[OT] Wireless Distance in Apartment

[James Knott]

Tyler wrote:
> 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).

Steel mesh is also often used, particularly in floors.
> 
> 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.

Most of the energy is close to the carrier frequency, so if there's a 
lot of traffic on 1, 6 & 11, choosing a channel in between may work better.
> 
> If possible, move the AP to a more centralized location, preferably with 
> the best line of sight.
> 
> Tyler
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