internet access

  1. Ultimate Guide to Setting Up a Proxy Server on Windows 11

    In our current digital landscape, privacy and unrestricted internet access are essential for many users. For those on Windows 11, setting up a proxy server can accomplish both goals effectively. This article will guide you through various methods for configuring a proxy server on Windows 11...
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    Small utility for controlling access of programs to the network.

    Can anyone advise a program for monitoring installed software that tries to access the internet? Firewall in interactive mode can do this too of course, or Task Manager too, I'm looking for something specialised, with logging or statistics etc. Thanks for the tips Peter
  3. Windows 8 Laptop won't let me enter wifi username and password

    My campus has its own wifi and it requires me to input not just password but also username (my username here would be my student ID number, while password is the password i use for my campus' website accounts), in my Win10 laptop it works just fine, but in my older Win8 laptop, it just won't let...
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    Windows 8.1 How to make Batch Script run a command when it gets a response to ping...

    Ok so i want a batch file that will run in the background and ping a few servers, and then if it gets a response from any of these servers (If it is able to communicate with them), it executes a command. It will be running on a machine that in normal operation has no internet (WAN) access, (For...
  5. VIDEO Windows 11 Local Account will be in pro version only Home will need internet access

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    Windows 10 Can we firewall a program in windows 10?

    Hi, Can I use the windows 10 firewall to firewall specific programs so they cannot get internet access? Thanks in advance.
  7. Windows 7 Windows Server 2019 . Default Gateway becoming unavailable?

    Hello, everyone. I'm building a virtual lab for fun and I'm running into some issues that I could use some help with. The Default Gateway to my Domain Controller keeps becoming unavailable within a server on the domain. It appears to drop when I try to access the internet from inside the...
  8. Windows 10 Wifi is fine but Windows (2004) does not realize it yet...

    Hi, I have a weird bug in Windows 2004 that appears to have cropped earlier with wired networking (e.g., Windows shows no internet access but my internet is working fine.) and although it's more of a cosmetic issue than anything else, I wonder if there is something I can do about it. In short...
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    Windows 10 Internet Access

    When I click on "Internet Access" Icon on the taskbar, I see a list of user names that I do not know. Does this mean these users are getting a free ride on my wifi? Also I find my laptop wakes up from sleep on its own and I wonder if its related to this issue?
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    network connectivity abnormal

    hi, we have a 2012 server's nic showing connected to internet but cant ping 8.8.8.8 firewall returns Destination host unreachable though firewall can reach internet. it can ping firewall. all other devices can reach internet. i checked in the firewall and saw ping was allowed and packet was...
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    Windows 10 Cant change public to private Xfinity unidetified network

    Ok, so here is my first issue. I live in a remote area for the moment. I used my sisters username and pass for xfinity to login to a router by me. Issue, i accedently set it as public, not private and no it doesnt work. It says unidentified network. Under properties of the card, it shows no ip...
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    captive portal server

    Hi I have installed packetfence using the ZEN preconfigured version on VMware. Can anyone tell me what i need to configure as i don't think i need to configure everything that is shown on the pdf user guide. Let me explain what i am trying to achieve. I have a number of Draytek 2862Ln model...
  13. Windows 10 WIn 10 unsuccessful upgrade to 1803

    My situation is this. I have an 11 year old laptop. This is now ONLY used as a display for a weather station, using a proprietary Windows XP application, so I am not interested in any new Windows features that 1803 might bring. Nevertheless up until now I have let all upgrades proceed. Now...
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    Windows 10 Path doesnt exist - for most anything

    so today I discovered something majorly wrong with my win10 PC. I tried something simple like accessing Task Manager from the task bar only to receive the following message - " turns out I cant access anyting but the folders and the internet....any administrative function, device manager...
  15. Windows 7 Network messages stuck above systray

    This has been happening recently every time I boot up. Sometimes its "Not connected - No connections are available" or it can be "Network Internet access" when it is connected. It goes when I double click the network icon but that isn't really a solution as it shouldn't get stuck there in the...
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    Working with Windows Firewall... blocking internet for certain user and only allowing LAN Access

    Hello everyone, I'm trying to create a few rules in a Windows 2012 Firewall. It's currently joined to a domain and would like the following rules: Allow all internet and LAN access for the security group "admin" block 80, 443, 8443 only for the internet for the security group "user" allow all...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 network icon shows "not connected", but I'm connected

    Hello everyone, I have the issue and couldn't find a way to solve it yet. I have an ASUS Laptop and usually use connection via WiFi. I had the usual Win 7 WiFi status icon and everything was fine, until a friend of mine decided to try improving my WiFi speed with a wireless Netgear USB mini...
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    Windows 10 Can't access Windows apps

    Several weeks ago, I had to do a restart on my Asus laptop (Norton couldn't repair a drive). Since then, I can't access any Windows apps (One Drive, Store, etc.) According to Windows, I have no internet access, which just isn't true (I'm using it for everything else!). I had two chat sessions...
  19. Windows 7 Firewall. How to only allow Email internet access specific network

    Hi, I am running Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. Is there some way I can use Windows Firewall to only allow access to the internet for email (I use outlook 2013) and also say Chrome Browser? Occasionally I use my iPhone to tether my windows 7 laptop, but I have a very limited data plan. I...
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    Windows 7 Unidentified Network, No Internet Access ... Again.....

    I know this is a common problem, and I've looked at other peoples' related threads, and tried to do what they said, but I still have no internet access via Ethernet connection to my router. Usually a simple reboot, disabling and reenabling and reboot would solve the problem. This time it has...