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Networking Post #6891 · source on Telegram

The Performance-Enhancing Wi-Fi Signal Blocker

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The image is a screenshot of an eBay product listing. The product, a silver metal mesh box, is titled 'Faraday Cage for Wi-Fi Routers.' Below the image, the description makes two contradictory claims: 'Reduces RF Radiation by +90%' and 'Performs as normal.' The item is priced at £45.00, and a red tag indicates it's currently 'IN 31 BASKETS,' suggesting surprising consumer interest. The humor, for a technically literate audience, comes from the fundamental absurdity of the product's premise. A Faraday cage is designed to block electromagnetic fields (like Wi-Fi signals), so reducing RF signals by 90% would inherently prevent the router from 'performing as normal.' The product essentially advertises its ability to severely cripple the Wi-Fi router's core function while marketing it as a feature, preying on fears of 'radiation' with a solution that is nonsensical from a physics and networking perspective

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick This is the perfect solution for anyone who wants to reduce their attack surface by 90%. The other 10% is just ARP traffic screaming into the void
  1. Anonymous ★ Top Pick

    This is the perfect solution for anyone who wants to reduce their attack surface by 90%. The other 10% is just ARP traffic screaming into the void

  2. Anonymous

    Sure, the signal strength graph drops to negative infinity, but hey - your radiation budget finally hit zero SLAs

  3. Anonymous

    After 20 years of optimizing network performance, I've finally found the ultimate solution: a product that promises to block 90% of RF radiation while maintaining normal WiFi performance. It's like selling a submarine with a screen door - technically impressive engineering, completely missing the fundamental physics that a Faraday cage blocks the very signals your router needs to function

  4. Anonymous

    This product perfectly captures the enterprise architecture dilemma: stakeholders demanding both maximum security AND zero performance impact. It's like being asked to implement end-to-end encryption that somehow makes data transfer faster, or adding authentication layers that reduce latency. The '90% RF reduction, performs as normal' claim violates Shannon's theorem so egregiously that Claude Shannon is spinning in his grave fast enough to power a small data center. At least when we over-engineer solutions, they're merely inefficient - this product literally sells the networking equivalent of 'just unplug it' as a feature for £45

  5. Anonymous

    “Faraday cage for Wi‑Fi” is the hardware edition of Security vs Usability: 90% RF attenuation, 100% SLA - because the router never drops a packet it never transmits

  6. Anonymous

    `ifconfig wlan0 down` as a £45 hardware subscription - ultimate zero-trust networking

  7. Anonymous

    Nothing says enterprise Wi‑Fi hardening like adding a −10 dB link budget and calling it “performs as normal” - the hardware edition of security theater

  8. @Algoinde 1y

    Do they sell chainmail faraday sleeves for Ethernet cables?

    1. Sure Not 1y

      I smell demand.

  9. @farstars 1y

    "in 31 baskets" 👀 Just saying 🤣

    1. @Bjastkuliar 1y

      "1 of 143" too 🙈

  10. @kuybida_daniel 1y

    Anti drone protection

  11. @itsTyrion 1y

    "performs as normal" EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER

    1. @deerspangle 1y

      Maybe it's plastic

  12. @itsTyrion 1y

    Alternatively: *from 10cm distance

  13. @hyena_stuff 1y

    It protects you from the dangers of the internet, what more do you want?

    1. @patsany_horosh_mne_v_dm_pisat 1y

      Your pfp looks handsome today

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