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.
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 →A VPN on your phone protects your phone. A VPN app on your laptop protects your laptop. Neither one covers your smart TV, your gaming console, your smart home hub, or any other device that connects…
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 guides about crypto security focus on wallets, seed phrases, and exchange accounts. That’s the right starting point. But your home network is part of your security posture too, and it’s often the part that crypto…
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 →Here’s a scenario that sounds unlikely until it isn’t: a security researcher in 2019 demonstrated that they could pivot from a vulnerable smart fish tank thermometer to the casino network it was connected to and extract…
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 →The question comes up regularly, and I want to give you a straight answer rather than the usual paranoid “never use public Wi-Fi for anything” advice, which isn’t realistic, or the breezy “it’s fine, HTTPS protects…
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