From: news@druck.org.uk   
      
   On 02/07/2024 16:11, Chris Townley wrote:   
   > Good routers monitor nearby signals, and will change channel to avoid   
   > conflicts. With some you can override this   
      
   That doesn't work well, the router may detect a competing signal and   
   change to channel which looks better where it is, but your clients some   
   distance away may suffer more interference on this new channel as they   
   are closer to another access point. Also if several nearby routers are   
   using this technique you may find your channel frequently, and   
   performance varying greatly day to day.   
      
   Because 5GHz doesn't travel as far, especially through walls, it's   
   easier. Generally everyone will be using the default setup of an 80Mhz   
   wide channel at 36, so pick 54 instead. If that's also use check which   
   other non overlapping channels are valid in your location (varies due to   
   interference with radar).   
      
   2.4GHz tricker as it is pretty saturated every where outside the back of   
   beyond, but the rule is to stick to the non overlapping 20MHz wide   
   channels at 1,6 and 11. Any use of the other channels will cause far   
   worse interference, so steer clear of that.   
      
   To pick the best one of the three, check the signal strength of   
   competing networks, not at the router, but where your clients are   
   located as that makes more of a difference. Use the channel with the   
   weakest competing signals. On Linux iwconfig will show the signal   
   strength and link quality of the connected access point, and iwlist scan   
   will display information on all the access points it can see.   
      
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