Disabling wireless on routers

Hi,

How can I temporarily disable ALL wireless activity from my router? I want
to test for interference with other devices, but even with no wireless
clients connecting to the router I have heard that the router can still be
broadcasting packets?

From what I can gather from other threads, this might work if
a) no clients connected
b) ssid broadcast is turned off

Is this true?
Thanks,
Prashant.

"PrashantP" <me@nospam> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> How can I temporarily disable ALL wireless activity from my router? I
want
> to test for interference with other devices, but even with no wireless
> clients connecting to the router I have heard that the router can still be
> broadcasting packets?

try the power switch.....
>
> From what I can gather from other threads, this might work if
> a) no clients connected
> b) ssid broadcast is turned off
>
> Is this true?
> Thanks,
> Prashant.
>
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Regards

Stephen Hope - remove xx from email to reply

Actually I still want to be able to use the router through the 4 LAN
ports...


"shope" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "PrashantP" <me@nospam> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > How can I temporarily disable ALL wireless activity from my router? I
> want
> > to test for interference with other devices, but even with no wireless
> > clients connecting to the router I have heard that the router can still
be
> > broadcasting packets?
>
> try the power switch.....
> >
> > From what I can gather from other threads, this might work if
> > a) no clients connected
> > b) ssid broadcast is turned off
> >
> > Is this true?
> > Thanks,
> > Prashant.
> >
> --
> Regards
>
> Stephen Hope - remove xx from email to reply
>
>

"PrashantP" <me@nospam> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Actually I still want to be able to use the router through the 4 LAN
> ports...

Depending on which router you are using, my guess is there should be a
way to shutdown specific interfaces.

Panache

panache wrote:

> "PrashantP" <me@nospam> wrote in message
> news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
>> Actually I still want to be able to use the router through the 4 LAN
>> ports...
>
> Depending on which router you are using, my guess is there should be a
> way to shutdown specific interfaces.
>
> Panache

I'm using a Netgear MR314. I can't see anything obvious in the
configuration options - the manual doesn't help much either.

PP.

PrashantP <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> I'm using a Netgear MR314. I can't see anything obvious in the
> configuration options - the manual doesn't help much either.

Removing the wireless antenna should be a good start, maybe get
yourself a terminator (commonly available..) and screw that in
where the antenna was is there's still some radio leaking out..

This assumes the transmitter will be ok without a load - using
a terminator (50 ohms with the appropriate mating connector..)
would ensure there is still a load on said transmitter...

This is one good reason to keep the wireless access point
separate from the router and etc - it makes control of it
all a lot easier (then you could just off the ap).

Billy Y..