Your old router is the secret to a stable smart home
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Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 are locked behind software updates you don't know about
…You can do this on Windows 11 by going to your Settings -> Network -> Wi-Fi properties . If your connection isn’t using 320 MHz channels where supported, you may not be taking…
Stop ignoring your spare PCIe x1 slot — it's more useful than half the upgrades you buy
…Yeeliya PCIe-to-USB Card $22 at Amazon A PCIe Wi-Fi card beats a USB Wi-Fi adapter hands down Don't settle for mediocrity Wi-Fi is usually not a…
Your router's MAC address filter is security theater, and here's what actually protects your Wi-Fi
…That matters because real network security depends on something an attacker can’t easily copy. A strong Wi-Fi password does that much better. WPA2 and WPA3 are built around authentication and…
Your motherboard has a hidden networking suite that could kill your lag spikes
…Between Wi-Fi 7, MLO, AI networking 2 and 5 GbE/10 GbE ports, your motherboard has the tools to prioritize your traffic and kill your latency. It's time to start…
5 home networking choices I regret making
…my home network . Related 6 reasons you should replace your router's Wi-Fi with APs or mesh If you've got a big house or specific Wi-FI needs, you might…
My mesh Wi-Fi was actually making my internet worse - here's what actually worked
…Investing in a better router instead of a mesh Wi-Fi system might be the solution to a whole lot of these problems. TP-Link Dual-Band BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 Router…
Your TV's Ethernet port might be slower than its Wi-Fi connection, but it actually doesn't matter
…It's ironic that those TVs have a Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6E chip inside, which can hit over 300Mbps. So the Ethernet port turns out to be the slower…
I built a distributed computer with three cheap ESP32 boards using a feature most people ignore
…ESP-NOW is Wi-Fi without the Wi-Fi Just a distributed network ESP-NOW lives at the data-link layer. It uses the same 2.4 GHz radio as Wi-Fi…
I avoided powerline Ethernet for years, but it solved the one connectivity gap nothing else could
…That was me for many years, until I lived in a particularly complicated apartment layout that made most networking options unviable. Wi-Fi worked in most of the apartment, though the signal…