What is a channel?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

maybe there was some other network or a cordless phone using channel 6 in
your area. channels are similar to channels on your tv, some of them may
have interference from surrounding devices and others don't. some may be a
bit stronger than others because of transmitter differences as it changes
frequency or from reflections from metal in wires or stuff around the router
and computer. try moving the router a few inches one way or another and see
if the performance changes. or move the computer's antenna up, down, or
sideways a bit and see if it changes. at the frequency those things operate
it doesn't take much movement to get into or out of a null due to
reflections.

"Screamer" <Screamer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F782559B-4CD1-4A37-8A80-CE06058C6C8C@microsoft.com...
> I had been having problems with my wireless network connection
disconnecting
> and after trying may suggestions nothing worked. However I decided to try
> using different channels on the router. When using channel 1 no network
could
> be found on my computer but other computers worked fine with excellent
> signal. When using channel 6 my computer foud the network but was
constantly
> being disconected. All other computers still had excellent signal. When
using
> channel 13 my computer found the network and remained connected while
other
> computers dropped from excellent signal to very good signal. Is there a
> reason that my computer remains connected to channel 13 and can't find
> channel 1? Is there a best channel to use? and what are channels?
>
> Cheers Screamer
>
> (I am not saying that the connection gets better as I go up through the
> channels as I have not tested that detailed yet.)
>
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