Comments on: Change the default Wlan Channel http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/04/change-the-default-wlan-channel/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:50:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JRNhttp://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/04/change-the-default-wlan-channel/comment-page-1/#comment-989231 JRN Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:17:10 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/04/change-the-default-wlan-channel/#comment-989231 It is really frustating to read uneducated suggestions like this. There are 3 channels that are proper to use in North America; 1, 6, and 11. The WLAN standard 802.11 B/G/N requires 25 Mhz of channel separation to avoid interference. Channels are spaced 5 Mhz apart. Thus, when you suggest somebody to use channel 3, they actually cause interference across two of the accepted and standardized channels for North America, 1 and 6. You also start getting interference from those two standard channels. Please educate yourself before giving advice. I live in a WLAN saturated environment, and suggestions like yours only makes matters worse for all of us. Wireless router manufacturers should explain this to their customers, or limit their devices to the standard and accepted channels. http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wifihomenetworking/qt/wifichannel.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels It is really frustating to read uneducated suggestions like this. There are 3 channels that are proper to use in North America; 1, 6, and 11. The WLAN standard 802.11 B/G/N requires 25 Mhz of channel separation to avoid interference. Channels are spaced 5 Mhz apart. Thus, when you suggest somebody to use channel 3, they actually cause interference across two of the accepted and standardized channels for North America, 1 and 6. You also start getting interference from those two standard channels.

Please educate yourself before giving advice. I live in a WLAN saturated environment, and suggestions like yours only makes matters worse for all of us. Wireless router manufacturers should explain this to their customers, or limit their devices to the standard and accepted channels.

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wifihomenetworking/qt/wifichannel.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels

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