Too much wireless traffics?

Hello.

After reading a /. article on
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...&tid=222&tid=4
.... I read that too many WAPs causes wireless interferences and problems.
It seems like I am having this problem even with the local indoor WAP in
the house. I read the comments, and it doesn't look good. I also cannot
connect to WAPs to my own and outside WAPs sometimes. Even if I do get
connected to my own WAP or someone else's outside, I get disconnected
randomly (minutes to hours). I used various brands of WAPs and wireless
client interfaces (USB, PCMCIA, and onboard on notebooks) including
D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ USB adapters and Hawking Technology Hi-Gain USB
Wireless-G Adapter (Model: HWU54D).

I sometimes see 10-20 (numbers vary) WAPs detected with NetStumbler
around this house. Amazing. Does this sound like an wireless traffic jam
issue for my case? Any other ways to improve this uncontrollable
situation?

Thank you in advance.
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> Hello.
>
> After reading a /. article on
> http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...&tid=222&tid=4
> ... I read that too many WAPs causes wireless interferences and problems.
> It seems like I am having this problem even with the local indoor WAP in
> the house. I read the comments, and it doesn't look good. I also cannot
> connect to WAPs to my own and outside WAPs sometimes. Even if I do get
> connected to my own WAP or someone else's outside, I get disconnected
> randomly (minutes to hours). I used various brands of WAPs and wireless
> client interfaces (USB, PCMCIA, and onboard on notebooks) including
> D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ USB adapters and Hawking Technology Hi-Gain USB
> Wireless-G Adapter (Model: HWU54D).
>
> I sometimes see 10-20 (numbers vary) WAPs detected with NetStumbler
> around this house. Amazing. Does this sound like an wireless traffic jam
> issue for my case? Any other ways to improve this uncontrollable
> situation?
>
> Thank you in advance.


use aluminium-foil wallpaper
or maybe a 802.11a (5Mhz band, but you will need alu-foil anyway to
prevent your signal to spread outside your house-walls)

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news:qt2dnZxvMc5PUnncRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello.
>
> After reading a /. article on
> http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...&tid=222&tid=4
> ... I read that too many WAPs causes wireless interferences and problems.
> It seems like I am having this problem even with the local indoor WAP in
> the house. I read the comments, and it doesn't look good. I also cannot
> connect to WAPs to my own and outside WAPs sometimes. Even if I do get
> connected to my own WAP or someone else's outside, I get disconnected
> randomly (minutes to hours). I used various brands of WAPs and wireless
> client interfaces (USB, PCMCIA, and onboard on notebooks) including
> D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ USB adapters and Hawking Technology Hi-Gain USB
> Wireless-G Adapter (Model: HWU54D).
>
> I sometimes see 10-20 (numbers vary) WAPs detected with NetStumbler
> around this house. Amazing. Does this sound like an wireless traffic jam
> issue for my case? Any other ways to improve this uncontrollable
> situation?
>
> Thank you in advance.
> --
> "We are closer to the ants than to butterflies. Very few people can endure
> much leisure." --Gerald Brenan
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 01:20:50 -0600, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>Hello.
>
>After reading a /. article on
>http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...&tid=222&tid=4
>... I read that too many WAPs causes wireless interferences and problems.
>It seems like I am having this problem even with the local indoor WAP in
>the house. I read the comments, and it doesn't look good. I also cannot
>connect to WAPs to my own and outside WAPs sometimes. Even if I do get
>connected to my own WAP or someone else's outside, I get disconnected
>randomly (minutes to hours). I used various brands of WAPs and wireless
>client interfaces (USB, PCMCIA, and onboard on notebooks) including
>D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ USB adapters and Hawking Technology Hi-Gain USB
>Wireless-G Adapter (Model: HWU54D).
>
>I sometimes see 10-20 (numbers vary) WAPs detected with NetStumbler
>around this house. Amazing. Does this sound like an wireless traffic jam
>issue for my case? Any other ways to improve this uncontrollable
>situation?
>
>Thank you in advance.


You could always try an 802.11a AP. They operate on the 5ghz band, and are much
less common than the B/G types.

Ali Babba <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> > Hello.
> >
> > After reading a /. article on
> > http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...&tid=222&tid=4
> > ... I read that too many WAPs causes wireless interferences and problems.
> > It seems like I am having this problem even with the local indoor WAP in
> > the house. I read the comments, and it doesn't look good. I also cannot
> > connect to WAPs to my own and outside WAPs sometimes. Even if I do get
> > connected to my own WAP or someone else's outside, I get disconnected
> > randomly (minutes to hours). I used various brands of WAPs and wireless
> > client interfaces (USB, PCMCIA, and onboard on notebooks) including
> > D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ USB adapters and Hawking Technology Hi-Gain USB
> > Wireless-G Adapter (Model: HWU54D).
> >
> > I sometimes see 10-20 (numbers vary) WAPs detected with NetStumbler
> > around this house. Amazing. Does this sound like an wireless traffic jam
> > issue for my case? Any other ways to improve this uncontrollable
> > situation?
> >
> > Thank you in advance.


> use aluminium-foil wallpaper
> or maybe a 802.11a (5Mhz band, but you will need alu-foil anyway to
> prevent your signal to spread outside your house-walls)

Isn't that a bit low? I wonder if any retail stores still sell them. Mine
is 802.11b from Linksys.
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Already did try various. Currently, it is at 11.


Rodney Kelp <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:qt2dnZxvMc5PUnncRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello.
> >
> > After reading a /. article on
> > http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...&tid=222&tid=4
> > ... I read that too many WAPs causes wireless interferences and problems.
> > It seems like I am having this problem even with the local indoor WAP in
> > the house. I read the comments, and it doesn't look good. I also cannot
> > connect to WAPs to my own and outside WAPs sometimes. Even if I do get
> > connected to my own WAP or someone else's outside, I get disconnected
> > randomly (minutes to hours). I used various brands of WAPs and wireless
> > client interfaces (USB, PCMCIA, and onboard on notebooks) including
> > D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ USB adapters and Hawking Technology Hi-Gain USB
> > Wireless-G Adapter (Model: HWU54D).
> >
> > I sometimes see 10-20 (numbers vary) WAPs detected with NetStumbler
> > around this house. Amazing. Does this sound like an wireless traffic jam
> > issue for my case? Any other ways to improve this uncontrollable
> > situation?
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
--
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:02:28 -0600, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

<snip>
>
>Isn't that a bit low? I wonder if any retail stores still sell them. Mine
>is 802.11b from Linksys.

Low? It's not a revision number really. it's a different standard. 802.11a
operates on the 5ghz band, and most are rated at 54mbps (which are the same as
802.11g speeds)

> >Isn't that a bit low? I wonder if any retail stores still sell them. Mine
> >is 802.11b from Linksys.

> Low? It's not a revision number really. it's a different standard. 802.11a
> operates on the 5ghz band, and most are rated at 54mbps (which are the same as
> 802.11g speeds)

Ahhh... I wonder how easy to get one from retail stores. I think they only
sell B and G these days.
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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Hello.
>
> After reading a /. article on
> http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...&tid=222&tid=4
> ... I read that too many WAPs causes wireless interferences and problems.
> It seems like I am having this problem even with the local indoor WAP in
> the house. I read the comments, and it doesn't look good. I also cannot
> connect to WAPs to my own and outside WAPs sometimes. Even if I do get
> connected to my own WAP or someone else's outside, I get disconnected
> randomly (minutes to hours). I used various brands of WAPs and wireless
> client interfaces (USB, PCMCIA, and onboard on notebooks) including
> D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ USB adapters and Hawking Technology Hi-Gain USB
> Wireless-G Adapter (Model: HWU54D).
>
> I sometimes see 10-20 (numbers vary) WAPs detected with NetStumbler
> around this house. Amazing. Does this sound like an wireless traffic jam
> issue for my case? Any other ways to improve this uncontrollable
> situation?
>
> Thank you in advance.


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/13/wi_fi_paint/

paint your walls .. is apparently the solution

check the_register, if you are brave enough to believe what they say

I've seen a stuff at Best Buy, Circuit City and Staples since Christmas.
Tonight I even saw some Pre-G stuff at Staples.

John

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:32:46 -0600, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>> >Isn't that a bit low? I wonder if any retail stores still sell them. Mine
>> >is 802.11b from Linksys.
>
>> Low? It's not a revision number really. it's a different standard. 802.11a
>> operates on the 5ghz band, and most are rated at 54mbps (which are the same as
>> 802.11g speeds)
>
>Ahhh... I wonder how easy to get one from retail stores. I think they only
>sell B and G these days.

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