CTS 173: WiFi Medley 001

This week’s episode is the eve of Cisco Live. Rowell & François will be headed to San Diego for a week of learning, recording, and networking with other likeminded individuals. In this episode, we talk about various topics of Wi-Fi. You can take a look at an example of sessions we’re looking forward to at Cisco Live. François’ #CLUS Schedule Captive Portals are a necessary evil. Most are still done in a way that prevents users from getting connected. Whether that’s requesting every single kind of personal information or maybe it’s a simple splash page with terms and conditions. Either way, there’s now a page which describes how different devices behave with captive portals. It was created by the Wireless Broadband Alliance and it’s a good read if you’d like to understand how a device’s behavior is to be expected with Captive Portals. Captive Portals Wi-Fi 6 testing continues over at CTS headquarters. Rowell now has a Samsung S10 and an Intel AX200NGW in a Lenovo laptop. You can upgrade your laptop for a reasonable price. Rowell purchased his for $30 and it shipped from China. We’re learning whether what we’ve read from the draft is being implemented by the Wi-Fi vendors. When it comes to capturing these frames, you have to remember to capture with another Wi-Fi 6 capable device. You’ll need to demodulate Wi-Fi 6 frames. Rowell used a Cisco C9115AX access point in sniffer mode to see what can be gathered. There’s a little caveat with these access points which we will look into further before putting something out public. We will have more information after #CLUS. The Wi-Fi Alliance expands with the Wi-Fi Certified Home Design which is aimed toward home builders. In a highly connected world, why not have Wi-Fi built with a new home? Builders can get educated in Wi-Fi design and have homes certified for Wi-Fi. What are your thoughts on that? Let us know in the comments.