amateur question about wlan
John McGregor
mr.mcgregor-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Sat Sep 15 21:08:07 UTC 2007
Some home routers have the ability to broadcast in "Mixed Mode" which
means that they transmit in 'B' and 'G' simultaneously. I've found that
linux based computers can have problems establishing / maintaining a
connection with routers using the "Mixed Mode" setting. Check the router
and make sure that it's set to use only 'B' or 'G'. Also while you are
configuring the router set it to use another channel a couple of steps
up or down from the default (usually #6). This will help eliminate
interference from other wireless networks local to you.
You could also be having problems if there is a wireless phone nearby
that is using the 2.4 GHz band.
In future it will help us out a lot if you also give us the specs, make,
and model of the computer, the linux distro you are using and its
version (eg MEPIS 6.5, Kubuntu 7.04)
John
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