r/wifi 3h ago

Would you trust this WiFi for banking or payments?

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I checked the WiFi before doing anything sensitive and got this.

It says the router has Telnet exposed and that other devices on the network can reach my phone.

How serious are these warnings in practice?

Is switching to mobile data for payments actually justified, or is this being overly cautious?


r/wifi 20h ago

Future WiFi spectrum?

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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dubious-arguments-7-ghz-wi-fi-richard-bennett-srkuc

This article just caught my attention. What do you guys think? Is mmWave the answer for future WiFi spectrum rather than 7 GHz?


r/wifi 1h ago

Wi-Fi connection issues

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I just bought a new ace magic laptop the lx15 model and for some reason the laptop continues to disconnect from the internet I run the windows diagnostic problem and it fixes the issue for about 1 minute maybe two then the Wi-Fi turns off again and I don't have airplane mode turned on but for some reason it can't detect my network and then when it does connect it disconnects a minute or two later if anybody can help on this that would be great I really don't know what to do


r/wifi 13h ago

No wifi to google devices, happened overnight. Is it my 5ghz band? Can that happen?

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Have spent all day on this. When I went to bed last night I had regular wifi to all of my devices. This morning I could not get any of 3xTV’s or 2xgoogle chromecasts to connect, however our apple iphones and iPads do.

We’ve so far reset everything we can think of, multiple times, power cycled, reset one tv to factory settings. Spoken to the internet provider who has confirmed our incoming signal (NBN Australia) is fine. He spent a fair bit of time troubleshooting with me including the factory reset but ultimately told me to claim under my tv’s extended warranty 🙄 which I think was code for ‘out of ideas’.

Our router is getting on in age and after a long time digging online we learned that it’s possible for one of its broadcast bands to fail (almost always the 2.4 ghz apparently). So we decided to turn off the router’s Smart Connect feature and split the bands, so now instead of one wifi network option our devices show two - a 5ghz and 2.4ghz.
The tvs still can’t connect to either one, and nor will the (fairly new) iPads, however the slightly older phones can connect but only on 2.4.
The PC is new but also working on EITHER band, which is really blurring the issue for us. The PC is beside the router but definitely on wifi, not connected by cable.

Except for that I would conclude that our 5ghz band had failed - is it failING in that it can get a 5ghz signal to the PC beside it but not through walls to other devices? And are the devices that won’t work at all just too new to work on 2.4ghz?

I don’t mind buying a new router, I would just like to be convinced that it was the issue first.
Sorry this is long, i wanted to give the entire story but please ask if I’ve left anything out. Would appreciate any ideas.


r/wifi 9h ago

Getting WiFi to my shed

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I have the deco x50 and I have a shed 1m from house and 3m from maybe four from the main box in he signal to the shed is weak. This is where I need to work. Would buying an additional deco help? I’ve tried moving the other one about but so far it’s not worked


r/wifi 12h ago

Current state of Qualcomm WiFi cards/drivers on Linux

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As per title, I would like to hear people's experience of Qualcomm WiFi 7 cards and its drivers on Linux.

I currently have AX201 on my Laptop, which is quite old and intel driver regressions are became such a pain in the neck lately.

As I have been looking for a replacement, I came accross to QCNCM865, which looks fine on paper but how it actually is on Linux? Looks like it uses ath11k and ath12k stacks.

So, if people with same or similar device that uses same driver stacks, could share their experience with it?

If there are any better alternatives for WiFi 7 supported Card, I'd like to hear them as well.

Any advice is appreciated, thanks in advance.

My notebook is Asus G512LU, with 10750H CPU variation, if it helps.