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Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:35:59 EDT

public posted :

said by elios:

i dont get why WiFi doesnt use some thing like FHSS? we use it with our RC gear and it works great

The old 1Mbps radios used fhss. It is not an efficient modulation method.

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:38:04 EDT

BiggA posted : You can also use dual-band N900, which works great.

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:34:07 EDT

antdude posted :

said by Jazzemt:

Which software are you using to display that?

Probably InSIDDer.

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:32:49 EDT

antdude posted :

said by BF69:

Why are all those people using channel 11? Are they stupid? I bet their connections suck which they promptly blame on their ISP instead of themselves.

Not everyone is an expert, but illiterates. They just set them up and be done. Do they care about security? Nope.

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:04:00 EDT

Darknessfall posted : @Jazzemt/streamer

It's called InSSIDer

»www.metageek.net/products/inssider/
»www.metageek.net/products/inssider-for-mac/

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:09:29 EDT

anon posted : What app is that i'd love to run it on my mac to see how bad my area is.

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:53:05 EDT

Jazzemt posted : Which software are you using to display that?

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:16:50 EDT

elios posted : i dont get why WiFi doesnt use some thing like FHSS? we use it with our RC gear and it works great

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:58:45 EDT

ssavoy posted : I hate this. I'm forced to use channel 9 because 1, 6, and 11 are completely saturated. One neighbour runs two access points on two separate channels with 40MHz bandwidth and another uses channel 4. My LAN speeds over Wireless N rarely go past 20mbps on most channels. I get 30mbps on channel 9.

Another AP popped up last week on channel 7. I think 802.11ac will be my saving grace. I keep putting more devices on my wired network every week.

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:55:16 EDT

Darknessfall posted : The B is someone's adhoc network which has been unsecured for years lol.

Just counted up how many per channel when holding my adapter in the air after about 10 minutes of letting InSSIDer pick up networks :D(All of the networks weren't all in range at once).

Channel - 2.4:
1 - 4 + 1 guest
2 - 2
3 - 1
4 - 2
5 - 2
6 - 4 + 1 guest
7 - 1
8 - 1
9 - 1
10 - 3
11 - 8

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:29:38 EDT

koolman2 posted : I like that lone 11b access point in there.

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:20:20 EDT

xur17 posted : I live in an apartment by my college, all of my neighbors except for 1 are on channel 11. I have no complaints though, as it leaves me 1 free non-overlapping channel, and 1 lightly used channel.

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:57:16 EDT

BiggA posted : I have traditionally seen channel 6 as the most, and 1 as the best. And then there's a few idiots on like 4 and 7, making only 2 usable (although one time in a dorm with horrendous interference, I found something like 3 or 4 to be the only thing that was remotely usable, as it partially fit in between 1 and 6).

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:37:43 EDT

Darknessfall posted : Both of my gateways that I received from AT&T had "Auto" for channel as the default.(3800/3801)

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:33:05 EDT

anon posted : The AT&T U-Verse gateways don't look around to see how congested the bands are and instead default. You have to manually change the channel. Luckily for me, none of my neighbours seem to have this figured this out, leaving me the opportunity to set my APs on different channels with less interference.

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:53:47 EDT

Darknessfall posted : Lol I asked the same thing in a thread a month or so ago on this website. Most of them are 2wire U-verse gateways :P! Channel 1 is actually the clearest out of them all.

For your enjoyment with not holding my adapter up in the air:

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:51:46 EDT

BF69 posted : Why are all those people using channel 11? Are they stupid? I bet their connections suck which they promptly blame on their ISP instead of themselves.

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:50:47 EDT

Darknessfall posted : No, just holding my wireless adapter really high :P. I only normally pick up 8 or so when placed on top of my computer on the 2nd floor :). WNDA4100

Re: 5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:15:58 EDT

Kamus posted : That's pretty bad, do you live in an apartment complex?

5 Ghz Doesn't Seem to Need More Channels :)?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:28:45 EDT

Darknessfall posted : As you can see below, there's a ton of 2.4 devices and only two 5(My router and a possible U-verse Wireless Receiver AP)