Reaver WPS Attack Tool for Windows? Reaver is an attack tool developed Tactical Network Solutions that exploits a protocol design flaw in WiFi Protected Setup (WPS). At this time, the only way to use Reaver on Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 is to use a virtual machine. The most common method is to use [...]

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WiFi Thermostats I have replaced about six thermostats in my lifetime. In almost every case I replaced an older manual model with a programmable model. Sadly, I have never used the programming features of the new thermostats. I usually set the thermostat to the desired temperature for the entire season. Maybe WiFi capability is the [...]

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Reaver WPS Attack Tool for Mac OS? Reaver is an attack tool developed Tactical Network Solutions that exploits a protocol design flaw in WiFi Protected Setup (WPS). At this time a Mac version of Reaver does not exist. The response from Craig Heffner of Tactical Network Solutions is below after someone reported that open source [...]

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Turning off Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in Verizon FiOS MI424WR Wireless Routers TL;DR – Verizon FiOS MI424WR Rev. E wireless router has the WPS button but does not have WPS support as of firmware release 20.19.7. If you have been tracking the WiFi Protected Setup security issue and have a Verizon FiOS Wireless Router confirming [...]

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WiFiPerf for Mac OS WiFiPerf for Mac OS is a bandwidth performance measurement app for iOS and Mac OS X. The app can operate as a client and/or server. WiFiPerf can be used for Mac OS-to-Mac OS, iOS-to-iOS testing or iOS-to-Mac OS testing. WiFiPerf should work with other operating systems that support iPerf3 but has [...]

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John Lennon’s Imagine – WiFi Version A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. – John Lennon Imagine there’s no interference Clients with neg 60 RSSI No wireless baby cameras No end users with MiFi Imagine all the mobile devices, supporting 11a Imagine there’s no controllers It [...]

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WLANBook.com Blog Stats for 2011 Everyone loves stats so I figure I would post some stats for WLANBook.com. The blog has been around since 2007 and I have tracked stats for the blog since the beginning using Google Analytics and hosting provider server stats. I started with just a few hundred visits per month in [...]

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