Channel and range

[Guest]

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I've got a new Linksys wireless G Speedboost router model WRT54GS which has
11 channels and came set to channel 6 as default.

Is there a best channel to extend the network's wireless range?

Doc

 

[danr]

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Don't know about range but you probably don't want to stay with channel 6 as it
IS the default and you may have neighbors on that channel.
Download "netstumbler" and it will tell you what OTHER wireless networks are in
your area and what channel they are using. (if they have their SSID set to
broadcast)

J.H. Holliday wrote:
> I've got a new Linksys wireless G Speedboost router model WRT54GS which has
> 11 channels and came set to channel 6 as default.
>
> Is there a best channel to extend the network's wireless range?
>
> Doc

 

[Jack]

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

Hi

If you are on Noisy channel, switching to another Channel (does not matter
which one as long as it not noisy) might help.

Otherwise:

Extending Distance: http://www.ezlan.net/Distance.html

Wireless Router as an AP: http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html

Wireless Bridging: http://www.ezlan.net/bridging

Jack (MVP-Networking).





"DanR" <dhr22@sorrynospm.com> wrote in message
news:Ki6qe.2225$I14.1517@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> Don't know about range but you probably don't want to stay with channel 6
as it
> IS the default and you may have neighbors on that channel.
> Download "netstumbler" and it will tell you what OTHER wireless networks
are in
> your area and what channel they are using. (if they have their SSID set to
> broadcast)
>
> J.H. Holliday wrote:
> > I've got a new Linksys wireless G Speedboost router model WRT54GS which
has
> > 11 channels and came set to channel 6 as default.
> >
> > Is there a best channel to extend the network's wireless range?
> >
> > Doc
>
>