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  2. Wake-on-LAN - Wikipedia

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    The power supply must meet ATX 2.01 specifications. Laptops powered by the Intel Centrino processor technology or newer [21] (with explicit BIOS/UEFI support) allow waking up the machine using Wake on Wireless LAN (WoWLAN). In most modern PCs, ACPI is notified of the waking up and takes control of the power-up.

  3. Troubleshoot a broadband internet connection - AOL Help

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    Check the physical connection - A loose cable or cord can often be the cause of a connection problem. Make sure everything is securely connected to the wall and device. 3. Reboot your modem/router - Sometimes the old "turn it off and on again" approach actually does work! Just wait about five minutes before turning it back on to make sure ...

  4. Internet outage - Wikipedia

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    Electronic information stand without an internet connection, at Schiphol Airport, Netherlands. An Internet outage or Internet blackout or Internet shutdown is the complete or partial failure of the internet services. It can occur due to censorship, cyberattacks, disasters, [1] police or security services actions [2] or errors.

  5. IP fragmentation - Wikipedia

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    An example of the fragmentation of a protocol data unit in a given layer into smaller fragments. IP fragmentation is an Internet Protocol (IP) process that breaks packets into smaller pieces (fragments), so that the resulting pieces can pass through a link with a smaller maximum transmission unit (MTU) than the original packet size.

  6. Carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection

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    This happens in Ethernet links because of the way nodes "back off" from the link and attempt to re-access it. In the Ethernet protocol, when a communication collision happens (when two users of the medium try to send at the same time), each user waits for a random period of time before re-accessing the link.

  7. Network protector - Wikipedia

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    A network protector is a type of electric protective device used in electricity distribution systems. The network protector automatically disconnect its associated distribution transformer from the secondary network when the power starts flowing in reverse direction. Network protectors are used on both spot networks and grid networks. The ...

  8. Network congestion - Wikipedia

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    Network congestion in data networking and queueing theory is the reduced quality of service that occurs when a network node or link is carrying more data than it can handle. Typical effects include queueing delay , packet loss or the blocking of new connections.

  9. Voltage control and reactive power management - Wikipedia

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    Kirby & Hirst indicate three reasons behind the need for voltage control: [1] the power network equipment is designed for a narrow voltage range, so is the power consuming equipment on the customer side. Operation outside of this range will cause the equipment to fail;