I built a gesture-controlled desk buddy with an $8 ESP32 and Grove sensors
…And while the C5's Wi-Fi 6 support is great, I haven't actually built any networked features that really benefit from it in this project yet. Right now, it's…
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3 myths about RJ45 Ethernet cables that I get tired of hearing
…Related 5 reasons Wi-Fi will never be better than Ethernet Wi-Fi will never be better than Ethernet, and there are a few key reasons. All Ethernet cables are the same…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…