Practical tips, how-to guides, and field notes on Wi-Fi, mesh networks, and home network security — from someone who has spent 20+ years in IT.
Picture this: you’re on a video call with your manager. Halfway through, your partner starts a Netflix show in the next room. Your call starts stuttering. You apologize, say something about your connection, and hope nobody…
Read article →After spending time in the previous post laying out what each RV internet option actually is, let’s get to the comparison that matters: which one should you spend money on, and how do you decide? There’s…
Read article →There’s a moment most new RVers hit somewhere around the third or fourth night at a campsite: you need internet, the campground Wi-Fi is either nonexistent or unusable, and you’re trying to figure out what your…
Read article →Wi-Fi 6 routers have been mainstream for a few years now. Wi-Fi 6E added the 6 GHz band. Wi-Fi 7 is starting to arrive. If you’re still running a Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) router you bought in…
Read article →Most people put their router wherever the cable is. That’s usually a corner of the living room, next to the TV, on the floor behind furniture, or in the front room of a house where it…
Read article →Upgrading to a mesh system sounds like a straightforward task until you’re standing in front of your equipment at 9pm wondering why half your smart home devices have gone offline. The transition doesn’t have to go…
Read article →Speed tests are easy to run. Fast.com or Speedtest.net, click a button, wait a few seconds, get a number. What that number means — and whether it’s actually good or bad for your situation — takes…
Read article →You set up a smart plug. It works great for a week, then one morning your phone says it’s offline. You unplug it, plug it back in, it reconnects. Two weeks later: same thing. Or it’s…
Read article →Here’s something most people never think about: right now, while you’re reading this, there may be devices on your home Wi-Fi that you didn’t put there. Most of the time, that mystery device is just a…
Read article →If you’ve set up a router in the last few years, you’ve probably noticed it broadcasts two networks — something like HomeNetwork and HomeNetwork_5G. Maybe you picked one at random. Maybe you connected everything to the…
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