Your Wi-Fi name leaks more about you than your IP address ever could.

Okay, there is one scenario where hiding your SSID can make your wireless network less secure. If a cracker detects that you’ve disabled SSID broadcasting, he might think you’ve done it because you’ve ...

Here are Part I and Part II. Here is an overview of the steps you'll go through in this section: As previously mentioned, routers from the same manufacturers all come with the same password. Although ...

I have 3 routers, 2 are in wireless access point mode. All share the same SSID but broadcast out on different channels. 1= ch-1, 2= ch-6, 3= ch-11 2.4 Ghz network. Is this correct for them? The 3 ...

Researchers at Belgium's KU Leuven discovered a fundamental design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard that gives attackers a way to trick victims into connecting with a less secure wireless ...

How do "e-intruders" or hackers go to areas where there is alot of Wifi traffic and send out an SSID to get people to login to a "fake network". For example, they might have a network called "Free ...