For 802.11g, there are only effectively 3 WiFi channels available in the US: 1, 6 and 11. These channels are also shared with BlueTooth(tm), certain cordless phones and microwave oven leakage. Most of these interference sources can move around and are sometimes in use and sometimes not. In addition to this you could have a co-channel WiFi interference that is minimal for most of the day, but occasionally is used for downloading the latest game from Steam or the like.
Given all the above you may wonder how we ever expect to be able stream music for hours on end without interruption, and the fact is that in most urban areas it is becoming increasingly difficult to do so. People are buying more and more wireless devices and expecting them all to "just work". You might want to try to do your own site survey (DD-WRT supports it), or if you want to keep you network up for the experiment try to download Netstumbler and take a look at what's happening. One technique is to keep Netstumber handy on a laptop or netbook and, as soon as you hear that your SB3 has paused, rush over and have a look at the Netstumbler screen. Learn what SNR values and RSSI values to expect for your own system when working properly (recognised by the network name aka SSID) and see if you get lower SNR values when the SB3 falters in its playback. If so, it is definitely sporadic interference. Also, you can use the site survey to see if another choice of WiFi channel cleaner in the sense that it is giving you better SNR values. One thing you could try is pair of Apple airport express units configured as a wireless bridge at 5GHz to get away to where the air is cleaner. 2.4GHz is just getting too crowded in manny places, and sounds like it is where you live too. --dsdreamer -- dsdreamer ---------------------- "Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64554 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
