Automating Wi-Fi setup testing on the ESP32(groundrun.io)
14 points by adunk | 0 comments
A groundrun.io blog post about automating tests of the Wi-Fi provisioning/setup flow on ESP32 devices.
#wi-fi on Hacker News
10 stories tagged wi-fi, newest first.
Multi-connectivity for real-time streaming over Wi-Fi(nanoping.com)
13 points by mortenvp | 5 comments
NanoPing benchmark page showing live video streamed from a moving laptop over three Wi-Fi networks at once, with every packet arriving within 100 ms.
Wi is Fi: Understanding Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7/8 (802.11 n/AC/ax/be/bn)(wiisfi.com)
361 points by homebrewer | 95 comments
A guide website explaining Wi-Fi standards 4 through 8 (802.11n/ac/ax/be/bn), covering PHY speeds, overhead, routers, and range to inform upgrade decisions.
![Screenshot of ndss-symposium.org: AirSnitch: Demystifying and breaking client isolation in Wi-Fi networks [pdf]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2026/2/26/65540055-17c1-489d-b1f4-e39c936c0fe8.jpg)
AirSnitch: Demystifying and breaking client isolation in Wi-Fi networks [pdf](ndss-symposium.org)
398 points by DamnInteresting | 173 comments
NDSS 2026 research paper presenting AirSnitch, attacks that bypass client isolation in Wi-Fi networks across home, office, and enterprise setups.
27-year-old Apple iBooks can connect to Wi-Fi and download official updates(old.reddit.com)
428 points by surprisetalk | 248 comments
Reddit r/MacOS thread about a 27-year-old Apple iBook connecting to Wi-Fi and downloading official macOS updates; the page shown is a Reddit network-policy block.
The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop(arstechnica.com)
523 points by cyclecount | 258 comments
Ars Technica article on how EU-mandated Wi-Fi standards adoption by Apple lets Android devices, starting with Google's Pixel 10, work with AirDrop.
![Screenshot of media.ccc.de: Liberating Wi-Fi on the ESP32 [video]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2024/12/28/5a60ada3-d26f-4f9d-8f97-ec92dad9d2f3.jpg)
Liberating Wi-Fi on the ESP32 [video](media.ccc.de)
317 points by doener | 123 comments
Video recording of a 38C3 Chaos Communication Congress talk by Frostie314159 and Jasper Devreker on reverse engineering and liberating the ESP32's Wi-Fi stack.
FCC opens entire 6 GHz band to low power device operations(docs.fcc.gov)
702 points by impish9208 | 280 comments
FCC news release from December 11, 2024 announcing that the entire 6 GHz band is opened to very low power device operations.
Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to US servers(stackdiary.com)
411 points by skilled | 179 comments
Stackdiary news article reporting that Linksys Velop mesh routers transmit Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to servers in the US.
The Wi-Fi only works when it's raining(predr.ag)
1060 points by bonyt | 308 comments
A personal blog post recounting the true story of debugging a home Wi-Fi connection that only worked when it was raining, written for April Cools Club.