@teledyn @sebastian@mastodon.cc
The #whitehouse explanation for why they need #Starlink should be included in #teaching materials in #computer #networks, #infrastructure, #wifi -
as an example for how things DO NOT work,
and what DOES NOT make any sense.
Except of course the #design goal is something else than what you are communicating altogether.
LOL
"#WhiteHouse said the installation was an effort to increase internet availability at the complex. They said that some areas of the property could not get cell service and that the existing Wi-Fi infrastructure was overtaxed.
... the effort was “to improve #WiFi connectivity on the complex.”
It is less clear, however, that the #Starlink internet service will significantly expand #wireless internet capacity in buildings where fiber cables already provide access."
**Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home review – the wonder of the wireless revolution**
_“Beaty Rubens’s study of the impact of early radio broadcasts in Britain is full of fascinating and often poignant detail”_
#History #Histodon #Histodons #Radio #Wireless #Book #BookReview #Review #Bookstodon #UK #UnitedKingdom #Britain @bookstodon @histodon @histodons
This add-on board for the uConsole (a modular handheld terminal computer with a QWERTY keyboard) that adds a software-defined radio, LoRA, and GPS as well as a USB hub and real time clock. Coming soon for $79. https://buff.ly/43oUej1 #uConsole #LoRA #wireless
New goal: I plan to meet at least two new people in the Greater Seattle Area every month. This can be for a meal, or just for coffee. I did this twice in January, and made two new friends. If you live around here and work in information technology, cybersecurity, operational technology, or telecommunications, I’d love to meet you and swap stories and ideas.
It can be one-to-one, or a group meeting. I had a great time on my last trip to Georgia meeting with a group of IT people at Outback. Each one of us works for a different company, but we had plenty in common to have a lively discussion over dinner.
So, I might as well continue this practice on my home turf!
If you’d like to do this, you can reach me through a LinkedIn DM, the “Contact Us” page on the FIFO Networks website, or just look in the “About” section of my LI profile. My mobile number is in there.
With the current #TPG #outage in #Australia if any users are currently considering changing provider, I highly recommend #AussieBB. Been with them for a year and no problems, speeds are always as advertised and they offer up to gigabit speeds.
Here is my referral link: https://www.aussiebroadband.com.au/internet/nbn-plans/?c=13007752
I believe they are still offering free FTTP upgrades if you're on #copper or #wireless.
#Free to a good home: A bunch of Digital Ocean Grouper wireless LocalTalk networking units. Three 100LT units with four batteries and AC adaptors. Includes manuals, warranty cards, and software on floppies. 
#Macintosh #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #LocalTalk #AppleTalk #Wireless
For a long time, I used three access points at home. A few months ago, I decided to downsize and see if, with technological advances, I could reduce the number of APs. Obviously, the more remote areas would be penalized, but at the moment I don't need a lot of bandwidth, just stability. So I kept only the Omada 670 - hung from the ceiling, roughly in the center of the house. The coverage was fairly complete, except for a few unimportant corners. It was ok-ish.
I had the opportunity to get a Ruckus R550 at an interesting price (for a Ruckus, of course) and, despite having lower speed performance than the Omada, I wanted to try it. Initially I was disappointed. The coverage was almost the same (but the Ruckus is in a slightly worse position, about a meter from the Omada but resting on a wooden piece of furniture), so I didn't see the advantages. However, I left it running, since I had it. The network remained stable for months.
A few days ago I needed the poe injector I use for the Ruckus (while the Omada is powered by its own power supply) so I reconnected the Omada and turned off the Ruckus. Same channels, same configuration.
Suddenly, I realized the difference. Even seeing (almost) the same signal levels from the monitoring apps, the actual performance is very different. Even in a distant room with many walls (of brick and concrete) in between, the 5Ghz signal of the Ruckus remains stable and reliable, while with the Omada it was much less stable. As "bars", almost the same. But with the Omada it is a continuous packet loss and switching to 2.4 GHz. Moreover, the most distant device (a Raspberry PI A+ with FreeBSD) with the Omada loses signal several times a day, with the Ruckus no problem and despite having a minimum bandwidth, it does not lose packets.
Going back to the Omada for a few days showed me that yes, there are differences. Yesterday I reconnected the Ruckus. Gone, again, all the problems. Of course, with the cost of a Ruckus (on offer) I get 3 "superior" Omadas, but the difference is there.
I'm so proud! #Sennheiser never would have allowed a #garage-built #proton-pack to make it in to their behind-the-scenes video! (That's me starting at 2:36)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZZmv2LQ-Es
For contrast, don't miss the Sennheiser #Spectera video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvi36Lq4eHc
#Shure #IEM #wireless #electronics #telemetry
I'm doing the next generation protonpack #fpga telemetry system as an #opensource #openhardware design.
Team #mastodon will help me out, right?
Stratoshark: Wireshark for the cloud – now available! https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/22/stratoshark-wireshark-cloud/ #penetrationtesting #opensource #Don'tmiss #Wireshark #software #wireless #Sysdig #cloud #News
Getting materials ready for an upcoming private class of the Secure Wi-Fi Architecture Masterclass 
「… alternatively, the FreeBSD project gets a subproject going which brings in the WiFi drivers from OpenBSD twice a year or something.」
Smart thinking. +100 to reuse of code, collaboration, and the like.
You're not the first person to ask about OpenBSD. The brief answer, from <https://wiki.freebsd.org/WiFi/Iwlwifi#openbsd>:
「There were other people looking into this.
When I started there was limited support for various chipsets already supported by iwlwifi, … mangled so that comparing to the original code was no longer possible in an automated way … goals listed above … another driver to change and support (in addition to iwm).」
Your Impact on FreeBSD: 2024 Milestones and What’s Next
<https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/your-impact-on-freebsd-2024-milestones-and-whats-next/> @FreeBSDFoundation
「Our work is entirely dependent on donations …」
The History of #Motorola
#Wireless mobility, #CPU and an argument with Steve Jobs #Apple
https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-history-of-motorola
AT&T doesn't think it's worth giving rural customers reliable land lines for internet.
AT&T says it won’t build fiber home Internet in half of its wireline footprint
Radio listings for 26 December 1963. From this distance, the programmes on offer look grim, but maybe they were exciting at the time? 
My impression: radio programmes in 1963 were more in tune with the 1950s than the Swinging Sixties.
FreeBSD 14.2 release candidate
<https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-stable/2024-November/002542.html> thanks @cperciva
<https://old.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1gxn0qf/freebsd_142rc1_now_available/>
「The biggest change in 14.2-RC1 is that the installer images contain some wifi firmware, and the installer knows how to download and install firmware packages.
This is important for solving the chicken-and-egg problem of systems which need firmware packages in order to connect to the internet – it's hard to download and install firmware if you don't already have the firmware you need to connect to the internet.
If you have hardware which needs firmware to work, please test!」
Story time and 6GHz spectrum policy updates from Dave Wright at Wireless Tech Summit
