Wi-Fi

Wireless Fidelity (commonly abbreviated as Wi-Fi, wifi, Wireless, Wireless LAN, or WLAN) is the world's most popular consumer-facing wireless networking standard. It is found in most modern PCs, Laptops and even some mobile devices.

Standards

Wi-Fi is a catch-all term to describe the 802.11 family of IEE Standards:

• Starting with 802.11b
• 802.11e
• 802.11g
• 802.11j
• 802.11i
• 802.11s
• etc...

The above are all considered Wi-Fi standards.

Tools

• JiWire -- wireless hotspot locations (worldwide): http://v4.jiwire.com/search-hotspot-locations.htm
• eConnect - Disposable Data SIM cards (JAPAN): http://www.econnectjapan.com/products-page.html (one-time 1GB data up to 30 days)
• PocketWifi - Rental Wifi Hotspot (JAPAN): http://www.globaladvancedcomm.com/pocketwifi.html

Resources

• Free Wi-Fi Internet Access in Japan: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2279.html

External Links

• WiFi isn't short for "Wireless Fidelity": http://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/08/wifi-isnt-short-for-.html
• MiFi, the new WiFi: http://yasser.hastalent.net/2009/06/18/mifi-the-new-wifi/
• Huawei's wireless modem is really wireless: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10268041-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave
• Wi-Fi Is About to Get a Whole Lot Easier (with DIRECT-WiFi): http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2009/tc20091013_683659.htm
• Bullet Trains to Offer Wi-Fi in Japan: http://www.dailytech.com/Bullet+Trains+to+Offer+WiFi+in+Japan/article13720.htm
• Wi-Fi Goes International: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3444141
• Why We Need An Open Wireless Movement: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/04/open-wireless-movement
• Is Wi-Fi the answer to mobile operators' woes?: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/07/18/wi-fi-mobile/?iid=obnetwork
• Roombas Will Help Clean up Your Home’s Weak WiFi: http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/roombas_will_help_clean_up_your_homes_weak_wifi/news/
• FCC - Marriott used Wi-Fi jammers to block customers’ personal hotspots: https://gigaom.com/2014/10/03/fcc-marriott-used-wi-fi-jammers-to-block-customers-personal-hotspots/
• KRACK — The Most Dangerous Hack Since Equifax & What To Do About It: https://medium.com/@message2america/the-most-dangerous-hack-7aae52b1cabd
• Key Reinstallation Attacks - Forcing Nonce Reuse in WPA2 (WHITEPAPER): https://papers.mathyvanhoef.com/ccs2017.pdf
• KRACK Attack - What to Communicate: https://www.sans.org/security-awareness-training/blog/krack-attack-what-communicate
• KRACK For Dummies: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3kaxz3/krack-wifi-hack-attack-guide-explainer
• How to Protect Your Router From the Latest "VPN Filter" Malware Attack: https://lifehacker.com/how-to-protect-your-router-from-the-latest-malware-atta-1826280946
• The Beginning of the End of WPA-2 — Cracking WPA-2 Just Got a Whole Lot Easier: https://medium.com/@billbuchanan_27654/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-wpa-2-cracking-wpa-2-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier-55d7775a7a5a
• The FCC sets a vote on opening the 6GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi use: https://www.cnet.com/news/the-fcc-sets-a-vote-on-opening-the-6ghz-band-for-unlicensed-wi-fi-use/
• Wi-Fi’s biggest upgrade in decades is starting to arrive: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/7/22212938/wifi-6e-rollout-starting-2021-smartphones-tvs-laptops-vr-routers
• Wi-fi Signals Can Reveal Your Password: https://billatnapier.medium.com/wi-fi-signals-can-reveal-your-password-bd5ac176410b
• The Wonder of Radio Waves and Yagi’s: https://medium.com/asecuritysite-when-bob-met-alice/the-wonder-of-radio-waves-and-yagis-e9106c4455c
• Wi-Fi Radiation Shields, or “Router Guards,” Are Useless: https://www.howtogeek.com/720106/wi-fi-radiation-shields-or-router-guards-are-useless/

• How to Protect Your Wi-Fi From FragAttacks: https://www.howtogeek.com/728260/how-to-protect-your-wi-fi-from-fragattacks/
• Wi-Fi 7 - What Is It, and How Fast Will It Be?: https://www.howtogeek.com/782023/what-is-wi-fi-7/
• Your Router Is Collecting Your Data. Here's What to Know, and What You Can Do About It: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/technology/your-router-is-collecting-your-data-here-s-what-to-know-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/ar-AAUjGO4
• Your Wi-Fi Info Is in Google and Microsoft’s Databases: Should You Care?: https://www.howtogeek.com/788837/your-wi-fi-info-is-in-google-and-microsofts-databases-should-you-care/
• These Things Are Blocking Your Home’s Wifi Signal: https://lifehacker.com/these-things-are-blocking-your-home-s-wifi-signal-1848976736?utm_source=pocket-newtab

See Also

Internet | Mobile Internet | WiMax | Security