Re: wireless network interference after move

Some easy tips:

Run netsumbler on a laptop and find out what channels are in use in the 
area. If you are using the same channel, or channels ajacent to the 
channels your neighbors are using, it's time to pick an open channel. 
Change your access point's channel.

Are you or any of your neighbors using 2.4 GHz phones or microwaves? 
That will kill your signal at odd times. In this case either buy your 
neighbors a 900 mhz phone or buy a second access point for your managers 
area and put it on a separate channel, and locate it near them. These 
would be people in offices sharing a  common wall. Not sure what your 
setup is.

Sean

Brian Street wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I had the pleasure of moving my company from San Mateo to Fremont this 
> month and I think a neighbor in the park has a much more powerful 
> wireless transmitter than we do, unless my wireless router has 
> suddenly started it's decline.
>
> I have a D-Link DI-684 which was performing pretty flawlessly at our 
> previous location. Sometimes we could see an additional wireless 
> network, but it never interfered with ours. Since our move, the 
> managers in the offices along the wall shared with a neighboring 
> company are having trouble connecting to our network. I noticed there 
> were one or two other wireless networks available when they have the 
> problem which lead me to believe there is some interference.
>
> The signal strength is usually strong to excellent, but they are 
> unable to connect at times. I tried to move my router closer to their 
> location thinking the other networks were operating at a higher power 
> and that closer would be better...it didn't appear to make any 
> difference.
>
> How can I insure the inability of my managers to connect to the 
> wireless network is the result of the neighboring signal? Any easy ways?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian.
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