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Wi-Fi Auditing Tools: aircrack-ng and What They Actually Do
A defensive tour of aircrack-ng, hcxdumptool, Kismet and Wireshark - what each tool sees on a Wi-Fi network, why WPA3 blunts them, and how to audit your own.
4 min readWhy WPA2 Passwords Crack, and WPA3 Resists
How the offline attack on a WPA2 password actually works, why a live handshake changes everything in WPA3, and how to test that your own network holds up.
4 min readWi-Fi Encryption Explained: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3
Four security standards, three decades, and one setting on your router that matters more than any other. What each protects, and why the old ones fell.
7 min readWi-Fi Basics: SSID, BSSID, Channels, Bands and dBm
The five numbers on a Wi-Fi screen, what each one actually tells you, and why full bars can still mean an unusable connection in a crowded building.
4 min readWi-Fi Standards Explained: From 802.11n to Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, 6E and 7 are just friendlier names for 802.11n through be. Here is what each one actually changed, and which numbers on the box are fiction.
5 min readNetTools: Reading a Network You Did Not Build
Our new Android app puts Wi-Fi analysis, LAN scan, speed test, ping, traceroute, DNS and WHOIS in one place - no account, nothing leaving the phone.
4 min readCloudFront vs Cloudflare: The Pricing Model Decides It
Similar names, unrelated companies, and two opposite billing philosophies. The tech is close enough that cost and terms are what should pick the winner.
5 min readCloudflare Tunnel: Reach Home Services Without Port Forwarding
CGNAT, no static IP, no open ports - a tunnel solves all three. How to set one up, and how its trust model differs from running your own VPN at home.
5 min readMeasuring a VPN Properly: Throughput, Latency and Jitter
Speed tests measure the wrong path. Here is how to use iperf3 and mtr to find out whether a VPN actually helps your connection - and how to read the output.