On Sat, 2006-03-18 at 05:37 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> On Friday 17 March 2006 23:52, "JimD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> about '[gentoo-user] Wireless Channel':
> > Does anyone know of a tool for Linux or Windows that will see what is
> > the best channel to use?
>
> You should always use the same channel as the AP you are connecting to.
> That seems to cover your case. In the general case, I know of no tool to
> detect the channel an certain AP is "broadcasting" on.
try iwlist, part of wireless_tools:
iwlist wlan0 frequency
if you haven't discovered iwlist, it is great. I use this all the time
when travelling:
iwlist wlan0 scan
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