[PLUG] Metro-fi & Wireless Channels

[drew wymore]

On Feb 17, 2008 12:36 AM, kurt braget <joehaircut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys, I'm trying to set up my wireless network again, and both my
> netgear routers keep failing. My roomate said it's probably the wireless
> channels interfering with each other. When I scan for local networks, the
> only ones that come up are Metro-fi Free and Metro-fi Premium. Do you know
> what channel Metro-fi uses? Does it matter? Could they possibly be
> interfering with my equipment?
>
> I read Netgear's site and it recommended setting channels at least 5
> channels apart from your neighbors to reduce interference. Said also that
> there are 11 total channels, 1 - 11. Which one would you guys recommend
> using? Any tools you can recommend for monitoring channels of local
> wireless
> networks? Thanks.
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They may not be broadcasting their SSID  so they won't show up. iwlist scan
on a linux box should give you all the info including channel info you need.

Drew-