Tag Archives: WiFi

Headless Raspberry Pi broadband wifi switch problem sorted

This is probably blindingly obvious, but I was quite pleased with this solution… We just switched broadband providers and I got home to find the provider changed, new wifi router installed and the old one unplugged. Problem was I have … Continue reading

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Adding wifi to Raspberry Pi with Edimax EW-7811UN dongle

After a lot of huffing and puffing and making things over-complicated, I got my Raspberry Pi on the internet by wifi with the miniscule £8.27 EdimaxEW-7811UN WiFi dongle. Here’s how I set it up. NB: I’m using a Kindle power … Continue reading

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Why is Windows WiFi so slow?

A friend of mine has just bought a netbook – a Samsung… I tell everyone I love my Lenovo and they buy Samsungs anyway – and he noticed how slow its wireless networking was compared to his MacBook. I fired … Continue reading

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