Hacker News with Generative AI: Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Giant TP-Link's US Future Hinges on Its Claimed Split from China (bloomberg.com)
The ubiquitous but often overlooked Wi-Fi router lies at the heart of one of Washington’s biggest national security dilemmas — and a rift between two brothers on opposite sides of the Pacific.

Wi-Fi, National Security, China, Business, Technology

6 points by instagib 14 days ago | 1 comments

Wi-Fi is one of the great backward compatibility success stories (theverge.com)
My home network is a small miracle of backward compatibility, slinging data across 60-plus devices that span five generations of Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi, Technology, Backward Compatibility, Networks

23 points by 1317 18 days ago | 0 comments

What is an Ethernet cable? Here's how to connect to the internet without Wi-Fi (2022) (businessinsider.com)
An Ethernet cable lets you physically connect your computer to the internet.

Networking, Hardware, Internet, Wi-Fi

25 points by askl 22 days ago | 37 comments

Cross-Platform P2P Wi-Fi: How the EU Killed AWDL (ditto.com)
This post investigates how we got from Wi-Fi Direct to AWDL to Wi-Fi Aware, what makes Wi-Fi Aware technically superior, and why this shift unlocks true cross-platform peer-to-peer connectivity for developers.

Wi-Fi, Networking, Technology, EU Regulations

223 points by stusmall 29 days ago | 135 comments

Surveilling the Masses with Wi-Fi Positioning Systems [video] (youtube.com)

Surveillance, Privacy, Technology, Wi-Fi

16 points by nativeit 51 days ago | 1 comments

Wi-Fi 7 Overview (2024) (mrncciew.com)
In this post, we will provide a high-level overview of Wi-Fi 7 (based on IEEE 802.11be, also known as EHT – Extremely High Throughput). IEEE began working on 802.11be in early 2019, with the following key objectives in mind.

Wi-Fi, Networking, Technology, Standards

44 points by speckx 59 days ago | 46 comments

Wi-Fi 7 in 2025: Will this be the year? (networkworld.com)
Wi-Fi 7 gear began to emerge in 2024, but it looks like 2025 will be the big year for rollouts.

Wi-Fi, Technology, Networking, Consumer Electronics, 2025

21 points by ohjeez 87 days ago | 7 comments

Wi-Fi Router at CES 2025 Has a Connectivity Radius of 9.9 Miles (yankodesign.com)
With the Wi-Fi HaLow’s 9.9 mile range, you could connect to your home Wi-Fi at work, at the grocery store, and even inside your car throughout your ride.

Consumer Electronics, Wi-Fi, Technology, CES

31 points by danboarder 106 days ago | 29 comments

What is the future of WiFi (from a network security standpoint) (cloudi-fi.com)
We are currently operating in an exciting time for wireless, with the rising IoT tide, Wi-Fi 6E/7 and WPA3 taking root, and even more client devices finding their way to the wireless network. More and more companies are upgrading their wireless environment to a complete Wi-Fi architecture to embrace the power of hybrid work and hybrid spaces.

Network Security, Wireless Networking, Wi-Fi, IoT, Hybrid Work

32 points by Eingrand1978 108 days ago | 25 comments

Regulations Enabling 6 GHz Wi-Fi (wi-fi.org)

Wi-Fi, Technology, Regulations

178 points by teleforce 110 days ago | 100 comments

United Airlines to launch Starlink wi-fi in spring 2025 (techinasia.com)

Airlines, Wi-Fi, Technology, Starlink

67 points by f1shy 111 days ago | 76 comments

Diagnosing an Unusual WiFi Issue (2020) (ryuuta.net)
Late last year, I started experiencing some unusual intermittent connection issues on my Desktop.

Networking, Troubleshooting, Wi-Fi

271 points by llimllib 114 days ago | 97 comments

I Reversed a Drone and Landed It with My PC (hardbreak.wiki)
In this example, we demonstrate how we reverse-engineered the communication between the Parrot Anafi consumer drone and its controller, which connect via Wi-Fi. The Parrot Anafi hosts its own Wi-Fi network, allowing either the controller or a phone running the Freeflight app to connect. Our goal was to understand the signals sent to the Anafi for initiating takeoff and landing sequences.

Reverse Engineering, Drones, Wi-Fi, Software

189 points by hw-f3nter 119 days ago | 46 comments

Liberating Wi-Fi on the ESP32 [video] (media.ccc.de)
Reverse engineering the Wi-Fi peripheral of the ESP32 to build an open source Wi-Fi stack.

Hardware, Open Source, Reverse Engineering, ESP32, Wi-Fi

326 points by doener 119 days ago | 129 comments

Wi-Fi and the Problem with Radar (DFS) (iptel.com.au)
It sounds like a bit of a stretch for most people that Wi-Fi would have an issue with Radar. Microwave ovens are a pretty well known interferer with Wi-Fi in the 2.4GHz spectrum (they generate alerts for interferers, so we know they're there!)

Wi-Fi, Radar, Technology, Interference

19 points by zeristor 119 days ago | 7 comments

FCC opens entire 6 GHz band to low power device operations (docs.fcc.gov)

FCC, Wi-Fi, Technology, Regulations, Spectrum

728 points by impish9208 136 days ago | 295 comments

Open source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own repairable hardware (theregister.com)
Open source Wi-Fi router project OpenWrt and the Software Freedom Conservancy have delivered their first jointly developed hardware platform – the OpenWrt One – and are trumpeting it as a triumph of the right to repair movement.

Open Source, Hardware, Wi-Fi

6 points by LinuxBender 143 days ago | 2 comments

Open source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own repairable hardware (theregister.com)
Open source Wi-Fi router project OpenWrt and the Software Freedom Conservancy have delivered their first jointly developed hardware platform – the OpenWrt One – and are trumpeting it as a triumph of the right to repair movement.

Open Source, Hardware, Networking, Wi-Fi

9 points by nileshtrivedi 145 days ago | 3 comments

Spies hack Wi-Fi networks in far-off land to launch attack on target next door (arstechnica.com)
One of 2024's coolest hacking tales occurred two years ago, but it wasn't revealed to the public until Friday at the Cyberwarcon conference in Arlington, Virginia. Hackers with ties to Fancy Bear—the spy agency operated by Russia’s GRU—broke into the network of a high-value target after first compromising a Wi-Fi-enabled device in a nearby building and using it to exploit compromised accounts on the target’s Wi-Fi network.

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Russia, Espionage, Wi-Fi

20 points by romperstomper 154 days ago | 1 comments

Spies Jumped from One Network to Another via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack (wired.com)
In a first, Russia's APT28 hacking group appears to have remotely breached the Wi-Fi of an espionage target by hijacking a laptop in another building across the street.

Cybersecurity, Espionage, Hacking, Russia, Wi-Fi

140 points by impish9208 155 days ago | 54 comments

Wi-Fi 8, which will trade speed for a more reliable experience (pcworld.com)
The next generation of Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 8, is currently being developed behind closed doors. This time, the emphasis isn’t on pure speed, but instead on improving the user experience.

Wi-Fi, Networking, Technology, User Experience

4 points by tapper 163 days ago | 1 comments

Wi-Fi 8: Pioneering the Future of Connectivity (mediatek.com)
MediaTek has authored a white paper outlining next-generation Wi-Fi 8. Key insights include:

Wi-Fi, Networking, Technology

35 points by sandwichsphinx 173 days ago | 3 comments

A novel channel contention mechanism for improving wi-fi's reliability (arxiv.org)
The next generation of Wi-Fi, i.e., the IEEE 802.11bn (aka Wi-Fi 8), is not only expected to increase its performance and provide extended capabilities but also aims to offer a reliable service.

Networking, Wi-Fi, Technology, Research

93 points by belter 195 days ago | 43 comments

Wigle.net: All the networks, found by everyone (wigle.net)
All the networks. Found by Everyone.

Networking, Wi-Fi, Data, Crowdsourcing

151 points by thunderbong 201 days ago | 47 comments

WiFi4EU initiative provides free Wi-Fi in public spaces across Europe (europa.eu)
The WiFi4EU initiative provides free Wi-Fi connectivity in public spaces across Europe. Our new app is designed to make it easier than ever to find these hotspots.

Europe, Wi-Fi, Public Spaces, Technology

131 points by nabla9 202 days ago | 119 comments

Router Security (routersecurity.org)
This site focuses on the security of routers. This includes both configuration changes to make a router more secure, and, picking a router that is more secure out of the box. If you are interested in faster WiFi, there is one page on extending the range of a Wi-Fi network.

Router Security, Cybersecurity, Networking, Wi-Fi

119 points by blueridge 203 days ago | 83 comments

Critical Exploit in MediaTek Wi-Fi Chipsets: Zero-Click Vulnerability (coffinsec.com)
The SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team became aware of the threat CVE-2024-20017, assessed its impact and developed mitigation measures for the vulnerability.

Cybersecurity, Software, Vulnerabilities, MediaTek, Wi-Fi

259 points by pjf 217 days ago | 103 comments

HaLow Wi-Fi tested at 9.9 miles: New Wi-Fi world record is a near 5X increase (tomshardware.com)

Wi-Fi, Technology, Hardware, Records

20 points by teleforce 221 days ago | 6 comments

United Airlines is adding free Starlink Wi-Fi to all of its planes (theverge.com)
United Airlines’ in-flight Wi-Fi is getting a big upgrade on all its jets thanks to SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.