#network-adapter

Answer: Are MAC addresses unique when coming out of the factory? #computers #solution #dev

Are MAC addresses unique when coming out of the factory?

According to Wikipedia:

A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment

But how unique are MAC addresses on devices coming out of the factory? I seem to remember hearing a long time ago about how some manufacturers would reuse MAC…

How to: How to get rid of auto-generated sequence number in network's device name in Windows? #answer #fix #dev

How to get rid of auto-generated sequence number in network’s device name in Windows?

Every time one plugs in the same usb wireless adapter in a new usb port, Windows creates new network device with auto-generated sequence number which looks like this Wireless-N USB Network Adapter #2, Wireless-N USB Network Adapter #3, … The name of a device is being displayed as part of network’s information in

Answer: 500 Mbit/s powerline network, only 3.5 Mbyte/s transfer speed? #fix #dev #it

500 Mbit/s powerline network, only 3.5 Mbyte/s transfer speed?

I have a TP-Link 500 Mbit/s Gigabit Powerline Adapter linking two computers (one Windows Vista and one Windows 7) in different rooms in the house. As in:

Computer <-Ethernet cord-> Adapter <-Electrical wiring-> Adapter <-Ethernet cord-> Computer

I’m trying to transfer 100 GB of data through this network (there are reasons why I…

Resolved: How to Load Balance 2 Internet Connections on a Windows 7 machine? #programming #solution #it

How to Load Balance 2 Internet Connections on a Windows 7 machine?

It’s sort of related to this particular question, but that one is on Mac. I am looking for similar solution on Windows 7.

I have 2 network connections:

(Connection A) Wireless terminal connecting to ISP A (3G / EVDO internet provider)

(Connection B) Broadband wired connection connecting to ISP B (Cable internet provider)

Both has…

Fixed: What angle is optimal for the antennas on my wireless network card? #fix #dev #answer

What angle is optimal for the antennas on my wireless network card?

I’m sharing a house with some friends and I’m in the bedroom right up in the attic. The router is right down on the ground floor and I get connectivity issues.

I’ve found that if I adjust the two antennas on my network card I can sometimes get a much better signal.

Is there an optimum angle to get the best connection or is it…

Solution: Tunnel adapters on ipconfig? #programming #fix #answer

Tunnel adapters on ipconfig?

Hello I recently noticed unusual information in my IPCONFIG. Usually I only see Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection, but now I see Tunnel adapter isatap... and Tunnel adapter Teredo... I was wondering if this is something I should be worried about, if yes how do I remove them?

Answer [by grawity]: Tunnel adapters on ipconfig?

Both Teredo and ISATAP are mechanisms…

Fixed: Windows 8 Hyper-V – how to give VM internet access? #it #development #fix

Windows 8 Hyper-V – how to give VM internet access?

I’ve got Windows 8 Pro on my home machine. I want to have a Windows 7 Professional VM running under Hyper-V, and I want the VM to have full internet access. My physical machine has a wireless network adapter I use to connect to a router.

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

In Hyper-V Manager, I’ve created a new External Virtual Switch, which is…