[PB] Wireless Interference

[Michael J. Amato]

> 
> On Mar 6, 2006, at 11:35 AM, Ross Winn wrote:
> 
>> it sounds like you are configured incorrectly. Are you running wide
>> open, or do you use a password?
>> 
> 
> Our base station is running b/g, with 128-bit WEP.  No radius or
> anything to restrict computers.  If my Powerbook is sleeping, she has
> no problem accessing the network.  But if my computer is connected to
> the internets via the base station and her computer is next to mine,
> even within a few feet of the base station, she cannot surf.  At
> these times, she might have a couple of bars of signal strength, but
> websites do not resolve.  When I shut off, she moves to 4 bars of
> strength and everything is hunky-dory for her, implying that she is
> configured correctly.
> 
> I might try WPA, but my son has a rev A iBook that doesn't support
> WPA, so it would just be an experiment.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Peter
> 
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Do you have a wireless phone? They operate at 2.4, same as the router and
may interfere.
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Mike Amato

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