Wireless networking outside of the FCC allowed frequency

What would it take to be able to be able to setup a wireless network
that uses a slightly lower or higher frequency then the FCC allows?

Would this be physically changing hardware, or is this something that
could be tweaked in open source firmware, and nic drivers?

I live in an area where everyone has a wireless router. I wish I could
simply coordinate with my neighbors on which channels we should use to
avoid overlap, but that seems rather impossible. It's getting to the
point where I may try to put up foil on all my walls.

Dan wrote:
> What would it take to be able to be able to setup a wireless network
> that uses a slightly lower or higher frequency then the FCC allows?
>
> Would this be physically changing hardware, or is this something that
> could be tweaked in open source firmware, and nic drivers?
>
> I live in an area where everyone has a wireless router. I wish I could
> simply coordinate with my neighbors on which channels we should use to
> avoid overlap, but that seems rather impossible. It's getting to the
> point where I may try to put up foil on all my walls.
Hi,
Possibility adie that'll be illegal.
How about moving upto -a band(5 GHz one)

Dan wrote:
> What would it take to be able to be able to setup a wireless network
> that uses a slightly lower or higher frequency then the FCC allows?
>
> Would this be physically changing hardware, or is this something that
> could be tweaked in open source firmware, and nic drivers?
>
> I live in an area where everyone has a wireless router. I wish I
> could simply coordinate with my neighbors on which channels we should
> use to avoid overlap, but that seems rather impossible. It's getting
> to the point where I may try to put up foil on all my walls.

Not to promote illegal use of devices, and your consequences if caught, but
some routers and NIC cards support frequencies used by other countries if
the device or driver is told to use them. See if the box has an option to
specify country and you might be in business.

For more specific information you will need to do a little searching using a
search engine like Google or Yahoo.

Realistically, switching to a fully compliant "N" system, router and NIC
cards should remove the problem due to the increased channels and power
available.

On 3/24/2010 9:32 PM, Dan wrote:
> What would it take to be able to be able to setup a wireless network
> that uses a slightly lower or higher frequency then the FCC allows?
>
> Would this be physically changing hardware, or is this something that
> could be tweaked in open source firmware, and nic drivers?
>
> I live in an area where everyone has a wireless router. I wish I could
> simply coordinate with my neighbors on which channels we should use to
> avoid overlap, but that seems rather impossible. It's getting to the
> point where I may try to put up foil on all my walls.

Keep in mind the reason your router is restricted to certain frequencies
is there are other legitimate users on the frequencies you propose to use.

If I were using something on one of those frequencies, and you were to
decide to move in on it, I would be real upset.

Are your neighbor's use of a channel really bothering you? My next door
neighbor can run on the same channel I do and not interfere -- both
routers seem to sort things out without conflict.

Try running a ping test between one of your computers and the router
using different channels. Pick a channel that gives you the least
packet loss. You might want to do this at different times, just in case
there is someone doing some real heavy wireless activity at times.

Maybe you need to relocate your router to a more favorable location --
so it presents a stronger signal to your other wireless devices.

And, finally, if you are running Windows, look for a nice little free
utility called 'inSSIDer' that will help you see what is going on as far
as frequency congestion.

....Bob