As some background, years ago I had an 802.11B or G router (can't recall
which) that would drop connections when I used my particular Panasonic
wireless phone. Apparently that phone ran on the same 2.4GHz radio band
as the Wifi which is also the same band as my microwave oven. In other
words, that radio band is crowded such that using my microwave made
noise on the phone while using my phone would cause my wifi to slow to a
crawl or drop. The oven is old so apparently it is not as shielded as
newer ones. Anyway, I never could get the wifi and phone to cooperate
and ended up having to get a newer phone. Apparently the newer ones are
'frequency agile' and will hop around noisy parts of the spectrum such
as my wifi and microwave. After that I had no more problems. I ended up
giving the old phone to my inlaws who put it in their detached garage,
away from everything else.
CB
On 3/27/14 8:13 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi,
Nope. Your devices will just grab the signal they need no matter
which channel is being broadcast.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Mar 27, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Agent086b <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Thanks Tim,
the router is on channel 6. If I change it to 11, do I have to do
anything to other wireless devices using the network?
Thanks again.
Max
On 28 Mar 2014, at 10:19 am, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi,
It could have something to do with the signal your router is
delivering, that is, B, G or N signal. If it is an older router and
a newer iPad, they often don't like each other that much and this
sort of thing isn't out of the ordinary. The other option is signal
interference from things like cordless phones and such. These sorts
of wireless devices often interfere with the WiFi signal at those
older frequencies. Make sure that those kinds of devices are not
set close to the router itself and you may wish to change which
signal frequency your router emits. If it is transmits using
channel 6, maybe change it to channel 11.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Mar 27, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Agent086b <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi,
I have my Mac set to sleep after 3 hours. This is not an issue in
this case as I was working on my computer and my wife was listening
to music on the iPad. Yesterday it was dropping out after 15-20
minutes.
Thanks for the help.
Max
On 28 Mar 2014, at 12:02 am, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi,
First, confirm that the computer delivering the Shared iTunes
Library is not going to sleep. You can set those settings in the
Energy Saver pane of System Preferences. Make sure that the
computer never goes to sleep and that only the display goes to
sleep. This should eliminate that as an issue and can look at the
router next.
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