Is Your Wi-Fi Security Worth Its Salt? – Mac Geek Gab 655
Splitting the check, making your EarPods or AirPods fit better, and pen-based note-taking are just the Cool Stuff Found segment. Then your two favorite geeks talk you through fixing Wi-Fi connection issues on both your iPhone and your Mac, and also help you choose the right speed plan from your ISP. That’s not all, though, and you’ll hear much more when you press play (just do it!).
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Show Notes
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- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 655 for Sunday, April 30, 2017
- 00:02:35 Rico-CSF-Splitwise
- 00:04:33 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- 00:04:56 Scott-CSF-Earbuddyz
- 00:06:32 Douglas-CSF-Nebo
- 00:12:35 CSFR-Handl Case
- 00:16:23 Pixie
- 00:20:46 Adam Curry’s PodcasterPro
- 00:26:56 Dave-QT-PDF to Spreadsheet
- 00:30:00 Andrew-654-Protecting Data through US Customs
- 00:36:16 Donna-Wi-Fi Password and Security Clarification
- 00:44:36 SPONSOR: Save up to $30 on your first Blue Apron order
- 00:46:54 Steven-iPhone stops communicating on Network
- 00:50:49 Ken-Why does my Mac connect to the slower network?
- 00:58:54 Ed-Choosing a Cable modem and an ISP Speed plan
- 01:07:48 Stephen-Using Migration Assistant on an already-configured Mac
- 01:13:15 Bob-Put Other Items in Launchpad
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Back in 2015 I wrote a couple blogs about using the web interface of a modem.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2880475/talk-to-your-modem.html
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2887243/using-a-router-to-block-a-modem.html
All modems dont use the same IP address. And, it can sometimes be a security issue to allow LAN side computers to directly access the modem via an IP address.
As for measuring peak bandwidth to see if you are paying your ISP for too fast a connection, routers from Peplink/Pepwave can do this on their own. This is something best done in the router rather than a computer. Here is a screen shot of what the report looks like
http://routersecurity.org/pix/SurfSOHO.current.bandwidth.jpg
I use their cheapest router which maxes out somewhere between 100 and 200Mbps.
http://routersecurity.org/pepwavesurfsofo.php
Their higher end routers go faster. I am in much the same situation as the person that asked the question, wondering if I am paying for speed I am not using (other than when running a speed test). Seems like the answer is yes in my case.