Wireless router problem

[James Knott]

John McGregor wrote:
> I have a friend whose Linksys wireless router gets knocked out on a
> regular basis. The problem also occurred with a Trendnet unit
> My gut feeling is that the culprit is EMI and that the source was a used
> 21" CRT that he had just acquired. However, the problem persists after
> unplugging the CRT. He has also gotten a new cordless phone. Would that
> be enough to cause the problem? If so, how much separation between the
> phone and the router would be necessary to solve the problem? Any other
> suggestions / remedies to solve the problem would be very welcome as well.
>
>   

I'd suspect the phone, as many use the same 2.4 GHz band as WiFi.  You 
might try changing the WiFi channel.

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