802.11b question...

[CrazyDe1]

It seems like my neighbor's wireless network is causing problems with mine..I only say that because it keeps switching between mine and theirs...I've tried all sorts of different channels and it doesn't seem to solve the problem...

So my question is can you make it so if your cmoputer sees a certain connection it won't try to connect to it? I tried putting my connection above theirs in xp but it still keeps switching between theirs and ours.

 

[saimike]

this may be a shot in the dark, but if ur neighbor enables MAC filtering, it might help? another thing in relation to this is to enable WEP or disable SSID broadcasting.

or u can swithc ur AP off and just surf off ur neighbor's connection

 

[CrazyDe1]

Originally posted by: saimike
this may be a shot in the dark, but if ur neighbor enables MAC filtering, it might help? another thing in relation to this is to enable WEP or disable SSID broadcasting.

or u can swithc ur AP off and just surf off ur neighbor's connection

It seems like if I'm not on channel 11(same channel they're on) and using 11Mb rates, which is higher than the default router setting, my router just won't transmit even if I'm right over it. Their connection isn't quite good enough for me to surf on...I have to be in certain places in the house and it cuts out often...

 

[ktwebb]

Change the SSID on your AP to something unique if you have not already and then, if you must use XP's configuration tool, check only connect to preferred network, obviously making your SSID the preferred network. Channel is pretty much irrelevant in your situation. If you were getting drops or flaky connectivity then you would fiddle with the channel. I would definitely make sure your on a non-overlapping channel different from your neighbor. If he is on 11, use 1 or 6

 

[CrazyDe1]

Originally posted by: ktwebb
Change the SSID on your AP to something unique if you have not already and then, if you must use XP's configuration tool, check only connect to preferred network, obviously making your SSID the preferred network. Channel is pretty much irrelevant in your situation. If you were getting drops or flaky connectivity then you would fiddle with the channel. I would definitely make sure your on a non-overlapping channel different from your neighbor. If he is on 11, use 1 or 6

It's not really an issue of not connecting to the right one because I can prioritize which ones are important...the problem is it seems like interference from my neighbor's wireless networks cause my router to stop transmitting. I then play around with it for a minute, at which point it randomly starts transmittign again....

I'll then leave the house and it's like the router stops transmitting again...