Re: sasktel or router dropping connections

Good to know Scott. I picked up a Wi-Spy USB dongle / wifi spectrum
analyser it goes with windows software. Not sure about linux support.
It measures RF energy and graphs a cute little diagram of the energy vs
frequency. THe frequency axis can be graduated in Hertz or Wi-Fi
channel.

http://www.metageek.net for more info.

On 11/6/2007, "Scott Walde" <scott@waldetech.ca> wrote:

>Steven Kurylo wrote:
>
>>Actually you want to scan the area to see what channel other routers
>>are on. To avoid interference you want to be two channels away from
>>any one else; adjacent channels interfere with each other.
>>
>>I don't know of a GUI which tells you the strength and channel of
>>surrounding WAPs, but the command line works fine.
>>
>>
>
>Also note that the only non-overlapping channels are 1, 6, and 11.
>Pretend those are the only channels. (ch 3, for example, interferes
>with both channels 1 and 6.)
>
>ttyl
>srw
>
>--
>I'm interested in upgrading my 28.8 kilobaud internet connection to a
>1.5 megabit fiberoptic T1 line. Will you be able to provide an IP
>router that's compatible with my token ring ethernet LAN configuration?
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Received on Wed Nov 7 14:37:07 2007