This tag covers anything related to home networking, errors using the official repositories, clouds and system administration. This tag also covers simple internet access issues.
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Best way to cache apt downloads on a LAN?
I have multiple Ubuntu machines at home and a pretty slow internet connection, and sometimes multiple machines need to be updated at once (especially during new Ubuntu releases.)
Is there a way where ...
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How do I setup an Icecast server for broadcasting audio in my network?
Broadcasting the output of the soundcard as an internet radio stream is a reliable way to stream audio in a network. This can nicely be used to e.g. transmit audio in a wireless LAN to another ...
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network manager says “device not managed”
I used to be able to share my network connection by editing the Auto Eth0 to share with other computers in the Ipv4 section and now I upgraded my laptop to 11.10 .
Now are there no wired connections ...
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How to set up Ubuntu as wireless accesspoint?
How can I set up my WiFi to be used as wireless access point on Ubuntu Server?
I have a local Ubuntu Server, it has a wireless card in it (802.11a/b/g/n) and I really want to set it up as an 802.11n ...
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How do I install drivers for the Atheros AR8161 Ethernet controller?
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04-64 bit on my Lenovo IdeaPad laptop, and the wired Ethernet (LAN) connection doesn't work.
Running the lspci -vv | grep Atheros command from the terminal shows me I have ...
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How to share a wired internet connection via Wifi?
Can someone please help me with a complete step by step guide to share my internet connection (which is through a USB modem by ZTE) with my iphone 3G?
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bind software to different network interfaces
I have two different network interfaces, connected to 2 networks. One is an eth0 and the other one a wlan0. How can I tell a software to use only a specific interface?
Basically I want Firefox to ...
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What is needed for a networked home printer?
I've seen this question: Home network printer recommendations but I think I'm asking something more basic. I'm not really familiar with networked printers or how they work or what they do really. What ...
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Can't connect to any wireless connection after updating
I have a dual boot (windows 7 and ubuntu 12.04) setup and, for (apparently) no reason, I can't connect to any wireless connection on my ubuntu box at all. (on Windows it works.)
I think it stopped ...
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How do I find out which process is eating up my bandwidth?
I think I'm being the victim of a bug here. Sometimes while I'm working (I still don't know why), my network traffic goes up to 200 KB/s and stays that way, even tough I'm not doing anything ...
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How do you configure desktop for a static IP address?
By default Ubuntu uses DHCP and Gnome NetworkManger to configure interfaces. This is not optimal in many cases.
What is the best method to configure a desktop machine for a static IP address that ...
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“Waiting for network configuration” adding 3 to 5 minutes to boot time
I get the following pieces of information at the startup, takes about 3 to 5 minutes, while normally about 1 minute:
Waiting network configuration
Booting system without full network configuration
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How do I join a Windows Active Directory?
We have a "mix-mode" Lab. and we want to migrate to Ubuntu, from Windows.
In this process, how do we add Ubuntu workstations to a Windows Domain / Active Directory ('AD') setup?
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Ubuntu One behind a proxy, how to make it work?
I am behind a web proxy server at work (no authentication) and I have set it up in Gnome (configuration applied system-wide).
It works fine for accessing internet with a browser, but numerous ...
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How to check if Network Proxy is really applied?
I'm trying to set Network Proxy to use my LAN's internet connection to update packages.
while the proxy settings works on my firefox, but the package manager still cannot connect to Internet. I have ...
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What is a CUPS server and how to share a printer over a network
The title tells you all except that it's about sharing printers. How do I connect to a shared printer on the network through CUPS or terminal?
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How to configure proxy authentication to work with Ubuntu Software Center?
I have tried put in apt config Acquire::http::proxy, and in Network>Network proxy with and without user:password@server:port and using environment variables http_proxy and https_proxy. Nothing seems ...
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How to set up a broadband connection
I have a bsnl broadband connection. I don't see any settings for broadband in Ubuntu, and I can't just connect automatically -- "wired connections" shows no connection. I see an option for mobile ...
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How do I setup OpenVPN so I can securely use the internet from an unsecured hotspot?
Goal: I want to be able to securely use the internet via my home PC while my notebook is connected to an open hotspot/access point.
I do know that I can use a SSH tunnel/SOCKS proxy, but I don't want ...
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How can you monitor internet download usage?
Some broadband providers impose a monthly download limit, charging extra if you go over. It is also quite easy to exceed some of the lower limits just by installing/updating packages and 'normal' ...
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How do I route my internet through a SSH tunnel?
Old Q How do I setup an OpenVPN server without root privileges?
Is there a way to setup an OpenVPN server without root privileges? E.g. with configuration files in my home directory? If yes, how do I ...
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Internet very slow in Ubuntu
I have ubuntu 11.04 as the os, both surfing the net and downloading stuff is a pain, it is really slow. I have turned ipv6 off, my connection is properly configured, but still it is very slow. I ...
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Where to set proxy ignore list?
I upgraded to ubuntu 11.10 from 11.04, shocked to see few things...
My system is behind a proxy, so I did set a proxy setting. Being a web developer, I want to remove a lot of addresses that I type ...
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How do I clear the DNS cache?
I just updated the DNS record (ns1, ns2, ns3.myhostingcompany.com) for a site I've got hosted, but I still get the domain registrar parking page.
I'd like to see if the problem is Ubuntu's cached DNS ...
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How can I capture network traffic of a single process?
I would like to examine the network traffic being handled by a single process, but simple network captures won't work since I am dealing with such a busy system (lots of other traffic happening at the ...
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How do I stop my ethernet network connection from dropping?
My ethernet-based network connection doesn't stay up consistently. I'm running a ping against the gateway and it will:
Work for a minute
Freeze, time out, or give multi-second response times
Repeat
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Send messages between 2 Ubuntu PCs (Net Send Style)
I am trying to find a way to send a message (like a popup message) from 1 PC to another. both are using Ubuntu. Already tried the smbclient way but this only works between a linux PC to a windows PC. ...
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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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Connecting to VPN prevents access to normal web sites
I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed with OpenVPN, and when I connect to a VPN, http access to non VPN sites stops working, until I close the VPN connection. To be more specific, both Chrome and Firefox stop ...
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AR9285 Wifi on Lenovo z570 not enabled
Help please. Installed ubuntu 11.10 32bit on lenovo ideapad z570. When choosing Network Manager > Enable Wireless nothing happens. WiFi not enabling
Tried the response of Wireless problems with ...
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How to disable/enable automatically connecting to WiFi?
Whenever I restart my WiFi router, Ubuntu tries to connect to my neighbours' WiFi networks. There's over 30 wireless networks in the area. Ubuntu prompts me for the password to all of those. This is ...
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Need software like 'Internet Download Manager' [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can someone recommend a download manager?
Is there any software in Ubuntu like "Internet Download Manager" that downloads audio, video, documents, and software with ...
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WI-FI doesn't work (Hard Blocked)
Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 12.04 for the first time (I've always been a Windows user) as I was at the office and I had the Ethernet connected.
At home I only use WI-FI. When I started Ubuntu it ...
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Lenovo b570 Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 wireless doesn't work
prumar@bluelaptop:~$ rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
2: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
...
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Wireless is disabled by hardware switch on Dell Inspiron 1750
I have a problem where Ubuntu (12.04) says there is a wireless network card, but it is disabled by a hardware switch. How do I turn it on?
I checked the BIOS, and the wireless card is enabled there.
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Cannot install driver for a Wimax modem
I'm trying to run a program via wine. This is a wimax modem (Qubee bd) Green Packet uh-235. But when I click the qubeewcm.exe I receive the following error message:
runtime error(at-1:0):
cannot ...
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Could anyone help me get my NETGEAR WNA3100 (Broadcom BCM43231) wireless adapter to work?
I have just moved back to Ubuntu from Windows 7 and a few months ago, I bought a NETGEAR WNA3100 wireless adapter because my old adapter had broken. I plugged in my adapter and it doesn't seem to ...
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Broadcom BCM4331: “device not ready firmware missing” error
Just installed Ubuntu 12.04 and I can't connect to my wireless network. My network doesn't even appear. I have a message it says:
device not ready firmware missing.
This is what I get when I ...
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How I can limit Download/Upload bandwidth?
How I can limit Download/Upload bandwidth for:
Entire OS.
One network interface.
Single application.
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Why is my Internet connection randomly dropping?
Ever since I have installed 12.04 (clean install not an upgrade), I have been having a drop in the Internet connection. The drop in the connection can be anything from 15 seconds to about 3 mins, and ...
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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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How do I set up a network installation?
I want to know if the official 700MB installation images can be used to do a network installation. What would be the easiest way to do it?
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Need a few reboots to connect to wireless
I am running xubuntu 12.10 on my msi wind U100 netbook. I have a problem with the wireless connection. Whether the wireless connects automatically to a known wifi hotspot (both at home and ...
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How do I set up an MTS MBlaze modem?
I got a new MTS MBlaze Broadband modem USB and it is not getting detected in my UBUNTU 10.04. It is getting detected as a USB but not as MODEM as result I am not able to create a MOBILE BROADBAND ...
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Clean Install Of Ubuntu Server over the network?
I have an install of Ubuntu server, I was recently fooling around with it, and as all learning processes do, I messed a few things up.
I would this box to be secure and reliable in the future, So I ...
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I can't use update manager, access Ubuntu related sites or Launchpad
I turned on my computer today and when I tried to run updates through Update Manager, it would just sit there slowly loading a repository forever.
Then I tried to access ubuntuforums.org and it ...
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How to install network-manager without internet access?
I have been trying to install some kind of network indicator to show my current bandwidth usage on the panel on top of the screen so I decided to install ...
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How to prevent WLAN connection from dropping permanently on a Fritz USB WLAN N stick?
I have a desktop with a Fritz USB WLAN N stick and tried Ubuntu 12.04. Installation went fine and WLAN is working. However, connection drops permanent. Reconnecting manually fixes it but after a few ...
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Mobile broadband sharing over adhoc wireless
I have a Huwaei modem (E1820 to be precise) that i use for my internet whims and fancies. But what I want to do is set up an adhoc wireless network so another device can connect to my network and in ...
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How can I install the Realtek RTL8111E version 8168 driver?
I downloaded and extracted the latest Linux driver version from Realtek. I read the readme file and it instructed me to run ./autorun.sh as root. I did that. It compiled the driver for my kernel, ...
