Tag Archives: Wi-Fi

Fixing a Windows PC that fell off the domain with netdom resetpwd

Recently I had a problem with a Windows 7 desktop serving as my HTPC.  It stopped automatically connecting to my PEAP-secured Wi-Fi network at boot time, and would only connect if someone with Wi-Fi permissions logged on to it.  The … Continue reading

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Securing Wi-Fi with PEAP and FreeRADIUS on CentOS

I recently read Low-cost RADIUS servers for Wi-Fi security, a review of four RADIUS servers with an emphasis on Wi-Fi network security use cases.  The main complaint about FreeRADIUS, the only no-cost option mentioned, is the difficulty of configuration.  To see … Continue reading

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Ubiquiti AirOS default password warning

I recently updated a Ubiquiti Networks PicoStation M2 from firmware v5.3.5 to the latest v5.5.2 and noticed an interesting new UI feature: a persistent message-box indicating that I was still using the default username and password for the administrator account.  Normally such … Continue reading

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