From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF597138010 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:29:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 82FD821C056; Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:29:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from icp-osb-irony-out1.external.iinet.net.au (icp-osb-irony-out1.external.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.210]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD62221C003 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:27:18 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av4EAFhhkFA6B6kX/2dsb2JhbABEhhe9VYEIgh4BAQUjZgsNCwICJgICVxmIBalvkmCBIIpXgxeCEYETA4hXkwciijeCfA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.80,683,1344182400"; d="scan'208";a="54867914" Received: from unknown (HELO moriah.localdomain) ([58.7.169.23]) by icp-osb-irony-out1.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 31 Oct 2012 07:27:14 +0800 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by moriah.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68A042794B8 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:27:14 +0800 (WST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at lan.localdomain Received: from moriah.localdomain ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (moriah.lan.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Bcn-pqssolHi for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:27:05 +0800 (WST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by moriah.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79EF427945B for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:27:05 +0800 (WST) Message-ID: <1351639624.8498.5.camel@moriah> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] wireless dropping connections From: William Kenworthy To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:27:04 +0800 In-Reply-To: <20121030212657.5a923a90@khamul.example.com> References: <20121030132943.41800e1a@khamul.example.com> <20121030114537.2c8f73bd@hactar.digimed.co.uk> <20121030212657.5a923a90@khamul.example.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.4.4 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: fb389775-c38b-4435-bfe3-bedc55f923ef X-Archives-Hash: a4b8030e906bb42c50c14cf3036c9dce On Tue, 2012-10-30 at 21:26 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:45:37 +0000 > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:29:43 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > > > I'm using wicd-1.7.2.4-r1 and a NetGear DGN2200M v2 wireless AP > > > (802.11n) > > > > > > Several times a day, this thing just drops wireless. I doubt it's my > > > laptop as other devices in the house also get affected. > > > > Have you tried switching to a different channel, just in case it is > > caused by interference? > > > > > > > Actually, I hadn't tried that. I use channel 8 and this is at my house. > I've only ever seen 2 other neighbour's APs show up and they both use > channel 1. > > But then common sense kicked in. All previous APs have been 802.11g, > this is the first 802.11g, and it sits next to a cordless phone. I > really should mount the AP up high and extend the cable. > > > Keep in mind there are only 3 non-overlapping channels in the 11 channel allocation scheme ... channel 8 is not one of them. If you have no neighbours thats fine, but even (perhaps especially because of the hidden node effect/problem) distant stations can effect your throughput. Still, that phone you mention must be suspect number 1 :) BillK