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  2. PRIVATE WiFi® Quick Start Guide - AOL Help

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    The PRIVATE WiFi software will open automatically whenever you start your computer. If you change this default setting, you can manually open PRIVATE WiFi by clicking the desktop icon or on a PC: go to Start > All Programs > PRIVATE WiFi, Mac: double-click the icon in your Applications Folder. 2. Activating PRIVATE WiFi

  3. Hidden node problem - Wikipedia

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    This solution only works if one increases the transmission power on nodes that are hidden. In the typical case of a WiFi network, increasing transmission power on the access point only will not solve the problem because typically the hidden nodes are the clients (e.g. laptops, mobile devices), not the access point itself, and the clients will ...

  4. iStumbler - Wikipedia

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    It automatically scans for Wi-Fi and WLAN networks, [2] and can also detect Bluetooth, Bonjour, and other AirPort networks. [1] The software shows a graph which displays the network name, the type of security, the vendor, the signal, the channel, and the MAC address of listed networks. [ 5 ]

  5. Troubleshoot a broadband internet connection - AOL Help

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    If you're using broadband (cable) internet and you can't connect, try the following troubleshooting steps in the order listed until you get up and running again. 1. Check if you can visit other sites with a different browser - If you can go to another site, the problem may be associated the browser you're using.

  6. Wi-Fi deauthentication attack - Wikipedia

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    Sequence diagram for a Wi‑Fi deauthentication attack. Unlike most radio jammers, deauthentication acts in a unique way. The IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) protocol contains the provision for a deauthentication frame. Sending the frame from the access point to a station is called a "sanctioned technique to inform a rogue station that they have been ...

  7. Network cloaking - Wikipedia

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    Network cloaking may provide more operational security through obscuring devices from hackers. To access a network behind a gateway, an authorized user must authenticate themselves to the gateway before it allows them to see the devices they are permitted to by the security policy. Network cloaking obscures devices through the cloaking system ...

  8. WiFi Explorer - Wikipedia

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    Due to limitations of Apple's CoreWLAN framework, [12] the standard version of WiFi Explorer is unable to detect hidden networks (except when connected to it) and does not support external USB Wi-Fi adapters. The Pro edition supports passive scanning, [10] which can detect hidden networks, and can make use of external adapters via the External ...

  9. Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance for Wireless

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    Furthermore, it is the foundation of many other MAC protocols used in wireless sensor networks (WSN). [2] The IEEE 802.11 RTS/CTS mechanism is adopted from this protocol. [3] [4] It uses RTS-CTS-DS-DATA-ACK frame sequence for transferring data, sometimes preceded by an RTS-RRTS frame sequence, in view to provide solution to the hidden node ...