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WLAN Monitoring – Splunking on Pi

Did you know that you can create your own distributed WLAN monitoring system with Splunk and Raspberry Pi’s? Find out more

The Big DFS Debate – Real Life Findings

Using DFS in the real world.

Set Your Portal Free

Nobody likes a captive portal, so why do you have one?

Lazy Interim Blog Post – The Blog Roll!

I’ve got plenty of good stuff coming for you, mainly around using a WLANPi as a remote sensor in conjunction with Splunk, but until then, I’ve decided to share an alternate wealth. I know many of you have blog rolls on your website, but I’m a big user of Feedly, so here is my ‘Shared […]

Ping Pongs – Part 2: The Lower Layer Cover Up

In my previous blog, Ping Really Does Pong, I wrote about the dangers of using ping due to off-channel scanning by both the client and the access point. In this post, I will dig a bit deeper, and illustrate what else your ping tests are covering up.

Cisco HomeLab – On The Cheap

Quick Overview of a Low Maintenance, Low Power & Cheap Cisco Wireless HomeLab.

Ping Really Does Pong

Is ping a good way to assess the performance and reliability of a wireless network? The short answer is, no, but I don’t like short answers.

How An Antenna Works: Part 1 – The Dipole

This is part 1 in a series of however many parts I think are necessary, and is intended to be a drains up guide to how an antenna works; from the very basics to the most advanced my brain can handle – probably to one of the extremes of relatively basic! So, I guess the […]

Antenna Length vs Frequency

During the course of my CCNA Wireless, I have become increasingly confused about the relation of length and frequency, and thanks to the community of experts on LinkedIn that confusion was cleared up quite quickly, so I thought I would share my understanding on this blog. I remember in high school physics, when learning about […]