Not everyone can afford the latest Wi-Fi mesh technology, but not everyone needs it. If fast throughput performance is vital, you can expect to pay around a few hundred dollars for a system like the $329.99 Asus ZenWiFi AC CT8. If you’re looking to upgrade to a whole-home mesh network […]
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WiFi Adapter not working on Windows 11/10 computer
If you notice you’re having network & internet connection problems on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC and issues like Unidentified network appearing, the Wi-Fi connection is limited, low Wi-Fi signal strength or the WiFi adapter is not working at all, then this post is intended to help you with […]
Hopefully The New PS5 Model Will Solve The Console’s Weird Wi-Fi Issues
A screen from Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on the PS5 with Ratchet firing a Wi-Fi symbol. Ratchet can fix anything. The PlayStation 5 is a large, lovely piece of hardware, but it’s not without its issues…issues like Wi-Fi connections completely disappearing until the system is powered off and on […]
A speciifc network name can completely disable Wi-Fi on your iPhone
Only a couple of weeks after the initial iPhone Wi-Fi bug was found, the same security researcher Carl Schou has found another similar issue. Schou tweeted today that if an iPhone comes in range of a Wi-Fi network named ‘%secretclub%power’, then that iPhone will no longer be able to use […]
iOS Bug Causes Specific Network Name to Disable Wi-Fi on iPhones
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A wireless network naming bug has been discovered in iOS that effectively disables an iPhone’s ability to connect to Wi-Fi. Security researcher Carl Schou found that after joining a Wi-Fi network with the name “%p%s%s%s%s%n” his iPhone’s Wi-Fi functionality was left “permanently disabled.” Changing a hotspot’s SSID did nothing to […]
Alert: Update to iOS 14.7 Now to Protect Against Dangerous Wi-Fi Bug
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iPhone users should upgrade to iOS 14.7 immediately to avoid a dangerous bug that disabled the device’s Wi-Fi, sometimes irreversibly. Before iOS 14.7, if a user connected to a Wi-Fi network with the name “%p%s%s%s%s%n,” a bug completely disabled the device’s ability to connect to Wi-Fi. According to user reports, […]
Turns Out That Low-Risk iOS Wi-Fi Naming Bug Can Hack iPhones Remotely
The Wi-Fi network name bug that was found to completely disable an iPhone’s networking functionality had remote code execution capabilities and was silently fixed by Apple earlier this year, according to new research. The denial-of-service vulnerability, which came to light last month, stemmed from the way iOS handled string formats […]
A specific network name can completely disable Wi-Fi on your iPhone
Here’s a funny bug: a security researcher has found that a carefully crafted network name causes a bug in the networking stack of iOS and can completely disable your iPhone’s ability to connect to Wi-Fi. On Twitter, Carl Schou showed that after joining a Wi-Fi network with a specific name […]