If you’ve never used Wireshark with promiscuous mode enabled, I highly recommend it – if you’re into geeky things that is. I know I am! This should go without saying, be responsible in what you do. Promiscuous mode allows a capable wireless network interface card (WNIC) to listen to all wireless traffic, regardless if the traffic is destined for your client machine or not. … [Read more...]
Coffee and Wi-Fi with Ryan Orsi
On May 14-16 Washington D.C. hosted Wi-Fi NOW 2019 USA 'Celebrating 20 Years of Wi-Fi' conference and expo. Surrounded by all the Wi-Fi industry players who gathered together to present and discuss future opportunities and challenges – it was the place to be! For three days, the conference agenda was packed with inspirational keynote speakers, innovators, and experts. At the … [Read more...]
Dear Journal and the Evil Twin Access Point
Dear Journal, It’s 7 o’clock in the morning and I don’t know about you, but I slept like a baby last night, and I didn’t even need Melatonin. Fully charged (no pun intended), I’m ready to rock-’n’-roll today and take a ride on the red double-decker bus. I’ve waited my entire life for this, it’s a UK icon. London buses were not always red. Before 1907, different routes had … [Read more...]
Making Tough Decisions Between Wave 1 and Wave 2 Access Points
You finally made a decision to deliver not just Wi-Fi access, but secure Wi-Fi access to your business, customers, and guests. Now, you’re at a crossroad because you don’t know whether to go with Wave 2 or Wave 1 technology. With people streaming videos, music, photos and games, today’s digital content is bigger and better than ever. People are interacting with multiple … [Read more...]
Wi-Fi Hacking at the Hotel Pool
While making breakfast for our kids this morning, my wife sent me a few second video of the Today Show with the message “I think I know what you do for work now” with a smiley emoji. In the segment, host Jeff Rossen gives his audience a warning around using public Wi-Fi this spring break and tips to keep themselves safe. Rossen goes onsite to the pool at a hotel resort, … [Read more...]
