At that point, lining your entire apartment with copper mesh might be your only option! You could also A) switch to a high-power AP, and drown out your neighbours, B) switch to 802.11a, C) use wires. At that level of penetration, it would be good practice for the building to become it's own ISP... Likely too late for that, though. -Adam
Bart Grefte <b...@ravenslair.nl> wrote: >Already tried channel 1, makes no difference. > >No WISP, just adsl-modem/router/AP combo's. Wireless AP's have been standard >for a while now in the equipment of the ISP's that are placed at people's >homes. There will be a lot more since the local cable-provider is replacing >the current modem's with modem's that have a build-in router and AP. > >Changing the antenna's position on my Senao ECB-3220, and even replace it >with a 9dbi antenna did not help. > > >-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >Van: list-boun...@lists.pfsense.org [mailto:list-boun...@lists.pfsense.org] >Namens Tim Nelson >Verzonden: woensdag 21 september 2011 18:08 >Aan: pfSense support and discussion >Onderwerp: Re: [pfSense] Replacing a Linux router with pfSense > >Ugh, the last message was sent before I intended... > >You should set your wireless equipment on a non-overlapping channel >different than those around you. From the screenshot you gave, channel 1 >looks to be about the best bet. > >Also, I'm seeing a lot of 'Sitecom' stuff. Is that a local WISP? It is very >likely the amount of traffic on those AP's alone accounts for the >interference you're seeing. > >You may need to check your antenna orientation also. Typically, on >omnidirectional antennas, the signal is radiated at a perpendicular angle to >the antenna orientation. So, if your antennas are pointed straight >up(vertically), signal should be coming horizontally. This is an >oversimplified view, but roughly correct. > >I'm not a wireless "expert", but I hope these tips give you a few items to >go on for better performance. > >Tim Nelson >Systems/Network Support >Rockbochs Inc. >(218)727-4332 x105 > >----- Original Message ----- >> You could very well have channel spacing issues. There are only a few >> channels that do not overlap. Please see details here for specific >> wifi >> implementations:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11#Channels_and_ >> international_compatibility >> >> Tim Nelson >> Systems/Network Support >> Rockbochs Inc. >> (218)727-4332 x105 >> >_______________________________________________ >List mailing list >List@lists.pfsense.org >http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > >_______________________________________________ >List mailing list >List@lists.pfsense.org >http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > _______________________________________________ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
