On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 07:31 +0100, nev young wrote:
MJ Ray wrote:
If you're seeing differences between times, is there much WiFi interference nearby? Many other networks on nearby channels in the scan results?
Ah now that's a good point. There are between 6 and 20 wifi networks that I can see when I scan. When I did the test last night I brought the laptop into the same room as the server and access point. So it would have been a stronger than usual signal.
On this subject I found an application for Android that shows the local WiFi networks, their channel numbers and signal strength graphically. I used this to set my AP's channel number in a dip. I haven't noticed a big increase in speed but I have noticed a big reduction in the number of times the work laptop (Windows) loses the WiFi connection.
Interestingly I've never had the same issue with any of the Linux PC's losing the connection though of course it may simply be that retraining at wireless level is reported as a lost connection in Windows and done silently in the background in Linux.
Regards, Steve.