Almost everyone carries around at least one Wi-Fi enable device nowadays, so having the ability to track devices that appear around your house – even if they aren’t on your network – is an interesting feature, and one that I have been waiting to play with on the Fingbox. Mine hasn’t collected anything that interesting yet, but I’m looking forward […]
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There are a lot of features that I really like about the Fingbox. The automated Internet performance testing, is one of my favorites because it provides a snapshot of how well (or poorly) my service is doing without me having to manage it myself. Back when we were having trouble with our ISP, this came in quite handy. This feature […]
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If you use an ISP provided, low-end, or older Wi-Fi router, the options for network management are often quite limited. There is simply no way to find out who is connected to your network or control which devices have access when. Devices which add this capability have recently started popping up on the market; each with a different set […]
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The other day while I was troubleshooting a network issue I stumbled upon an interesting device called “Fingbox“. The device connects via Ethernet to your network and makes some interesting claims around network monitoring and device blocking. Intrigued I reached out to the company to get a better understanding of how it works. As it turns out, it’s mostly messing […]
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