[kwlug disc.] detecting wireless

[Oksana Goertzen]

Do you know, can you use any of the channels between 1-11?  I was reading
somewhere that only channels 1, 6 & 11 could be used.

Thanks, Oksana



On 3/5/07, John Van Ostrand <john at netdirect.ca> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 11:14 -0500, Oksana Goertzen wrote:
> > In my neighbourhood someone has setup their wireless to operate on the
> > same frequency as my home network.  I can see the other wireless
> > network (and occasionally one other) if if I do a scan of available
> > networks from a workstation.  We also have cordless phones in the
> > house set up on a different channel than our wireless.  I'm trying a
> > number of channels to see what's available in order to get our
> > wireless working consistently.  How can I tell what's available?  I'm
> > thinking someone else might also have cordless phones that are
> > interfering with our signal.
>
> You could use the iwlist tool. This will show other networks, signal
> strengths, etc. It will not show the cordless phones.
>
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