According to The Register, a techie resolved a Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill. The headline presents the drill as the central tool, suggesting a physical fix rather than a configuration change. The accompanying subtitle—'When wires and wireless mix, the combination can be electric'—implies that the solution involved running cables, and that the process carried an electrical hazard.
Without the full article, the exact details of the repair remain unclear. The subtitle's warning is the clearest signal: mixing network cabling with household electrical wiring can be dangerous. The pun on 'electric' works both as a description of the fix and as a caution about the risks of drilling into walls where wires may be present.
The anecdote, as framed by The Register, underscores a broader lesson for home networking: wired backhaul can solve stubborn wireless dead zones, but it must be installed with care. Anyone attempting a similar fix should map out wall cavities and avoid live electrical lines before picking up a drill.