[dba-Tech] Unstable Wireless Netowrk

Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software bchacc at san.rr.com
Sun Mar 7 12:10:51 CST 2004


yeah.  doesn't work, though.  :(

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Tydda" <jon at tydda.plus.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Unstable Wireless Netowrk


> Have you tried rebooting it? I know I sometimes get a problem with mine,
and
> I usually solve it by turnig all the pc's off, then the wireless hub, then
> the router. Then turn them on in the reverse order...
>
>
> Jon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Unstable Wireless Netowrk
>
>
> Donna:
>
> no I think this one is different.  My leading theories are 1) the router
is
> going flaky and will fail soon, and 2) another wireless network is
> interfering.  The strength on the signal meter at the far end is still
> 'good' to 'very good'.
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <DBCfour at aol.com>
> To: <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Unstable Wireless Netowrk
>
>
> >
> > Did anybody move it while cleaning or something?  I know you've said in
> the
> > past a couple of inches one way or the other makes a big difference for
> you
> > guys...It happened here yesterday.  I moved the router to get to
something
> in the
> > cabinet beneath it...Josh started complaining, so I moved the router
over
> a
> > couple of inches and it went back to normal.
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > In a message dated 3/7/2004 10:54:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > bchacc at san.rr.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > Documentation!?  Aw, geez, that'll ruin the whole day.
> > >
> > > I've got the Linksys 802.11b wireless router.  I think you can buy
them
> in
> > > the corner drug store these days.  I'll bet there's half a dozen of
them
> > > within a couple of blocks of here.  But I thought the range was really
> > > short.
> > >
> > > Anyway, The access point on the target machine, does that have channel
> > > selection, too, or does it pick up all channels and the channel
> selecting is
> > > done at the router end?
> > >
> > > Rocky
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
> > > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> > > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 7:28 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Unstable Wireless Netowrk
> > >
> > >
> > > > On 7 Mar 2004 at 7:07, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Stuart and William:
> > > > >
> > > > > If it's another wireless network, would using the encryption
feature
> > > stop
> > > > > the interference?  Is there a way to change channels?  I think I
> read
> > > > > somewhere that San Diego county it one of the most highly wired in
> the
> > > word.
> > > > > Seems to me that if 1/2 the houses on our street had wireless
> networks,
> > > > > there would be a lot of interference.  Don't these things have
> different
> > > > > channels like the wireless phones?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Encryption won't reduce interference in fact it will reduce
> > > > performance.
> > > >
> > > > There are eleven possible frequencies in the 2.4Ghz band for
wireless
> > > > LANs. You should be able to configure your router to use a different
> > > > frequency.  IRIC, in some areas you are limited to using only 3 of
> > > > these bands. You would have to check your router documentation as to
> > > > how to do it.
> >
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