Questions tagged [lan]
A local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building using network media.
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Why can't I browse to my desktop using its .local hostname?
I have a PC whose name is "mypc". It's accessible on the local network.
https://mypc.local correctly displays its website when browsed from Mac, iOS, and itself.
However, using my Pixel 3 ...
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Onboard ethernet drivers for Android-x86?
I have recently installed Android-x86 6.0 RC1 on a USB Flash drive, so I can test compatibility in various PCs and notebooks. One thing I noticed is that the Ethernet card is never detected (probably ...
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TWRP backup directly to network drive
I am trying to create a TWRP backup of my phone, but I don't have enough storage space to create the backup. Is there some way to backup directly to an external drive on my local network, like I do ...
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How to make device on Wi-Fi hotspot discoverable to USB tethering connected PC?
My goal is to make the device (Quest 2) on 192.168.254.x (Wi-Fi hotspot) discoverable to my PC on 192.168.96.x (USB Tethering), because I want to set up ALVR and make my Quest 2 and my PC on different ...
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Finding the device in LAN network which is sending packets that do not allow phone to go to sleep
Bear with me because I think this is a really odd situation.
It all started by noticing that my android phone (and some other phones) loses more than 10% of battery during night while doing nothing (...
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Using an android phone as a server for PC LAN gaming
So me and my friend wish to play tf2 using our phones as the server when we are in college. We tried using WiFi hotspot on the phone to connect but couldn't find any way to forward a port. So we tried ...
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Android disconnects from Wi-Fi if I don't login to hot-spot. But there is no login needed
Today I connected to a Wi-Fi network with two options:
Free access to intranet. No login required.
Paid access to full internet access. Login and payment required.
I just wanted to use the free ...
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LAN not working properly from one specific device
I have a Nexus S running cm10, which can connect without problems to the internal LAN. However my Nexus One running cm7, for reasons that are completely beyond me, fail to connect to it.
I'm totally ...
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How to connect a non-rooted Android phone to an ethernet LAN as a client
How can I connect a non-rooted Android phone to an Ethernet LAN as a client and use it as a host?
I got a public static IP. It's in my optical fiber router and I can assign it to a LAN host of my ...
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Connecting a NAS device directly to an android device via ethernet and sharing the SMB share on the NAS through android's wifi
currently I don’t have both devices at the same place to test this, but maybe someone uses a similar setup. So I’d like to use an android tv box with a NAS device connected directly to the ethernet ...
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How to share android 4g internet connection by LAN?
I have IP camera and printer that is accessible via internet. They can be connected via wifi or LAN (both have this rj45 port). I wonder if it's possible to share my 4g android connection through LAN?
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What is the way to debug multiple android device ie more than number of ports in PC in parallel?
I need to connect 10 device via usb at once. Does adb detect multiple android devices connected via usb hub?
I have explored connecting via tcpip one by one using the existing ports, but the problem ...
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Connect Android device to Wifi for internet and ethernet simultaneously
I have a Samsung tablet where I want to use wifi for internet connection and ethernet to communicate to other network devices connected to it such as Field Bus Coupler etc simultaneously.
Right now ...
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incorrectly receiving DNS settings from AP when connecting to public wifi
I had to fly recently. The flight had in-flight entertainment through gogoinflight, but I couldn't access it on my phone while everyone around me could. I thought the problem was with the router but ...
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Sharing internet from android to PC over LAN
Is it possible to share my mobile connection with a PC over a LAN cable?
Anyway, My scheme is OTG micro USB and then OTG USB ethernet adapter and then LAN cable to Windows (Bootcamp Mac).
Any help ...
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Android not connecting to server on LAN
I am unable to connect to the SSH server on my desktop from my Android (Oreo 8.1) device over Wifi.
Here is the setup: Android and Ubuntu desktop are both connected to my Wifi, which is connected on ...
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Android can't access services hosted on my own LAN
My girlfriends Sony Xperia X cannot currently access any internal services on my network.
access to the external internet is fine.
I have a very simple home network. single wireless AP running a ...
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Android to Android Files Sync over LAN
I have an Android TV Box which is always in WiFi Hotspot Mode. I want to sync some files from my android phone to the TV Box when I connect to the Android Box AP WiFi on my phone.
I could find some ...
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OpenVPN Connect (Android): How to allow local traffic to bypass VPN
I use the OpenVPN Connect app on my Android devices to route my internet traffic through commercial VPN Service providers (Private Internet Access and IPVanish).
I can access the internet through the ...
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Being able to access LAN while using VPN
On Ubuntu, using network-manager, I am able to acces my local LAN while at the same time using a VPN to access internet.
On android 4.4.4, I am using the app of my VPN provider (PIA), and there is no ...
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Nmap scan result "5353/udp open|filtered zeroconf". Can my device be hacked?
I scanned my Android phone connected to the WiFi router from within the LAN, using nmap. It returned the following result.
PORT STATE SERVICE
5353/udp open|filtered zeroconf
Does this ...
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Xiaomi blackshark android 8.0 can't connect to LAN Ethernet
ill buy LAN adapter with usb c to connect LAN directly to my phone but it is not working. What possible to do
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How to use my phone as a WiFi adapter for playing lan games
I just want to play lan games and use wireless apps because my pc doesnt have WiFi so I want to use my damaged display phone as WiFi for lan games in pc
And also use pc remote from my other phone
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Ethernet on Moto E3 with Marshmallow (6.0)
Just got a usb2 to ethernet adaptor. I am trying to connect the Moto E3 on wired ethernet but this is unsuccessful so far.
It does not seem to work like plug and play.
ifconfig does not shows eth0 ...
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Building LAN with android phone (Xiaomi Redmi 3s)
I am trying to build a LAN using my phone. Have connected the phone via USB to the pc and switched on WiFi hotspot (so i can connect laptop, printer etc to the Internet). But i cant get them together, ...