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mrn-cciew
Personal blog · mrncciew.comsystemshardware
mrn-cciew is a personal blog at mrncciew.com about systems and hardware. Since 2019, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for technical Wi-Fi reference posts, such as the 802.11 beacon frame and WPA2-PSK decryption. One comment cites its tests of recent MacBook Pro Wi-Fi hardware.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
My CCIE Wireless Journey & More.....
What Hacker News says?
https://mrncciew.com/2014/08/16/decrypt-wpa2-psk-using-wires...
Comment linking /2014/08/16/decrypt-wpa2-psk-using-wireshark/
on “WeWork isn’t a tech company; it’s a soap opera”Submitted Wi-Fi 7 Overview (2024) as a story · 44 points
HN discussionIt sounds like you're talking about throughput aggregation, which indeed no device currently supports. Not even Apple's most recent devices have any sign of it, except that M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pro models are tested for simultaneous transmission on 2.4+5GHz and 2.4+6GHz: https://mrncciew.com/2026/03/17/macbook-pro-m5-wi-fi-7-missi...
Comment linking /2026/03/17/macbook-pro-m5-wi-fi-7-missing-4096-qam-320-mhz/
on “Wi-Fi 8 is the first wireless upgrade in years that isn't chasing speed”Submitted IPv6 Neighbor Discovery as a story · 1 points
HN discussionThe beacon frame optionally includes country information, see this reference under country: https://mrncciew.com/2014/10/08/802-11-mgmt-beacon-frame/ If enough nearby access points include consistent information, seems like a reasonable place to start.
Comment linking /2014/10/08/802-11-mgmt-beacon-frame/
on “Ask HN: How does a Mac determine your location during set-up?”