Annoying wireless router

[Jason Shein]

>
> Does it help if I change from compatibility mode 802.11b/g to use just
> 802.11g? I thought maybe it's easier for the router to not keep the
> compatibility.

For testing purposes it might be beneficial to switch to "b" only mode.

>
>
> What means that there are just the channels 1,6, and 11 which are
> non-overlapping? Shouldn't I try then the other channels?
>

Take a look here.

http://www.taurus2.plus.com/pics/802_11b_overlap.png

If any 2 channels in use within range of each other overlap, then a 
performance hit is taken.


If you can get someone to scan your area for you using kismet it might be 
beneficial. kismet will detect cloaked networks while netstumbler will not. 

It does sound like either interference or hardware problems. Looking for 
interference can be difficult. One item that has caused grief for me in the 
past is cheap motion sensor lighting systems. They too run in the 2.4ghz 
band. If you or our neighbors have one of these lights, try cutting the power 
to it and see if that makes a difference. 

Or easier still, take your hardware to a differnet location ( ie. friends 
house ) and test it there. Still the same problem, and I would lean towards 
hardware/configuration. If the problem is gone, it is interference.


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