Crowded wifi situation

[l0cke]

Sometimes at night my wifi network will get extremely slow. It's only the wifi network, wired network is just fine.

I think it is because of all the other wifi networks here (apartment).

Mine is "Vault 107" in red.

The router is a WRT54G running DDWRT. I used to be on channel 11 and had the same problem, now I just have it set to auto.

What is the best way to deal with this situation?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Easy, get off of the 2.4Ghz band, and onto 5Ghz. Consider one of the new 802.11ac routers.

 

[LxMxFxD4]

While 5ghz is probably less crowded, getting an n router would help a lot too. Your wifi situation pales compared to mine, where i see 53 networks in the 2.4ghz band at home. Even with that many wifi n works fine. On 5ghz, there are only 2 signals found. 5ghz doesnt travel as well as 2.4 so keep that in mind if you are considering a switch.

 

[theevilsharpie]

Moving to the 5GHz band requires 5GHz-capable transceivers. For x86 computers, that's not a big deal, as you can simply plug one into an expansion slot. However, for ARM tablets, smartphones, and other devices that have a non-removable transceiver, you may be out of luck. Most consumer devices with built-in WiFi transceivers operate at 2.4GHz, even the 802.11n-capable stuff.

 

[OVerLoRDI]

1. Get an n capable router and move to channel 11 (looks like less interference there)
2. Wire/power line network everything you can.
3. Kill your neighbors who have routers running on any channel besides 1, 6, or 11.

 

[Emulex]

new routers run at 480-840~ mw. Yours can't touch this 😉

Time to upgrade 🙂

When I rock 300mbps across 2.4ghz - the neighbors wifi slows down with this buffalo airstation lol.