[mdlug] OT - Mysterious wireless outage

[Carl T. Miller]

Yes, and I don't want to admin how many times I've been
tinkering on the Internet, decide to download a file,
see that it will take a while, and decide to pop something
in the microwave.  At least I'm less hungry when I come
back to start the download over again.

c


R Kannan wrote:
> Just wanted to update the group on my findings. It was indeed the
> Microwave oven being turned on in that time frame. Moving away from the
> source and closer to the router solved the problem.
>
> On Sat, 2008-07-19 at 10:07, Carl T. Miller 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
>>
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