[Starlink] Re: Starlink and Iran

[Ulrich Speidel <u.speidel@auckland.ac.nz>]

On 16/01/2026 12:17 am, David Lang wrote:
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> In terms of tracking/jamming the dishys normal signal, I think it 
> would be easier to track/jam their wifi signal, those default to SSID 
> STARLINK and will be in a known MAC range. disabling wifi and only 
> working with a wired connection is going to be much safer (admittedly, 
> less convienient, but when they are threatening to kill you if you use 
> a dishy, you should batch upload via a wired connection, not try to 
> livestream the protests, at least, not unless you are truely mobile)

That's a good point, but the SSID is easily changed of course and I 
guess the MAC range part could be addressed via an OTA update (which 
SpaceX know how to do).

That said, the router Wi-Fi signal is really quite limited in range. If 
one keeps it indoors and maybe wrapped in some aluminium foil, its range 
is metres at most. Enough to do uploading when you're home but not 
enough to do DF-ing from the outside.

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