There's not much you can do - New York was lucky enough to be the
first place to see near-seamless proliferation of open hotspots We
are also the first place to see over-saturation of 2.4 Ghz.
I've ben surveying people informally about this and have really
noticed a big upswing in incidents in the last 6 months. It's
dissapointing - I didn't expect this "tragedy of the commons" to
happen so quickly. I'm very worried about what happens when the FCC
realizes this is happening, and likely to happen elsewhere.
NYCwireless needs to be involved in solving this problem, either
technically or socially. That is the only way to avoid a regulatory
clampdown.
On Jul 28, 2005, at 7:00 AM, Hans Zaunere wrote:
At my apartment, there are at least 14 APs at any given time, and
all have
fairly strong signals, and are 802.11g. Needless to say, the airwaves
around my apartment are packed.
As a result, my wireless signal will often drop out, and I'm
figuring the
only reason is because of the interference. I've restarted, double
checked,
etc. my AP (Linksys WRTG54g) and all looks to be fine. If I plug
into the
AP, it's always fine.
I've tried changing channels, but to limited success. On each of
the 1, 6
and 11 channels, there are at least 3 other APs. When I switch to
a channel
in between, signal quality actually looks worse. I've also changed
between
B only and G only mode, but with little result.
So, what can someone do to get a reliable wireless signal in these
types of
environments? Are there any tips or online resources that describe
the
advanced settings of the WRT54g that might improve my performance?
Any
other tips or resources? And, if I were to buy a new AP, would it
make a
difference, and what would some recommendations be?
Thanks,
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Hans Zaunere
President, New York PHP
http://www.nyphp.com
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