Actually, the clients will scan channels looking for the router/access 
point, and use whatever channel they find it on.  So it only needs to change 
there.

  A few access points can be configured to move to a less-congested channel 
when interference is encountered, but that's mostly on higher-end gear.  
When I surveyed the wireless around my neighborhood, over half of the 
detected networks were duking it out for channel 11, leaving 1 and 6 
relatively free.

  (Because B/G signals spread out over two adgjacent channels on each side, 
using 1/6/11 fully saturates the spectrum.  Using any channels closer 
together than that forces them to reduce power and bandwidth to avoid 
interference.)

David Gillett


On 18 Sep 2006 at 21:50, Russ Poffenberger wrote:

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> Hi Marilyn,
> 
> I had a similar problem with my wireless network and it turned out that a
> neighbor also has a wilreless network on the same channel as mine. This
> caused them to interfere with each other and act like a low signal.
> 
> Most arieless access points and routers have a way to change which channel
> they operate one, usually through a web interface to a PC connected via a
> cable connection. (just point your browser at the IP address of the router).
> 
> Note that you must make sure both the router/access point and the clients
> are set to the same channel.
> 
> Russ Poffenberger
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [PCBUILD] Wireless Access point keep dropping signal
> 
> 
>  I have a wireless access point attached to a PC that I built some time ago.
> The wireless access point keep dropping its signal. I cannot find anything
> wrong. The wireless access point is a Linksys. Any suggestions of how to
> troubleshoot this problem would be appreciated.    
>    
>   Marilyn W Leathers
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