While most of us are using 802.11n devices or looking to replace them with 802.11n/ac devices, there are still some 802.11b clients wandering about. These old 802.11b devices can seriously impact the performance of our Wi-Fi networks on the 2.4 GHz band. How much? Let’s find out. How many old...

Wi-Fi has become the preferred technology for in-home connectivity, but sometimes it’s needed to connect a wired device (e.g. a printer) to a Wi-Fi network using a Wi-Fi bridge. In a wired world bridges are used very often and typically don’t cause much problems. In the Wi-Fi world the situation...

With smartphones, tablets, laptops and smart TVs ruling the world, sharing and streaming content from one device to another over Wi-Fi becomes more and more important. The list of new protocols to achieve this goal is still booming. Companies are trying to convince the customer with promising terminology like Apple®...