Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] wireless dropping connections
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:29:28
Message-Id: 1351639624.8498.5.camel@moriah
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] wireless dropping connections by Alan McKinnon
1 On Tue, 2012-10-30 at 21:26 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
2 > On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:45:37 +0000
3 > Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
4 >
5 > > On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:29:43 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
6 > >
7 > > > I'm using wicd-1.7.2.4-r1 and a NetGear DGN2200M v2 wireless AP
8 > > > (802.11n)
9 > > >
10 > > > Several times a day, this thing just drops wireless. I doubt it's my
11 > > > laptop as other devices in the house also get affected.
12 > >
13 > > Have you tried switching to a different channel, just in case it is
14 > > caused by interference?
15 > >
16 > >
17 >
18 >
19 > Actually, I hadn't tried that. I use channel 8 and this is at my house.
20 > I've only ever seen 2 other neighbour's APs show up and they both use
21 > channel 1.
22 >
23 > But then common sense kicked in. All previous APs have been 802.11g,
24 > this is the first 802.11g, and it sits next to a cordless phone. I
25 > really should mount the AP up high and extend the cable.
26 >
27 >
28 >
29
30 Keep in mind there are only 3 non-overlapping channels in the 11 channel
31 allocation scheme ... channel 8 is not one of them. If you have no
32 neighbours thats fine, but even (perhaps especially because of the
33 hidden node effect/problem) distant stations can effect your throughput.
34
35 Still, that phone you mention must be suspect number 1 :)
36
37 BillK