Nach einer aktuellen Statistik nutzen fünf Prozent der 16- bis 74-Jährigen Deutschen kein Internet. Deutschland liegt mit dem Schnitt leicht unter den anderen EU-Staaten| Jörg Schieb | Digital und KI
In the past few years, Synology has upped their game when it comes to video surveillance. Long established as a NAS leader, Synology’s Surveillance Station and companion apps have been expanding the company into the IP security video space with the same well-designed approach that has made their network storage solutions extremely popular. Now, a […]| wirednot
WLAN hat unser Leben revolutioniert und ist aus unserem Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken. Doch wie hat alles angefangen und wie hat sich die Technologie im Laufe der Zeit entwickelt? Tauchen Sie ein in die spannende Welt des WLANs und erfahren Sie alles über die Geschichte, Entwicklung und Zukunft dieser faszinierenden…| Jörg Schieb | Digital und KI
Surfen, Chatten, Streamen: Unser Smartphone ist ständiger Begleiter. Doch wie schützen wir unsere Daten vor neugierigen Blicken? Ein VPN kann die Lösung sein.| Jörg Schieb | Digital und KI
Seit über 30 Jahren gibt es Handys auf dem Markt, kurz danach folgte das Internet und Technologien wie Bluetooth. Mittlerweile sind wir dadurch überall elektromagnetischer Strahlung ausgesetzt. Aber was macht Strahlung mit uns und was sagt die Forschung aus den letzten 30 Jahren?| quarks.de
Using OpenWRT with WPA-PSK 2 on Broadcom WLAN routers have been stuck on a quite old bug. Recently someone suggested that it may have been fixed in trunk, which caused me to test it. And it works! It took some Continue reading Home Wireless Network→| Simon Josefsson's blog
Introduction What’s in a name/MAC – if you can use colors? Wi-Fi 6 devices are able to distinguish between frames that belong to their (associated) Basic Service Set (BSS) and Overlapping Basic Service Set (OBSS) by looking at the “color” of a frame. The term “color” is a bit misleading as it is rather a … Continue reading 11ax / Wi-Fi 6: BSS Color| WLAN by german engineering
Introduction Besides “Wi-Fi Protected Access” version 3 (WPA3) there has also been an update to open networks by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2018 [1]. The term open networks refers to networks/SSIDs that do not require a credential (e.g. password) for a connection. This convenience is preserved with Enhanced Open. However, open previously meant that there … Continue reading Enhanced Open – Same Same But Encrypted| WLAN by german engineering
Introduction After Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) introduced “Wi-Fi Protected Access” version 3 (WPA3) in late June of 2018 [1], vendors are pretty busy to adopt this security enhancement, which will become mandatory for WFA certifications in the future. This post introduces the changes in regards to WPA2, which is also undergoing some more robustness and consistency tests … Continue reading WPA3 – Improving your WLAN security| WLAN by german engineering
Introduction Like last year’s post about WLAN in 2014, you can read it here, it is time to look back what happened in the wireless space this year and give a forecast for topics of 2016. Looking Back 867 Mbps becoming the new basic speed for 5GHz APs We currently see an increasing demand for … Continue reading A look back on WLAN in 2015| WLAN by german engineering
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) is becoming the focus point of wireless networks everywhere as we slowly start to upgrade our existing hardware and software to utilise the added features for ours and users benefits. This blog post is an overview of the features that have been brought in with Wi-Fi 6 to reacquaint myself before I get too stuck into Christmas. | Dave Wi-Fi
Within certain WLAN management frames (Beacons, Probe Response,| Dave Wi-Fi
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Lewis Ronald, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons With the introduction of 802.11ax and its hundreds of new data rates, it’s time to start looking at the MCS Index to better understand link q…| Frame by Frame
In this brief WLPC Phoenix talk I presented some surprising real-world data gathered from 7SIGNAL Sapphire Eye and Mobile Eye on the major new features in Wi-Fi 6, 1024 QAM, OFDMA, and 6 GHz.| Frame by Frame
In this 7SIGNAL webinar I shared my opinions on the current security situation with public/guest Wi-Fi. Many of the problems from years ago are mostly resolved, all without much change in how guest…| Frame by Frame
In this 7SIGNAL webinar I discussed the reality of OFDMA in Wi-Fi 6, dispelled some of the marketing myths, and shared some thoughts on how Wi-Fi can take better advantage of it in the future.| Frame by Frame
In this WLPC Phoenix talk I describe in detail how 802.11ax stations contend for channel access, using a combination of new and old features of 802.11. The idea was to show the full picture of what…| Frame by Frame
In this 7SIGNAL webinar I described how 802.11 contention is different when wide channel widths are in use, and how that has evolved with each new PHY up to 802.11ax.| Frame by Frame
In this 7SIGNAL webinar, I share my opinions on captive portals, touching on the painful user experience and security problems they can create.| Frame by Frame
