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LAN is short for local area network. Commonly refers to cable bound networks.

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How to connect a wired internet connection through terminal?

I am using Ubuntu 10.04 with KDE on it. I am facing a problem in connecting to a wired LAN internet connection. I want to connect to wired internet connection with static IP and authentication. How ...
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How to see all computers connected to a network

I am in a LAN and there are 3 Ubuntu, 2 Kubuntu, 2 Windows XP and 2 Windows 7. What commands or tools are available to see what PCs are connected to the LAN that it shows the name of the PC and the IP....
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Ethernet Network not showing or connecting in Ubuntu 17.04

I updated from 16.04 to 17.04 a couple days ago. After doing so I found that when I connect my Ethernet cable, it doesn't connect or show connection as it did in 16.04. I Have an HP-15 laptop. I ...
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How do I forward sound from one computer to another over the Lan?

I have two computers. Computer A is running Ubuntu 11.10 with Gnome Clasic. Computer B is running Mythbuntu 11.10. Computer B has a sweet digital audio sound system. I want to play music from Banshee ...
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Network driver for Realtek 8852 20.10

I recently bought a new HP laptop (Pavilion 15-ec2003np), but when I installed ubuntu (already tried 20.04, 20.10, Pop!_OS 20.04, 20.10) it says that the network adapter wasn't found and I can only ...
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ubuntu server not resolving LAN hostnames

Bit stuck here. I have 2 machines that cannot resolve LAN hostsnames, unless there are specific entries in /etc/hosts But other machines on the LAN can resolves hostnames. My LAN: 1 x Cisco ...
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LAN not working on 17.04

Actually yesterday I've upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 17.04 and I got a problem that, if connect LAN cable it does not showing anything and remains disconnected. But i can connect with WiFi. I don't ...
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Connect Ubuntu to other PC with direct (crossover) cable

Ubuntu 11.04 (PC-1) is connected to PC-2 (Windows XP) with LAN cable (crossover direct cable) Internet access is through USB wireless modem accessing router in separate room If I boot in Windows 7 (...
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Booting Ubuntu causes LAN to stop working in Ubuntu and Windows until BIOS reset

I've just installed Lubuntu 17.04 alongside Windows 7 When I run Lubuntu then the port does not work, the indicators are not lit, nothing at all, and I cannot connect. When I restart the PC on ...
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How to get connection to both wifi as well as LAN in ubuntu 14.04 LTS?

On my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS laptop, I have a LAN connection with a static IP address as well as a WiFi connection to the internet using DHCP. LAN connection goes to a switch and WiFi connection from a WiFi ...
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Access Windows 10 Shared Folder from Ubuntu 18.04

I would like to share files between Windows and Ubuntu. In Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I could access shared folder on a Windows machine on my local network my navigating to Other locations in Files (Nautilus),...
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How to configure preferred network for internet?

I am connected to a LAN network and wireless network. Both provide access to internet. Sometimes when the internet on LAN is not working, the browser simply throws an exception instead of switching ...
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How do I share my Ubuntu's Internet connection with a LAN (via hardware router)

I know this sort of question has been asked many times, and I've thus tried many ways to get it working, but I think my setup is a bit different from what I've seen others trying. I've got an Ubuntu ...
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How do I disable local DNS caching?

I have a small private LAN with 6 Ubuntu systems. To improve performance and simplify maintenance I implemented a DNS server on my Debian firewall/router (dig shows 0ms on repeat lookups). Will I ...
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Compiling error while installing Realtek RTL8111E in 64 bit 13.10. "CONFIG_X86_X32 enabled but no binutils support"

I downloaded the Linux drivers for my onboard RTL8111E (Mobo MSI B75 Pro3-M) from the Realtek site. The Realtek driver has been updated 23/09/2013, so I assume it can handle 64 bit Ubuntu (13.10 in my ...
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Use two networks at the same time?

I want to use Ubuntu 10.10 Server in a classroom, a computer lab whose bandwidth is provided by a local cable ISP. That's no problem, though the school network has an IP printer that I want to use. I ...
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Intel I217LM ethernet controller not detected by Ubuntu 12.04LTS

My last installation of Ubuntu 12.04 on a machine using an ASUS Q87M-E motherboard with an Intel I217LM Ethernet controller has failed to detect the ethernet card. The only thing displayed by ...
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openssh server is refusing connections by blocking or resetting

On a quite fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 (machine1), I have openssh-server with a completely default config. When connecting from machine2 on the LAN, with an empty ~/.ssh, I get the following debug ...
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Can't connect to wired internet

Okay, so I recently installed Ubuntu on an old laptop and now it won't connect to the internet. When I plug in the Ethernet cord is says connecting and the little icon things moves but after a minute ...
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Internet sites are loading slowly sometimes with Firefox and Chromium

On Ubunustudio sometimes sites load very slowly. This happens more often when I visit the site for the first time (e.g. looking something in google). The issue occurs in Firefox and Chromium. I ...
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How to setup a local network over the CAT5 cable?

I use Wifi to connect to the internet, and want to interconnect the two machines I am using so that it is easy to transfer files I can copy from one machine and use the same buffer on another machine ...
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network profiles in ubuntu 12.04

I use a wired connection at home and in college. But at home i set my ipV4 settings to automatic DHCP whereas in college I need to manually enter the ip address, subnet and gateway and i also need to ...
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How can I setup SSH so that it is restricted to my local network?

I'm trying to link my new laptop running 11.10 to my old laptop running 8.04 through my router using SSH. This question is asked and answered on ubuntuforums here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread....
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Networking - Shared to other Computers - How to find a client's IP address?

The hardware is like this: Laptop with internet access via WiFi. The router is practically inaccessible. Headless Banana/Raspberry/Your-Favorite-Flavor Pi that needs an SD image and some additional ...
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How to use software installed on another computer?

I am interested in introducing LaTeX to some students. They have access to computers (most of them have Ubuntu installed) but can't install the software due to lack of administrator privileges. They ...
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Can I share my internet(lan) through Wifi(adhoc) connection via a laptop?

Is there a way I can share my lan internet connection through my wifi when I has an mesh connection from my android through the Open Garden Wifi Tethering App(A WiFi Tether AP Mesh Client)? Link to: ...
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How to give Wine / Crossover games access to LAN?

I'm trying to do LAN gaming with Crossover for Linux, but my computer doesn't ever get found by other players in my network, neither does it find other players itself. (I tried with 2 games, Battle ...
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Blocking specific MAC address from contacting me

Could I block a specific MAC address on my LAN from contacting me? I know I could do it from router or switch. But I wanna learn if it is possible in Ubuntu(Linux) commands.
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Using server as Wifi range extender

I just moved to a bigger apartment and my router signal peaks right before the edge of it, which is were I just installed my home server, an old laptop with ubuntu server I use to store media and as a ...
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simple and easy way to sync folders over LAN

Summary: i'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop and on my desktop. I need to sync my data between these computers. I don't want a backup utility - i need a two-way sync. What i tried already: Using a ...
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IP address has incomplete MAC

I have a case of clients on my LAN losing its MAC address. This seems to happen randomly to clients even though they had both an IP address and MAC addresses (when "arp") during the initial boot up. ...
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Why does Ubuntu only detect one USB LAN adapters at a time?

I try to connect real switch with my computer for an exam preparation, for this purpose I need more than one LAN cards, and there is only one built in LAN card in my computer. So, to get more LAN ...
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Network Bonding with WAN and wireless

I am still new to Linux Ubuntu and I wanted to know if it is possible to bond a LAN and Wireless internet connection when both of them use static IP addresses. My current information is: LAN: 10.0.2....
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Trouble with Wake-On-Lan (Ubuntu 16.04)

Sorry to post another Wake-on-LAN question but sifting through the other posts I've found (both on this site and others) I can't seem to resolve my problem. I am trying to setup wake-on-LAN for a ...
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Ubuntu doesn't appear on network discovery when connected over Ethernet

I am trying and failing to establish a wired network between a PC running Windows 8.1 and another running Ubuntu 14.04. Both the computers are connected to a the same LAN via a Switch. While I am ...
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Connecting 2 ubuntu machines as a LAN

Hi i am trying to connect 2 ubuntu computers as a LAN. In my current setup I have: One machine running ubuntu 11.10 with Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet ...
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Where do I find drivers for the Realtek 8111E LAN controller?

I just bought an ASUS P8H61-M LX motherboard. This motherboard comes with a Windows driver package to enable the onboard ethernet port. My troubles with this board are documented here and here. After ...
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Why can't I get a wired connection to my new router?

I have only had ubuntu for about a month, when i got it i had no problem connecting to our netgear router using an ethernet cable. We have just replaced our router with an identical one (due to ...
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No WIFI or LAN on Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10 Live CD/USB using Toshiba qosmio x870

I recently had issues with secure boot and couldn't boot the Live CD/USB but after disabling secure boot, I was able to 'TRY UBUNTU'. My currently problem is that I can't access WIFI or LAN from ...
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Unstable LAN network

I have Dell vostro 3558 laptop with ubuntu 18.10. I do not face any issues when I am using Wifi. However when I am using Ethernet LAN for internet, it keeps disconnecting after 10-15 minutes and again ...
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Can't access apache web server locally after changing router

Totally lost. I have an apache reverse proxy setup serving 3 web servers. Everything has worked fine until I I recieved a new router from my ISP. Now I can only access my webservers from remote ...
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Trying to configure Wake On Lan with ethtool on Ubuntu 20.04

I've started to configure wake on lan on my Ubuntu 20.04. Turns out it doesn't working yet. First, I've followed this tutorial: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-enable-wake-on-lan-in-ubuntu-...
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Ethernet not detected in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

I am a new to Linux. I cannot get a LAN connection in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It used to work in Windows 7. Here is the result from if config -a enp0s25 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr f0:de:f1:2c:0c:ce ...
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Connecting PC and RaspberryPi using LAN cable [duplicate]

I am trying to connect my desktop running Ubuntu 16.04 to a Raspberry Pi3 running Ubuntu MATE. The end goal is to ssh using Ethernet connection by assigning static IP addresses to PC (say 10.0.0.1) ...
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How to fix networking after installing a new CPU/Motherboard?

Upgraded from an AthlonII to an FX-8350. This meant new motherboard/integrated LAN. I can't figure out how to configure the new setup to connect to my network. Any help appreciated. Also, as i ...
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Cant connect to Ethernet after system installation (Ubuntu Server)

I have installed Ubuntu server edition on a computer. During the installation I skipped the network configuration, and now I don't know how to connect to the internet via LAN / Ethernet.
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Wake on Lan remotely

How can I get wake on lan to work outside of my home network. I can activate it from inside the network but not from outside.
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quick-and-dirty file sharing on a LAN

I have a rather large file(s), which I'd like to share between two Linux boxes on the same network. I'm somewhat familiar with scp, but how do I configure it on the host? That is, how does the host ...
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Set ip address and stuff on Ubuntu

how can I set Ip Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Preferred DNS Server and Alternative DNS Server on Ubuntu 14.04? thank you
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nfs unworkable using new managed switch - no idea why - DoS of two ZyXel switches breaks portmap

I spent 3 nights and part of days, googling and reconfiguring servers of home network with two nfs vers=3 servers that suddenly stopped working. They were working with zero issues using automount ...
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