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Questions tagged [connection]

Questions concerning network connections.

Questions concerning network connections. Be it LAN connections (Home, School, Small Offices) or Internet Connections of any kind.

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Wifi problems with rtl8723be in Ubuntu 14.04

I have dual booted my Windows 8 laptop with Ubuntu 14.04. The wifi driver is Realtek rtl8723be. It didn't use to work but I updated the kernel to 3.18 and reinstalled the driver and that seemed to solve the problem for a few hours. Then it would be…
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How to scan an entire network using Nmap?

Is there a way to scan an entire network using nmap? What I want to do is scan my network for all the devices that are currently connected to it.
Fofaster
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ssh: connect to host github.com port 22: Connection refused

So I followed the guide on how to add a SSH key to GitHub, and added a new SSH key with a passphrase to GitHub and the SSH agent. Now, if I run ssh -T git@github.com as described in the guide to test if I set everything up correctly, it doesn't even…
jona
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Get a list of network connections my machine is making

On Ubuntu, how do I get a list of network connections my computer has made in the last few days? Is there a easy way to do this?
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How to get connection to both wifi as well as LAN in ubuntu 14.04 LTS?

On my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS laptop, I have a LAN connection with a static IP address as well as a WiFi connection to the internet using DHCP. LAN connection goes to a switch and WiFi connection from a WiFi access point. I need to connect both WiFi and…
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How to copy files between two computers using SSH

Situation: I have 2 computers: Pc_A and Pc_B. I am also using a SSH connection that goes from A to B. My problem: I have a folder saved on the desktop of Pc_A and I need to copy it to the desktop of Pc_B via terminal. The thing is that once I open…
Federico Gentile
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Is an Internet connectivity indicator applet available for the Unity panel?

Because my internet connection is very unstable at the moment, I'd like to use a small indicator applet for the Unity panel. Since I'm connected through a WLAN/Wifi Router, I can see in the network-applet when the connection to the router is lost,…
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Why is Steam not able to connect Steam-Network?

This is the output when I try to start steam. It closes with the Message "Keine Verbindung zum Steam-Netzwerk möglich..." (No connection to Steam-Network...) Removing appcache didn't help so far. running Steam on ubuntu 13.04 64-bit STEAM_RUNTIME is…
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Strange connections by gvfsd-http --spawner

For a little while now, a strange connection has been showing up on my netstat made by the command: /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-http --spawner :1.1 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/2 By the time I notice it, the connection is always at the closed state. Every time…
mloman
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SSH resets to default port on reboot

I changed my default SSH port on my home server (in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file) to port 54747, then restarted the ssh and sshd services (never sure which one so I did both just to be safe). To test my configuration, I logged out and then back in…
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Problems Connecting MSN with empathy

I don't know if I am the only one with this bug, but I can't use my MSN account with a freshly installed Ubuntu 11.10 with Empathy. It used to work with my Arch Linux, but now with Ubuntu, it continuously tries to connect but nothing happens. How…
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How to clear server or network share connection history in Ubuntu 13.04

How can I delete connection URLs present in File > Connect To Server For security reasons I want to remove all these connection URLs to which I have connected.
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How to get the connected wifi network ssid?

I want to obtain the currently connected wifi networks ssid in a bash script. I am trying to write a backup script where the script will perform a backup to a NAS server if it's connected to my home wifi network. I have looked into the ip route…
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MSSQL connection from Ubuntu

I need an easy and complete tutorial for making a MSSQL connection from Ubuntu. I think I installed FreeTDS and UnixODBC but configurations are very complicated I didn't understand the issue. I followed this tutorial:…
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Deluge daemon connection?

My deluge-console is suddenly giving me this error Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1:58846 with reason: Connection refused why is this error.I have done nothing and the GUI deluge runs fine.Its the problem in console only? Why localhost is refusing…
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