On 15/05/02 17:43, "Clark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 1:15 PM -0700 5/15/02, Kyle Hansen wrote: >> For some reason my cordless phone has suddenly decided to interfere with my >> TiBook's Airport connection. Does anyone have experience with which Airport >> channel works best to prevent interference if you have a 2.4GHz phone like >> mine. It's a panasonic. I't making me mad. > > > You can go into the Airport Base Station utility and change the > channel it is using which will work for now. The problem is that the > phone is using roughly the same channels the Airport is using and it > can jump from one to another and eventually hit the same channel you > are using for Airport or an adjacent one and interfere. Airport uses > only the channel you select while the phone can rotate through all of > them. If the phone has a channel select button try pushing that, > possible a couple of times. That will keep you clear until the phone > rotates through the channels again. > > Thank the FCC for allocating frequencies to be used by anyone for > anything. You would think the phone would notice the channel is in > use (even if it just sees it as "noise") but apparently it's common > for them not to. You might be able to set an Airport channel that > isn't used by the phone but I wouldn't lay money on it. And what is a symptom of these interferences? I have a 2.4GHz phone and my ABS in the same room. I didn't notice any problem so far, except that I used to be able to travel on the deck with my Pismo and still get a signal, while I did notice last weekend that I had problem keeping the signal. -Laurent. -- ===================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ********************** Usual disclaimers apply ********************** COBOL /koh'bol/ n.: [COmmon Business-Oriented Language] (Synonymous with evil.) A weak, verbose, and flabby language used by card wallopers to do boring mindless things on dinosaur mainframes. Hackers believe that all COBOL programmers are suits or code grinders, and no self-respecting hacker will ever admit to having learned the language. Its very name is seldom uttered without ritual expressions of disgust or horror. One popular one is Edsger W. Dijkstra's famous observation that "The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense." -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
