Can being in an office building with lots of wireless routers affect the connection?

[Syringer]

So we're in an office building with lots of wireless connections around--and we continuously have to reset it. It's not an issue with our computers because when we're home our connections are fine.

Could it be the result of having dozens of routers around that affect our connection? I've read that channels 1/6/11 are the best for routers, but would ti be worth it to try another channel?

 

[Fardringle]

Multiple signals in the area can definitely affect the quality of your wireless signal. It's essentially the same as trying to hold a conversation in a crowded room where everyone is talking at the same time.

You might be able to improve the connectivity by switching your router to a different channel if that channel is not being used. The three main wireless channels are 1, 6, and 11. If one of those three is not being used by any other routers nearby, switch your router to that channel.

 

[spidey07]

I don't understand "reset it". Reset what? What is the symptom and devices being reset?

If you have tons of other wireless access points in your area then you're kind of screwed as far as wireless access is concerned unless you break out a spectrum analyzer to see what is going on. Or move to 802.11a which is what most business installations do and require.

 

[kevnich2]

Second vote for 802.11a (5ghz). Much less crowded and a lot more room

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: spidey07
I don't understand "reset it". Reset what? What is the symptom and devices being reset?

If you have tons of other wireless access points in your area then you're kind of screwed as far as wireless access is concerned unless you break out a spectrum analyzer to see what is going on. Or move to 802.11a which is what most business installations do and require.

Reset the router..it'll hang/disconnect every so often.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: spidey07
I don't understand "reset it". Reset what? What is the symptom and devices being reset?

If you have tons of other wireless access points in your area then you're kind of screwed as far as wireless access is concerned unless you break out a spectrum analyzer to see what is going on. Or move to 802.11a which is what most business installations do and require.

Reset the router..it'll hang/disconnect every so often.

Then your router is not the correct model or capacity to handle the load you are giving it.

 

[Aarondeep]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Then your router is not the correct model or capacity to handle the load you are giving it.

:thumbsup: Time to get rid of that consumer grade router.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: Fardringle
Multiple signals in the area can definitely affect the quality of your wireless signal. It's essentially the same as trying to hold a conversation in a crowded room where everyone is talking at the same time.

You might be able to improve the connectivity by switching your router to a different channel if that channel is not being used. The three main wireless channels are 1, 6, and 11. If one of those three is not being used by any other routers nearby, switch your router to that channel.

Is there a way to tell which ones are being used by other routers nearby? 6 and 11 seem to still cause us troubles.

N/m, looks ilke a wireless utility does the trick, everyone was on 11 it seems.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Try changing the channels so you can use different ones with each different router. If that doesn't work, try using either 802.11a (5Ghz) or 802.11n (5Ghz).