Deals! 🛒Building a Serious Home Network: A Quick Guide on Picking the Best Wi-Fi Access Points
9 Min Read
Wi-Fi access points (WAPs, or APs) are similar to extenders, with one significant difference: an AP connects to the existing …
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All things relating to home networking, from network wiring to Wi-Fi and more.
Wi-Fi, Online Media, Misinformation, and How to Stay Safe: It’s on You!
16 Min Read
I often get questions concerning online safety. They can be broad, along the lines of “how to protect my computer …
Top Five DIY Mesh Wi-Fi Approaches: Build Yourself the Fastest System Today!
5 Min Read
While shopping for a home Wi-Fi system, we often overlook DIY mesh options and opt for a purpose-built — or …
EnGenius FIT Review (with FitCon100 Controller): DIY Mesh Wi-Fi Made Relatively Simple
12 Min Read
For years, TP-Link’s Omada has been one of my favorite DIY mesh systems using multiple Wi-Fi access points (WAPs). Now, …
EnGenius EWS850-FIT (formerly EWS850AP) Review: An Excellent Outdoor Wi-Fi 6 Access Point
8 Min Read
The EnGenius EWS850-FIT (once EWS850AP) is a standalone outdoor Wireless Wi-Fi 6 access point (WAP) and differs significantly from the …
EnGenius EWS377-FIT Review: A Straightforward and Versatile Access Point
6 Min Read
At the current street price of $150, the EnGenius EWS377-FIT is an excellent alternative to the ECW230 released two years …
Intel Releases Computer-based Client Wi-Fi 7 BE200 and BE202 Chipsets
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Earlier this week, on September 18, 2023, Intel quietly made available the specs for the all-new Intel Wi-Fi 7 Series …
Netgear Orbi 970 Series: Partial Wi-Fi 7, Full Multi-Gig, and a Major Sticker Shock
9 Min Read
Netgear today announced its arguably most consequential mesh system, the Wi-Fi 7 Orbi 970 Series. Right off the bat, the …
Netgear MK93S: Nighthawk Mesh Gets Wi-Fi 6E and 1st-Year-Free Protection
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Netgear announced a major new mesh system today, and it’s not another Orbi, nor does it support Wi-Fi 7. Instead, …
eero PoE 6 AP Review: The Amazon Gateway’s Much-Needed Wi-Fi Companion
6 Min Read
There’s nothing new about the Amazon eero PoE 6 other than it’s from a company that, before this, only made …
Amazon eero PoE Gateway Review: A Flawed and Overpriced Multi-Gig Router
11 Min Read
After years of producing primarily wireless mesh systems, often with more hype than substance in terms of performance, eero, a …
Popular Home Mesh Brands in Brief: AiMesh, Deco, eero, Orbi, Velop, and More
15 Min Read
This post will give you an overview of how a popular home mesh brand differentiates itself from others. In other …
Tips on How to Keep Home Network Safe: It’s in Your Wi-Fi Router Security
8 Min Read
In a home network, everything goes through the router. As a result, when your home Wi-Fi router’s security is compromised …
Comcast’s New Storm-Ready WiFi: A Glorifed xFi Extender with a Backup Battery
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Comcast today announced the Storm-Ready WiFi, an aptly-named Wi-Fi broadcaster designed to keep its Xfinity Cable broadband customers connected during, …
