Despite the WiFi 6 and even the newer WiFi 7 standards promising speeds way above the good ol’ Gigabit, the Ethernet cable was and still remains the best way to connect client devices that require a low latency and a stable throughput. But, as with all electronic devices, things can go wrong (hardware or software-wise) … Read more
If you were wondering what is the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), know that it is a network security standard created by the WiFi Alliance in 2006 as an alternative to the regular means of adding devices to the network, so, instead of requiring the user to insert the SSID (WiFi network name) and the passkey, … Read more
While my main workstation is a Desktop PC, I do occasionally use laptops which have the bad habit of disconnecting some of my external storage devices. The reason why that happens is because the portable computers need to preserve the battery life as much as possible, so disconnecting unused USB drives drawing unneeded power is … Read more
I know that the first thing that everyone’s thinking is to use a WiFi extender to extend the WiFi (I mean, it’s in the name), but this is actually the worst way to do it and it should only be used as the last resort. That is unless you don’t mind less than half the … Read more
I have recently moved to a new office which is in an older building with concrete walls and, since, naturally, the WiFi refused to cover the entire space, it made me wonder how could I boost the WiFi signal through walls? There are a few ways to easily do it, from using a mesh system … Read more
It really depends on how far you want to extend the WiFi range outside your home. If it’s a few feet into your small backyard, simply changing the position of the router or adding a cheap extender next to the wall should do the trick. But, if you want to cover a far larger area, … Read more
I recently flashed the Tasmota software on a Gosund smart bulb since it no longer stayed connected to neither the Tuya platform, nor its native app. I also wanted to move away from all these Cloud platforms that are forced onto the consumers and just group every IoT device that I have into a centralized … Read more
I had some issues with a Gosund smart bulb staying connected to the app, so I decided to flash the Tasmota firmware in order to be able to connect the smart device to the Home Assistant, completely bypassing the Tuya Cloud server. The process is fairly straight-forward and, while it doesn’t require any soldering, nor … Read more
Most NVRs will not give you the option to change the MTU, but, in the event that one does, should you adjust the value or is it better to go with the default? If you already know what MTU stands for and why it’s important when there is data flow between devices, then you already … Read more
If you’ve been using an iPhone ever since Steve Jobs made them available to the market, then I have no doubt you’ll easily find how to turn off the Low Data Mode on your iPhone. But, for the people that are just switching from Android OS, you’d be surprised just how easy it is to … Read more