Wireless USB adapters are useful in a variety of situations, from a broken internal WiFi card to simply needing to add WiFi. WiFi USB dongles make setting up a internet connection easy and quick. They come in all sizes from very small to large with big antennas. But what If you just need a cheap… Read More »
The Coredy AC600 is a dual band 802.11ac USB dongle with a antenna for better range. It is small and not as huge as some adapters from past years with the electronics tightly packed together. The neck of the antenna and the unit are flexible so the antenna can be placed in most any position. The… Read More »
Setting up a desktop to receive and send wireless WiFi signals is a easy task with a USB adapter. There are many to choose from with different protocols, sizes and range. Wireless-N is the most widely used protocol since it is compatible with most any network old and new. Wireless-AC is the newest protocol built… Read More »
Kali Linux and Wireless Penetration Testing is one of the top things Kali is used for. Anyone who has ever tried to test the security of their own router and hack the password has no doubt heard of Kali Linux. There are numerous attacks from Reaver to using a dictionary attack on a data capture. … Read More »
A new version 2 of the wireless HDMI dongle from Microsoft has been released. This is the second generation and it basically lets you broadcast an image from a computer or phone onto any device that supports HDMI and treat it like a secondary monitor. This is a Miracast device, Miracast is a protocol for transmitting… Read More »
Adding wireless to a TV is a low cost option for most any TV made in the last five years. All that’s required is a standard HDMI Video in. Adding wireless to a TV gives the ability to stream from other devices such as a smartphone or tablet straight to the TV. There are several options available. We… Read More »
If your laptop WiFi is lacking or simply needs better wireless distance then there are many products to wade through. To keep it all simple we will break down the basics and show our picks for WiFi boosters. To improve your laptop WiFi signal there are two options to choose from. 1… A wireless booster 2…… Read More »
Wireless-N may seem dated with the new Wireless-AC able to move data faster, but Wireless-N has advantages some over 802.11AC. The firsts advantage is the ability of Wireless-N to work in the 2.4 GHz range. A signal can carry farther on the 2.4Ghz frequency the 5 GHz. 802.11AC only work in the 5 GHz range.… Read More »
The Etekcity AC1200 model# CF-912AC is a low cost 802.11ac dual band USB 3.0 WiFi adapter. We got our hands on one and tested it out. The dongle itself is USB 3.0 about the size of a flash drive. USB 3.0 is backward compatible with 2.0 so any USB slot will work. USB 3.0 transfers… Read More »
External USB WiFi adapters are a easy solution to give a computer wireless internet capability. Setting one up is easy and usually Plug and Play as long as it matches the correct version of Windows installed. A WiFi adapter also called a dongle simply plugs into a USB port and transmits a WiFi signal. Wireless… Read More »