[OT] Wireless Distance in Apartment

[Tyler]

Stephen wrote:
> I want it to connect to my PS3 which is in the living room and about 35 
> feet away. But it goes through two walls. Concrete, steel reinforced, 
> but not supporting walls. Wall width is about 2 inches.
> 
> The signal is weak and flaky.

Apartment buildings are usually festering with wireless noise.  Other 
tenants could be running one (or more) wireless APs, 2.4ghz cordless 
phones, etc.  The concrete walls are a big deterrent (actually, the 
rebar probably does more damage).

Try changing channel...  the common ones are 1, 6, and 11.  Try 
switching to those and see if you get a better signal.

Use netstumbler to see what channels are in use by other APs in the 
area, and set yours to a free channel.  Beware that for each channel 
being used, the signal also uses 2 channels on each side, so if someone 
is using channel 6, they are also using: 4,5,7, and 8.

If possible, move the AP to a more centralized location, preferably with 
the best line of sight.

Tyler
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