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Re:Neighbour manages to pollute the 2.4 ghz spectrum with hi... by Taniwha on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:04AM (#26871200)
depends on whether it's used for internal walls, chicken wire as part of plaster on external walls alone would help keep the neighbor's interference down

Older chicken wire for internal walls (ie pre-drywall) is the problem at 5GHz (and I'm sure to a lesser extent at 2.4GHz)

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Re:Neighbour manages to pollute the 2.4 ghz spectrum with hi... by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:08AM (#26871234)
Hard to beat steel or aluminum siding to protect yourself from the neighbors.
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Re:Neighbour manages to pollute the 2.4 ghz spectrum with hi... by korethr on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @03:20AM (#26871665)
I would love it if those down-voting this comment would explain why. Is this comment untrue? How? Does not metal siding end up grounded, however weakly, by rain downspouts anchored to the side of the house then contacting the ground. Does not a relatively contiguous grounded metal sheet around the exterior of a building attenuate 2.4 and 5Ghz?
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