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  1. Fix Intermittent Wi-Fi Drops and Slow Wireless in Windows 10/11

    Fix Intermittent Wi-Fi Drops and Slow Wireless in Windows 10/11 Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20-30 minutes This step-by-step guide helps you diagnose and fix intermittent Wi‑Fi drops and slow wireless on Windows 10 and Windows 11. It covers quick checks, driver and power settings...
  2. CISA KEV Adds TP-Link Router Flaws (CVE-2023-50224, CVE-2025-9377) Urgent Mitigation

    CISA’s KEV catalog grew again this week with the addition of two high‑risk router flaws tied to active exploitation, underscoring an uncomfortable reality for IT teams: inexpensive consumer and small‑office routers remain a prime target for adversaries and can pose outsized risk to enterprise...
  3. Windows 11 Max network copy throughput of under 250mbps on a 1gbps network - why so slow?

    Hello. I am copying from my NAS to my PC in Windows 11 and can see that I only get slightly more than 113mbps throughput. What is also confusing is that performance graph shows max throughput of 250Mbps when I am bound to a 1Gbps network? The NAS is a Synology DS216SE with a gigabit port, and...
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    Use windows as WLAN Access Point/Router

    Hello I want to use my USB Wlan Stick as Access Point? How can I do that? There is somthing like Mobile hotspot but it doen't work and I don't know if I really want that. Internet <-Wlan1-> PC <-Wlan2-> Other devices. So my PC is connected to Wlan1 where I can accses internet. Now I want...
  5. Windows 10 My WiFi needs to be constantly reset, any help?

    My PC doesn't actually have a NIC and therefore I bought a USB NIC. It's capable of handling 5GHz connections but I'm not sure if it's relevant to my issue. Anyway, the main issue is: My "default gateway" suddenly becomes unavailable after any amount of time. This ranges from 5 minutes, to even...
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    New Laptop with slow WIFI on a particular WIFI - Solved!

    A newly purchased laptop running Windows 11 is having slow WIFI speed on WIFI 6 when connected to a particular Router. It works normally when running on another WIFI connection. The WIFI supports other devices at much faster speeds.
  7. Troubleshooting Network Visibility Issues Between Windows 10 Desktop and Windows 11 Laptop

    I am seeking help as networking is not my field. I have a Windows 10 Desktop and a Windows 11 Lenovo Laptop. Both are on the same WORKGROUP private network. My Desktop is hard wired to my Vodafone router and my laptop is connected to the same network by Wi-Fi. On my Windows 10 Desktop (under...
  8. DHCP server on Windows Server or router/internet gateway?

    I am somewhat new to Windows Server. I have a situation, where a Windows Server 2019 is running a DHCP server for the LAN. My preference is to run the DHCP server on the router/internet gateway appliance. Is it okay to simply turn off the DHCP server on the machine running Server, or will it...
  9. IP Address, Windows Server 2019, SonicWall TZ350

    Hello everyone, I recently start working in small business medical organization. I am not sure if this is the right place to ask, but i am facing a problem that I could not figure out if IP address in location A is 10.1.10.1 then on Location B is 10.2.10.1 so on... My question is how it is...
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    Piggy back router Q

    Hi, I have a two router system, the primary main router supplied by my service provider and a second router DD wrt flashed uses a vpn that I use for streaming and piggy backs onto the main router, should this second router have security installed or does it use the primary routers security set up.
  11. The router keeps disconnecting, strange fix!

    Ever since I got my new 5G router from Comcast, it disconnects a lot, several times a day. It always quits working at night, but sometimes during the day as well. I spent several weeks trying to find a fix and was about to complain to Comcast. I was making one last try to find a solution and...
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    Windows 10 Pls help troubleshoot port forward

    hi, i cant make port forward working for a program. it needs port 31400-31409 for it to work. i hv done the thing below, but the program is not working. i try check if the port is open with online 'port open checking' but it say port is not open. here is what i hv done -set fix ip for the pc to...
  13. VIDEO MSI’s 22,000 Mb/s Radix Router has Moving Batwing Antennas

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  14. windows 11 network stalls on some sites unless i use vpn.

    i have been having this problem for months. using some sites the network stalls. like on youtube. if i connect to a VPN the problem stops. my wife's computer on the same network and router "both wired btw not wifi." has no problem. if i do a speed test it runs at full speed and other websites...
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    Networked PCs don't see all devices - intermittent

    I have a home network with the following devices : WIN 10 PC WIN 11 PC NAS I see only 1 or 2 of the devices at any time and on an intermittent basis. For example the WIN 11 PC sees only the WIN 10 PC. The WIN 10 PC today sees all devices including itself although yesterday it only saw itself...
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    Windows 10 Network storage security

    I received today the Zalman ZM-WE450 WIFI enclosure and planning to buy 4TB HDD for it. It works pretty well but since it is old it is limited to the speed of the WIFI 2.4GHz. I am trying to find a way to limit who can access it on the network. It is currently connected to the WIFI rounder and...
  17. Windows 10 Protecting what's mine?

    Hello, I'm running windows 10 pro. I have 4 of my dives as a Raid. however What I'm worried about is running my windows as a Nas. I;m not a linux person at all. I been on windows sense as long as I can remember. I do have linux systems and having a hard time trying to compile drives into a raid...
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    Windows 10 Ethernet Adapter Set UP

    Just purchased a new Ethernet adapter. I have two network settings: one is the EXT (extender) of the router. When I plug in the adapter it defaults to the EXT, even when I disable it. I need to use it on the "primary" network. I am using Windows 10, Dell Laptop PC. Thanks.
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    Windows 10 Local "Cloud" storage vs NAS?

    I'm working on networking our home. WAN to Cable Modem to Router to Unmanaged Switch in the Utility room (roughly the center of an ell-shape) (and WIFI APs on the west end and north end) to wired drops in selected rooms. So now I see mention of a local "Cloud" storage for a home. Say what? I've...
  20. VIDEO Don't throw out your old router - do this instead!

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