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Roaming Analysis using only a Mac and Wireshark

There are many ways to examine the roaming performance of a Wi-Fi client. Perhaps the gold standard is to follow the client with a laptop running Omnipeek and several Wi-Fi adapters all capturing frames on different channels. I’m also impressed with 7signal’s recent update to Mobile Eye which now logs roaming data as well. ButContinue reading “Roaming Analysis using only a Mac and Wireshark”

Splunking Wi-Fi DFS Events

One aspect of wireless networking that I’ve always struggled with is visibility into DFS events. Usually I catch them by chance by noticing two nearby AP’s on a site map using the same non-DFS channel, or maybe by casually looking through logs, but I’ve never felt like I had the reporting and alerting that should be inContinue reading “Splunking Wi-Fi DFS Events”

Use Let’s Encrypt Certificates with FreeRADIUS

Let’s Encrypt is a certificate authority that generates TLS certificates automatically, and for free. It’s been great for web server administrators because it allows them to automate the process of requesting, receiving, installing, and renewing TLS certificates, taking the administrative overhead out of setting up a secure website. And did I mention it’s free and supported by allContinue reading “Use Let’s Encrypt Certificates with FreeRADIUS”