Running Ethernet through my house taught me things no router upgrade ever could
…Wi-Fi 7, and won't be for a long time Upgrading only your router gives you a false sense of security It's good to be thinking about upgrading networking equipment…
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I paired a Raspberry Pi with an ESP32, and it unlocked projects I never thought of before
…It was built with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as central parts of the experience, not as an afterthought for a subset of boards. Standard Pico and Pico 2 boards don’t have…
Tailscale plus Pi-hole gives you DNS control that Apple and Google will never allow
…Tailscale routes your DNS queries through the Pi-hole, but your browsing traffic exits through the network you’re on when away — public Wi-Fi or mobile data. You can set your…
The Flipper One is finally official, but Flipper isn't selling it yet — they're asking for help to build it
…The networking side is where the device's intent becomes clearest. It packs two Gigabit Ethernet ports, Wi-Fi 6E across 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz on a MediaTek MT7921AUN-based…
I turned a Raspberry Pi and mini PC into a portable homelab that fits in my backpack
…I use it to connect to a hotel or public Wi-Fi and create my own private local network. My mini PC carries the actual homelab: Proxmox for virtualization , a few VMs…
Stop buying networking gear for your smart home that looks good on paper but fails in practice
…That kind of behavior is especially annoying with smart home gear because many devices are already picky about Wi-Fi. Instead of creating a seamless network, the extender made the whole setup…
I stopped treating old phones like e-waste and started treating them like tiny servers
…Once the phone was permanently connected to Wi-Fi and power, it essentially became a fixed point inside my home network. Tailscale assigns every connected device its own private address and lets…
Take 50% off this beast of a router, plus get a free $80 Xbox gift card
…The TP-Link Archer AX11000 is a tri-band Wi-Fi 6 router that's built to deliver impressive speed and performance. TP-Link shares that it can reach over 10Gbps with…
I turned my living room into a Raspberry Pi-flavored arcade without storing a single game locally
…to worry about performance hits Wi-Fi, on the other hand, adds some latency Although my NAS is hooked up to a 10GbE port on my network switch, the Raspberry Pi can…
6 settings I always change to make any TV feel more premium
…based on the Wi-Fi signal strength. Ethernet will ensure a consistent, high-speed connection, eliminating video quality issues and disconnections. By moving your TV off the wireless network , you'll also…