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ville
May 07, 2017Aspirant
render wlan unusable
Hello, I would like to remove the WLAN functionality of the router entirely and was wondering how would I accomplish this. I was thinking about if desoldering some component would do this. I ha...
- May 08, 2017
Ok, thanks for the answers. I think the faraday cage solution sounds most promising at the moment
ville
May 07, 2017Aspirant
Yeah, thanks, but I am looking for a 'hardware' oriented way of disabling the wifi radio
so that it can't be turned on in software anymore.
- TheEtherMay 07, 2017Guru
Wow, why go through so much trouble? Why not get a wired-only router?
- michaelkenwardMay 08, 2017Guru - Experienced User
Or flick the switch on the device.
This may be one of those boxes that simply will not turn on through the web interface, unless you throw the switch on it..
If there is no switch, then wrap the thing in tinfoil! Or put it in a Faraday cage.
- villeMay 08, 2017Aspirant
Ok, thanks for the answers. I think the faraday cage solution sounds most promising at the moment