[mdlug] OT - Mysterious wireless outage

[Clinton V. Weiss]

On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Carl T. Miller <carl at carltm.com> wrote:

> R. Kannan wrote:
> > My theory is that there is some interference in the 2.4GHz freq range
> > which produces low signal-to-noise. Would any other appliances cause this
> > interference? How do I go about finding the culprit?
>
> I know from first hand experience that a microwave oven can
> bring down a wireless network.  I've also heard that 2.4GHz
> wireless phones can cause problems.  One other thought, have
> you tried switching to a different channel?  My neighbors
> one day decided to use the frequencies I had been using, and
> my performance dropped.  I picked another channel and per-
> formance was restored.  I wonder if you have a neighbor that
> is on the same channel but doesn't keep it up 24x7.
> c
>

Several years ago my youngest brother was a Starcraft addict and had his
computer setup in the bedroom via wireless.  My Mom's house also had a
couple of 2.4ghz cordless phones. Whenever anyone called, he had about a
50/50 chance of losing his connection.

The phone would ring and a few seconds later we would hear "NOOOOOOO!" come
from his bedroom.

It was great, sometimes I would call with my cell phone just to torment him.





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Clinton V. Weiss
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