https://tonym.us/tag/rf.html Recent content in Rf on Tony Metzidis Hugo en-us Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tonym.us/amazon-echo-hidden-wifi-network.html Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tonym.us/amazon-echo-hidden-wifi-network.html <p>If you have done any wifi base station analysis, or used passive wireless analysis tools like <code>wavemon</code> or Kismet to monitor your local RF environment, you may have spotted a persistent, unidentified <strong>hidden Wi-Fi network</strong> broadcasting on the exact same channel and frequency as your primary access points.</p> <p>The mystery access point typically broadcasts an encrypted hidden beacon with an unrecognizable MAC address prefix like <code>62:45:b8:...</code>. It doesn&rsquo;t match known vendor OUIs in IEEE databases, and it frequently triggers &ldquo;Rogue AP&rdquo; alerts on managed access points.</p>