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On 19 Apr 2010, at 23:03, Mick wrote: |
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>>> ... |
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>>> There might be an option to change the region of your wifi NIC. |
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>>> Channels 12 & 13 are legal in Europe, IIRC, but not in the USA. |
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>>> |
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>>> You should be able to change the channel of the AP - typically they |
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>>> have a drop-down which will choose either "auto" or a specific |
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>>> channel. Likewise I have seen some APs ask what region you're in |
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>>> when |
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>>> they're first setup. |
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>> I've set it up for UK so it has 13 channels. On the other hand |
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>> your hint |
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>> pointed me to wpa_supplicant.conf on my laptop, in which I had the |
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>> country |
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>> parameter commented out. I set that up to UK, but it still seems |
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>> to show |
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>> 11 channels. :-( |
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>> I'll reboot later to see if it makes any odds. |
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> No change :-( |
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> |
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> # iwlist wlan0 channel |
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> wlan0 11 channels in total; available frequencies : |
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> Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz |
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> Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz |
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> Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz |
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> Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz |
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> Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz |
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> Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz |
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> Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz |
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> Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz |
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> Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz |
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> Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz |
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> Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz |
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> Current Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) |
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> Short of hacking the firmware (which even if I knew how to, I am not |
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> allowed) |
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> or waiting for the linux driver to mature, I am not sure if there's |
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> anything I |
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> can do. |
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Can't you just change the channel the AP uses? |
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If you live somewhere with a high population density, then channel 13 |
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may be a good one to use to avoid the interference of Sky1234, |
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BTHomeHub5678 and all the other "free" routers supplied by ISPs which |
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will tend to default to channels 1, 6 and 11. |
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However, if you live somewhere with fewer neighbours channel 13 may |
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not be necessary. Try a scan for nearby APs, note some sections of |
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frequency that are relatively unused [1], reset your router to use |
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that channel, reboot it and try it. |
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Stroller. |
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[1] Slightly difficult to encapsulate all the criteria for this in |
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just a few words, so try a few different channels and write back if |
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you need a longer explanation. |
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