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ESP32 DIY GPS Tracker

by deangi

DIY GPS Location Tracker

by Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

The RFID reader idea that never made it...

Play audio from your Intel® Edison via Bluetooth using Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)

by Intel

Play audio from your Intel® Edison via Bluetooth using Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)

Intel® Edison: Getting Started – WiFi

by Intel

In this guide you’ll setup network access to your Intel® Edison Board and obtain an IP address.

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A DIY IoT Power Monitor

by deangi

Monitoring AC loads with CT sensors

ESP32 DIY GPS Tracker

by deangi

DIY GPS Location Tracker

IoT Smart Clock using the Mega 2560+WiFi R3

by honey the codewitch

An advanced network connected clock that puts the Arduino through its paces

Work Around Windows 10 WiFi Reconnection Failing

by Antagony

Schedule a task to run this script, which checks whether Windows has [re]connected to the specified router after startup, sleep, or hibernation – and attempt to connect if not.

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WiFi

(ask) Port unreachable

5 May 2013 by evanharijanto

hello everyone, I'd like to ask why is this error occurs.I am trying to get a string data from a device. I have make this code and it runs well when I try to obtain data from a local server, but it stated this error when it connects to the device.java.net.PortUnreachableException: ICMP...

A DIY IoT Power Monitor

28 Jan 2024 by deangi

Monitoring AC loads with CT sensors

Accessing a webpage from a WIFI n/w through an andriod phone

30 Oct 2013 by DieOnTime

I was planning to create a mobile based web application in my laptop and test it on my andriod phone. I am trying to do that through a WIFI connection which connects both my phone and laptop. Once after i created the test page, i was trying to access the localhost site from my andrioid phone....

Accessing a webpage from a WIFI n/w through an andriod phone

30 Oct 2013 by bbirajdar

You need to host it somewhere over the internet. Right now its hosted on the webserver on the system which is not accessible from the internet. Try some free asp.net hosting sites .. This one is worth giving a try - My favourite one is smarterasp.net[^]

Accessing a webpage from a WIFI n/w through an andriod phone

31 Oct 2013 by Sushil Sh.

Hi ,If you have wifi connection at your home , Then try to find out the public ip from your network provider and host your page on iis and open the iis port for that public ip. After that try to access your hosted page from that url on your device.It will work .

Accessing a webpage from a WIFI n/w through an andriod phone

1 Nov 2013 by Chi Ller

PC: localhost/testpage.htmlIP: 74.3.155.214So on your Phone: 74.3.155.214/testpage.html

Ajax calls start failing if my app is inactive; otherwise they work just fine on wifi

23 Feb 2016 by Member 12346924

In my Phonegap based hybrid app: Ajax calls start failing if my app is inactive for say a couple of minutes. My connection is WiFi & what happens is ajax calls fail with status 0; but navigator.connection.type still shows WiFi. This happens only on iOS not on android.I can also see the WiFi...

Android app for location using WiFi

26 Dec 2012 by Ritika Sharma

Hi, I am a newbee and am making an app for self-localization of the android device using Wifi. In this, I need to detect different Wifis and using the signal strengths I need to find the location of the device and display it on the map. Can you guide me through it?

Android app for location using WiFi

26 Dec 2012 by ridoy

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1781122/android-detect-locatoin-using-wifi[^]http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10172831/get-location-details-using-wifi[^]http://creatingapps.telekomaustria.com/new-android-tutorial-get-location-via-gps-or-wifi.html[^]

Android app for location using WiFi

25 Nov 2014 by ehsanrezaei69

Hi,This is android developer solution:http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/location/strategies.html[^]

Android Screen Sharing

12 Feb 2013 by Atta ur Rehman 1

Hi :), Please can any one help in sharing screen of android phones, I mean to share screen of 1 phone to another android phone through WiFi. Please help. Thanks[Edit: Removed shouting...]

Android Screen Sharing

12 Feb 2013 by dachazz

I would try and start here: http://developer.android.com/index.htmlDownloads: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.htmlForums: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/android-developersThat should get you started

Auto-Connection of Wifi

5 Mar 2012 by Dalek Dave

Does your wifi not autoconnect on boot up?

Block device to access internet while connected to personal hotspot

15 Aug 2016 by Member 12678519

I have a android device and It connect to internet by Ethernet. I enable Portable HotSpot and I want to stop devices that connected to it ,from accessing to internet. Thanks for your help.What I have tried:I have tried Mobiwol(firewall) to do that but it din't work

C# connect hidden ssid

21 Sep 2014 by knightc163

C# How to connect hidden ssid?like win7 wifi connect,input ssid and pwd manually.Have any Suggestions?

C# connect hidden ssid

22 Sep 2014 by Suvabrata Roy

Go through this link : http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/dn297617?cs-save-lang=1&cs-lang=csharp#code-snippet-2[^][Updated]http://virtualrouter.codeplex.com/[^]

C# How to increase the HttpWebRequest timeout

7 Feb 2014 by dinesh_redhawk

Hi,I am trying to fetch some data from a device using my application, using a webservice.I am using HttpWebRequest object to get the data from my service... everything works well until the response is received within 60 secs, but when the device takes more than 60 secs to respond then...

Can I use bluetooth/wifi adapter to print from non-bluetooth printer (HP laserjet pro m1136 multi-function printer) through laptop/android mobile?

22 Jan 2017 by Member 12961327

I have a wireless printer & I was wondering if connecting Bluetooth/WiFi adapter to printer’s USB-A Female port will directly print through my android mobile.TP-Link TL-WN823N 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter (Black)...

Can I use bluetooth/wifi adapter to print from non-bluetooth printer (HP laserjet pro m1136 multi-function printer) through laptop/android mobile?

22 Jan 2017 by Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

Quote:If your printer is connected to your Android device with a USB OTG (USB On-the-Go) cable, you can print from your Android device. Printing from an Android device with a USB OTG connection requires an Android device that supports USB OTG and a USB OTG cable.HP Printers - Printing From...

Can somebody explain: Native wifi, Peer to peer, PNRP

29 Sep 2012 by psybuzz

Objective Program: Making a program to send a message in txt to your friend's computer over wifi without having the user to manually create/connect to networks.(not for a class assignment or work by the way)I've doing some research on this problem, and encountered a lot of things that I...

Communication arduino - android over wifi

6 Jun 2016 by Member 12567838

I developed an android app to send data from android to arduino uno + wifi shield and vice versa. I already can send from android to arduino, but i don't know how i send from arduino to android.... i just need an message that tell me if the data sent from android to arduino were well...

Configure wifi direct peer to peer in windows 10

25 Aug 2016 by Member 12703700

I want to send out PCs without mouse keyboard monitor and be able to remote desktop into them using a laptop or windows tablet thru wifi.so the headless pc has a access point or peer to peer share over wifi.you connect to the wifi from a laptop and then remote desktop into the pc.my...

connect applications via wifi between laptop & android

16 May 2013 by Member 10058787

Hi CodeProject,Can you please give me a Hello World code for connecting an application over wifi between laptop & android.The code says Hi from laptop and gets a reply hello from android or another laptop over wifi.Can be as small as possible.But surely needs basic concepts of...

connect applications via wifi between laptop & android

16 May 2013 by Prasad Khandekar

Hello,Have a look at this[^] sample.Regards,

Creating WiFi Hotspot

24 May 2013 by Vinayak Gargya

I want to create a wifi hotspot(Program) so that i can share my connections. I have been searching the net on how to do this, but can't find any resources. Can somebody guide me?I tried using VirtualRouter but it doesn't discover my USB modem.

Datafly

25 Dec 2013 by Grasshopper.iics

Is your business getting hampered due to documentation load? Switch to Datafly

DirectControl - Remote Control for Electrical Loads via WiFi

7 Aug 2018 by Artem Moroz

Using ESP8266 module to remotely control high power electrical appliances

Do I need to buy wifi device

28 Aug 2013 by Ammar Al-hamdabni

Actually, I want to know if necessary to buy Wi-Fi device for applying my application with Emulator when I run the application doesn't response.I do it over TCP/IP. SORRY FOR ENGLISH.

Do I need to buy wifi device

28 Aug 2013 by Mehdi Gholam

Install a Microsoft Loopback Network Adapter (in the default network adapters) and give it an IP address like 192.168.10.1 etc and most programs that require a network stack will work.If you want others to connect to you you can install the following to setup a virtual network on your...

Encrypt wifi password before wlansetprofile() in wlanapi.dll

12 Oct 2016 by Arun Kumar K S

I would like to set and wlan profile to the wireless card driver. I am using the wlanapi.dll and get profile success. How to encrypt the key material when setting profile?What I have tried:I tried an exported xml from netsh wlan export. Its worked with the encrypted kematrials in the...

ESP32 DIY GPS Tracker

21 Nov 2023 by deangi

DIY GPS Location Tracker

Get the Download and Upload volume of a web site in C#

20 Jun 2013 by benhadi

Hi,I'm connected to my wifi network through my Laptop, so my task is to obtain the download and the Upload volume of a Website with C# ?? ( for example: Web site: www.youtube.com - ulpoad: 1254 - download: 25415) Best regardsYassine

Get the Download and Upload volume of a web site in C#

20 Jun 2013 by Prasad_Kulkarni

Use HttpWebRequest.Headers[^] to make up headers.And HttpWebRequest.ContentLength[^], which Gets or sets the Content-length HTTP header

Get the Download and Upload volume of a web site in C#

20 Jun 2013 by Prasad Khandekar

Hello,You might find following articles useful. What you are really trying to achieve requires access to a network packet. Once a packet is captured then you can determine whether it's a http packet and if so then proceed with your analysis and compute the number of bytes uploaded and...

Giving Your Devices Constant IP Addresses

21 Oct 2015 by marcus obrien

Giving your devices constant IP addresses

Guidline required..... I want to work with Home automation with Wi-Fi using Mqtt

7 Dec 2015 by DoingWork

Dear all I want to work with Home automation. I googled and found that mqtt protocole is standard for this. My first step is my Home AC.I want to get guidlines from experinced persons for my time saving.Which broker (free cloud service) will be best and help in development of andriode...

Guidline required..... I want to work with Home automation with Wi-Fi using Mqtt

7 Dec 2015 by Garth J Lancaster

CloudMQTT (Amazon) has a 'free' plan for

How can I create an ap know who tried to connect to it and used what password

6 Sep 2019 by Saadi Zam

How can i create an ap know who tried to connect to it and used what password What I have tried: I have tried nothing i want a software to work with windows 10

How can I create an ap know who tried to connect to it and used what password

5 Sep 2019 by OriginalGriff

Each time someone tried to log in, you record the UserID, outcome (OK / Reject), and a timestamp (and maybe where the login attempt was from, if that is relevant) in a DB. You probably shouldn't store the password they used (or even the hash of teh password) for the same security reasons that...

How can I create an ap know who tried to connect to it and used what password

6 Sep 2019 by MadMyche

Under the assumption that you are referring to an Access Point (aka WiFi, wireless router), the answer to your question as a whole is generally going to be No. You may be able to access the connection logs on the router itself and download those and parse them out; the method is going to vary...

How can I run a batch file when the pc is off and is not connected to any network

10 Jun 2022 by Emilia Kullutwe

I am using WinSCP to connect to my ftp server. I get files from ftp server and saved them in a local folder on my pc. I have a batch script that I run manually everyday. This script synchronizes the files in the ftp server with those in my local...

How can I run a batch file when the pc is off and is not connected to any network

10 Jun 2022 by OriginalGriff

You can't. The key bit here is "How can I run a batch file when the pc is off" When a PC is powered down, the processor is not running, and no applications, scriopts, or batch files can execute on it. If it's hibernated, or sleeping then it's...

How can I start with wireless programming in C++ or VC++

21 Apr 2019 by Elder Scrolls

How can i start with wireless programming in C++ or VC++ without MFC and without any third party library. I just want to use the prebuilt libraries provided in visual studio by Microsoft. What I have tried: googled. Not found anything.

How can I start with wireless programming in C++ or VC++

20 Nov 2018 by Richard MacCutchan

Your question does not really mean anything. But I suspect you are referring to sockets. Google for samples.

How can I start with wireless programming in C++ or VC++

21 Apr 2019 by Michael Haephrati

You can check the following source code examples which focus on WiFi as you requested (though Richard MacCutchan is right about the clarity of your question). windows - Connect to Wi-Fi C++ - Stack Overflow[^] and also check: WlanGetAvailableNetworkList function (wlanapi.h) | Microsoft Docs[^]

How do I install the drivers for my raspberry pi's wifi dongle?

30 Aug 2016 by Brady Kelly

I have a nice "Resource CD", with a setup.exe and loads of drivers and other file, but in the Linux Drivers folder there is just a URL, which lets you download a file that unzips to an .img file. Now every person in the linux world has a different idea or technique for what to do with the...

How do I install the drivers for my raspberry pi's wifi dongle?

30 Aug 2016 by Jochen Arndt

With Linux, drivers are related to the used kernel. That means that the driver binary has to be build for the specific kernel in use.Therefore, Linux distributions include already drivers for many hardware.But problems arise when using a brand new or exotic hardware that is not supported...

How to change wifi mac address ?

2 Jun 2015 by OriginalGriff

There is no legitimate reasons for doing that that I can think of. Which means it's malicious activity, most likely.We do not condone, support or assist in the production of malicious code in any way, form or manner. This is a professional site for professional developers. If you want to...

How to connect to a specifi group wifip2p android?

11 Mar 2016 by Member 12385336

I am really new to android.I have a project in which I need to develop quiz over wifi.I have seen android's official tutorials regarding wifip2p.Now I want design a client - server like functionality,For that all the devices needs to be connected to a single device.There is a...

How to Connect to an AccessPoint on wince via C#

26 Jul 2014 by saeid javani

I want to connect to a Wifi Access-Point programmatically on WinCE via C#. I searched many forums and read about OpenNetCF and WinCE APIs, but had no success! Any help will be appreciated ThanksHere is my code: private void btn_Connect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) ...

How to Connect to an AccessPoint on wince via C#

28 Jul 2014 by _Amy

I think it's because you have not defined WirelessNetworkInterface object to anything by default, so the compiler flags this as undefined behavior. Try setting it to null before you use it in your program. And also it's good practice to initialize reference types to null if you don't assign...

How to Connect to an AccessPoint on wince via C#

9 Aug 2014 by saeid javani

Finally, I found a good sample:http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/wifi-configuration-from-program[^]Hope it could help someone else, too.

How to connect to wifi without using password?

31 Aug 2018 by Sneha Agarwal

In case, i forget my WiFi Password, then except from changing password from Localhost address, there is any other way to connect to WiFi? What I have tried: I have gone through the localhost of my Router.

How to connect to wifi without using password?

31 Aug 2018 by OriginalGriff

If your WiFi is secured, then you need the password to access it. The only exception to that is when you have physical access to your router and it has a WPS button which lets the router setup the device to connect without needing to enter the password.

How to connect to wifi without using password?

31 Aug 2018 by Clifford Nelson

If you forget your password, you will have to go into the WIFI router and change the password (routers may allow you to see the password in plain text). It depends on the WIFI router, but on some WIFI routers all you have to do is hard wire into the router, enter the router uri in your browser,...

How to connect to wifi without using password?

31 Aug 2018 by Patrice T

Quote: How to connect to wifi without using password? That is the principle of security: you don't connect over wifi without password. Accessing to wifi router may be easier if using a wire connection, but you may still need password, it details depend on router brand. Some routers allow...

How to connect two pc,s through wifi network?

4 Mar 2014 by MJ MOUSAVI

At first Sorry because of my bad english.I have two pc that are connected to internet via a wireless modem.How can i configure the two pc,s to be able to connect to each other through ip address and port?I want to write a c# program for server and client.Thanks in advanced.

How to connect two pc,s through wifi network?

4 Mar 2014 by OriginalGriff

Start with Google: a quick search for C# server/client chat gives a huge number of results: Google[^] - including a number of articles here.I know it may not be a chat program you are trying to write, but the fundamentals are the same: connection and data transfer.

How to detect cell phone's Bluetooth MAC address?

3 Jan 2013 by Chattrawit Jayz Cpe

My project is about implementing the project which can detect cellphone such as Bluetooth MAC address, Wifi MAC address and etc.any technology suggestion?

How to detect cell phone's Bluetooth MAC address?

3 Jan 2013 by Suvabrata Roy

Detect Bluetooth :http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc510542.aspx[^]Get MAC address :http://community.psion.com/discussions/f/160/t/2351.aspx[^]

How to detect the wireless client signal strength with VC++?

4 Sep 2013 by sunjiangstee

I am trying to implement an application running on the Windows PC to detect the signal strength of wireless clients. Assume I have an AP, a Windows PC and several wireless clients (laptops, mobile phones, etc). The windows PC and these wireless clients construct a wireless LAN through the AP. My...

How to detect the wireless client signal strength with VC++?

4 Sep 2013 by JackDingler

You may be able to do it through WMI. I've used it in the past to collect remote data.If not, you'll have to write client apps, that collect the data and send it to your server.You'll have to build your app by pulling together pieces of work others have done. It's unlikely that someone...

How to detect the wireless client signal strength with VC++?

4 Sep 2013 by Espen Harlinn

I guess you'll find this paper of some interest: EVALUATING THE USE OF SNMP AS A WIRELESS NETWORK MONITORING TOOL FOR IEEE 802.11 WIRELESS NETWORKS[^]Best regardsEspen Harlinn

how to develop an application which communicates the WiFi-embedded device

18 Dec 2014 by smallfish_leo

I am going to build a system similar as Spark core. I have no problem with the hardware development. But I know little about the software side. I need suggestions on how to write a program that can communicate with the WiFi module embedded PCB board, such as what book i need to read, what...

How to find RSSI figureprint sourc code in java ?

20 Sep 2016 by OriginalGriff

We are not a code to order service, we expect you to at least try to do your own work rather than just ask us to find it for you.I'd suggest that you start with Google and do some basic research.

How to get connected modem name in C#?

31 Aug 2014 by Member 11026969

How can I get connected modem name of my computer? Also I want to find out if the connection is ethernet or wifi?Thanks for your answers.

How to get connected modem name in C#?

31 Aug 2014 by Nelek

Have a look to:http://www.nullskull.com/faq/1767/find-the-modem-which-is-attached-to-computer.aspx[^]it might help. If it doesn't help check other solutions:https://www.google.de/?gws_rd=ssl#q=get%20modem%20name%20c%23[^]

how to get RSSI and SSID on linux of all available network in linux

11 Jan 2013 by aspCoder2012

Hi all ,am currently doing a project on indoor location and am stuck on how to capture the RSSI and SSID of the avaiable access point in linux . does smeone has a suggestion on how i can do this?

How to give your customers free wifi for 1 hour?

31 Aug 2014 by bansalVks

I want to give my customer free wifi for 1 hour or 30 mintues. Please let me know how to do it. Thanks in advance...

How to give your customers free wifi for 1 hour?

31 Aug 2014 by Zoltán Zörgő

A SOHO router won't be able to provide such feature. You could however use/create a software router. Let's suppose, you want this on Windows... this is one: http://virtualrouter.codeplex.com/[^] is open souce. It has no time limit either, but as you have the source, you can add this...

how to install IHV Extensions DLLs on Windows Embedded Compact 7?

19 Feb 2014 by Member 10608909

Hi,Our aim is to install IHV extension dll and link to corresponding WLAN driver on the platform running WEC7 OS. Microsoft has provided samples of IHV dlls and installation procedure for WINDOWS 7. But for WEC7 we didnt find documentation or any resource explaining about it. Any help will...

How to receive signals of indoor router with outdoor router

29 Jun 2014 by Alamgirable

I bought a new TP-LINK TL-WA5210G outdoor router. But I don't know how to receive signals of indoor router TP-LINK TL-WR841N with outdoor router.

How to receive signals of indoor router with outdoor router

29 Jun 2014 by OriginalGriff

You should talk to the people who created it - TP-LINK[^] - they should provide technical support and will know more about their product than we will. If they don't, then find another supplier and demand your money back!I notice that there is a "Support" link at the top of the product page...

How to register for notifications in C++/winrt

20 Mar 2019 by Varghese Paul M

Hi, I am porting a Win32 project into WinRT using C++/WinRT. (Visual Studio 2017) In my Win32 project, I am using WlanRegisterNotification API to get notified when the user connects into any WiFi router. How can I achieve the same in C++/WinRT ? The concept of callback functions are there in...