Re: Wireless network conflicts-no channel overlap

eljainc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am having a problem with wireless networking. Two laptops have
> 802.11g network cards (one is a Broadcom built-in adapter), the other
> has a Linksys-G 802.11g network card.
> The linksys doesn't have any option to select the channel in the
> properties, or at least any option that I see. There is no access
> point used. They are set to work in more or less an "ad-hoc" network.
> And it works quite well.
>
> The problem that comes into play is when the two laptops are used at a
> specific location (a physician's office). There are two other networks
> present, one is on channel 1 the other on channel 6. Our network
> favors channel 11. The connectivity is sketchy at best when it is
> used at this location. We cannot ask the physicans/employees to turn
> off or alter their network.
>
> Is there anything we can do to make the wireless connection more
> stable? Since the networks are on different SSIDs and channels, they
> shouldn't interfere right? But they are.
> Is there another channel that tends not to cause interference with
> channels 1 and 6?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Mike McWhinney

First, the channel is set by the wireless access point or router. The
channel should not be set in the receiving wireless card; to do so
defeats the ability to connect to a desired network as you are finding.
Use Wireless Zero Configuration, disable any proprietary connection
utility for the wireless cards.


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