When your wireless router broadcasts its wireless network name, known formally as a Service Set Identifier (SSID), it's like putting a virtual bumper sticker out in the air around your house or ...

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Hidden Wi-Fi networks are a thing, and they don’t appear on your regular Wi-Fi network list. I realized this long ago, and I’ll explain to you what these networks are and how you can connect your ...

Most Network Adapter names are random and complicated. But Windows 11 allows you to easily rename the Network Adapter to a name that you can identify with. So, if you want to change the name of your ...

Those who prefer privacy or might be concerned with people trying to use their network might create a hidden Wi-Fi network. Hidden Wi-Fi networks are similar to the typical Wi-Fi setup, except that ...

What just happened? Just a few weeks after a similar issue was discovered, a security researcher has found that connecting an iPhone to Wi-Fi networks with a certain name can disable the device's ...