[dba-Tech] Unstable Wireless Netowrk

William Hindman wdhindman at bellsouth.net
Sun Mar 7 12:15:00 CST 2004


...Just go to 192.168.1.1 from your browser and change the channel ...you'll
know the answer soon enough :))))

William Hindman "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with
me." Disraeli

----- 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 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Unstable Wireless Netowrk


> BEFW11S4 - I found the docs on the web.  I see that it has 11 channels and
I
> can change mine.  It's on 6 now and I wonder if that's the factory default
> which would make most of the wireless routers in the neighborhood channel
6.
> I could change it but I'm trying to figure out now how the wireless access
> point on pundit's machine will like the change.  I don't see any way to
> configure channels on the remote access points  Perhaps they pick up all
> channels.
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William Hindman" <wdhindman at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Unstable Wireless Netowrk
>
>
> > ...need your actual part number Rocky ...there are a number of Linksys
> > 802.11b wireless routers :(
> >
> > William Hindman "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees
> with
> > me." Disraeli
> >
> > ----- 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 10:54 AM
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Unstable Wireless Netowrk
> >
> >
> > > 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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> > > >
> > > >
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