops (running Ubuntu 10.10) Broadband with my Android (Galaxy Mini) running 2.2.1. Since Androids currently do not support ad-hoc networks so the "Create new wireless network.." ...
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2answers
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How to use eth1 as failsafe system for eth0?
How to configure eth1 to be a failsafe system for eth0.
When eth0 is down eth1 goes up, and when eth0 is up eth1 goes down
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3answers
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Unmanaged network icon - Network manangement disabled
I was having problems connecting to the internet either by wireless or wired connection.
I keep getting an icon in the systray that has a tooltip that says "unmanaged" and when I click on it I get a ...
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2answers
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How to install Iceweasel?
I was searching for Firefox-like browsers ('clones') and found about a few that I want to test, but could not install Iceweasel in Ubuntu. (Older links that I found with this google search - here and ...
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2answers
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WIFI looses connection with AR9285 - have to disconnect / connect to regain internet?
I have a G73JW laptop using Ubuntu 12.04. It has an Atheros AR9285 card.
While wifi seems to work fine most of the time, about every hour or two it will loose the connection to the internet. The ...
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1answer
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How do I install KDE or XFCE or LXDE to an Ubuntu 12.04 system with no internet connection?
How do you install a desktop environment such as KDE without an Internet connection in Ubuntu / Linux Mint?
I want to install KDE 4.8.3 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS without an Internet connection?
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2answers
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Upgrading ubuntu with some thing which can make more than one connection
I wanna upgrade my Ubuntu from 11.04 to 12.04,but the internet is so slow when I use Synaptic or Update Manager,because they only make one connection to download packages like wget.( 6 ~ 7kbps ).
but ...
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1answer
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Why is Ubuntu offline (except torrents) while Windows is online?
I am using a static wired connection. Everything was perfect.
But suddenly from few hours back I can't access any website. Dropbox, Ubuntu One also can't connect.
Ping request is also unsuccessful, ...
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1answer
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How to limit internet speed?
I have 3 accounts in my pc, i would like as the admin of the pc to limit the internet speed (upload/download) for the other 2 accounts, is there a way to do this?
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1answer
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DSL PPPoE connection not working?
I use a wired PPPoE connection to connect to the Internet. What I need to do on Windows to connect to it is put in static IP address, gateway, subnet mask and DNS servers for my LAN card. Next I have ...
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3answers
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Slow wired internet connection on Realtek RTL8168-8111 (Rev 6)
I keep on seeing issues people are having with their wireless. I am having an issue with being wired into my router. I installed Ubuntu 11.10 the other day, on my custom PC. The motherboard I have ...
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1answer
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sharing internet between network interfaces
I have a laptop with lubuntu 11 with two network interfaces, wireless and wired. Wireless interface connects to the router with DHCP and provides access to the internet. The wired interface has a ...
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3answers
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How can I connect to the Internet using an ADSL modem?
I have a dualboot Ubuntu and Windows XP on my PC.
Does Ubuntu require drivers for the onboard Ethernet card? If not, how can I make an Internet conection using an ADSL modem?
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0answers
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Some websites are not opening in any web browser (firefox/chrome). What should I do? [closed]
Some websites are not opening in my system. I am using Ubuntu 12.10. Earlier, when I was using Ubuntu 10.10,11.10 there was no such issue.
The problem was started in ubuntu 12.04, but it remained the ...
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1answer
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How to connect to internet from recovery mode?
I am working on a kernel panic issue.
As Ubuntu is very reliant on internet, I am currently investigating how to connect to internet when choosing recovery mode. Even in my healthy 11.10 system it ...
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1answer
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Restricting access to sites
I'm having some problems configuring my local proxy server so that it would restrict access to certain websites.
The proxy server I'm using is Squid; I edited its configuration file found in ...
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0answers
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Alternative to downloading files through Firefox [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Download accelerators for Ubuntu
I am completely new to Linux and have installed Ubuntu 11.10. The built-in download manager for Firefox is terrible. When I used windows ...
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Network configuration problem
I am beginner with Ubuntu 12.04 and I have the following problem with my network configuration.
I have 4 PC with following configuration:
wireless router with IP: 10.67.70.1 with Internet access
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1answer
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connecting to wifi internet using TP-Link (TL-WN723N) usb adapter with Ubuntu 12.10
I use TP-Link (TL-WN723N, ver:2.2) usb adapter to connect to a wifi internet using Windows 7. Its WEP encryption type network and using a security key i can connect to internet. But in Ubuntu 12.10 i ...
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1answer
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how to enable internet with ubuntu 10.04
I have installed UBUNTU 10.04 dual with my windows 8.
but the internet is disabled, both the Ethernet and wireless,
I try this link but when type this commands
sudo apt-get update
there are ...
