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

A Wi-Fi signal is a broadcast-based communication. This is what makes it so easy to use — instead of dealing with the limitations of physically connecting with a network cable, you can simultaneously ...

Wi-Fi contains one glaring flaw: it's vulnerable to hacking. The range of connectivity means people down the hall or across the street can access your network. Even if it's secured with a password, ...

We are all surrounded by many Wi-Fi networks and their signals in the air. But are these networks secure? Wi-Fi security has always been a challenge for network administrators. Also, wireless networks ...

AJ Dellinger is a writer, reporter, and editor based in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been published in Wired, Gizmodo, CNET, and a variety of other publications. He has covered small business and ...

In the early days of Wi-Fi it was fine as you probably owned a handful of gadgets that could use it, such as a laptop. Today, we own a load of internet-connected devices from TVs, phones, tablets, ...

I have walked about with both a laptop and some iOS devices and it seems to have no trouble handing off between the main router and the extender. Any snafus to be aware of? The extender wifi is slower ...

There is enterprise-level software for surveying Wi-Fi networks, but even in large wireless networks, simple freeware tools are handy for a quick peek at the airwaves during design, deployment or ...