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Web crawls using wifi
- Thread starter Linx
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I recommend Wifi Analyzer, free from the Market.
You might find that you have some channel conflict going on there and that's easily solvable.
You might find that you have some channel conflict going on there and that's easily solvable.
Cobravision
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I have the same issue. I'm going to try out the analyzer EarlyMon recommended, but I'm pretty sure it's because my wireless router is on its last legs.
My horror story from a few years back - just a very few.
First to get broadband in the neighborhood, first with wifi. Suddenly at one point, my VoIP phone starts getting all sorts of dropout and one of the older computers always has DHCP issues on startup. The phone box seemed cheap to me and the computer was way old. Everything else in the house was just fine.
So, I'm getting ready to swap out the router, retire the older machine, yadda yadda yadda.
One thing leads to another - first, I found I never changed the default router/net name - and second, that my next-street neighbor's terrain compared to mine was helping his antenna signal - and third, that Murphy is alive and well.
We were both using the net name ACTIONTEC, we were always coming on to the same channel and many times his signal would nearly equal my own, in parts of the rear of the house nearest his.
Was at a buddy's house recently. He's on his third router. He, and his left hand and right hand neighbors - all on the same channel.
Was in Denver International Airport. Several wifi hotspots exist there - and they're all on the same channel.
Wifi Analyzer baby! Don't leave home without it!
Because sometimes, like when you're waiting to catch a flight at DIA, your wifi solution is to turn off the chaos and just use 3G.
PS - There's a whole operational theory about wifi routers should really do for channel selection on startup. And then there's what they really do.
First to get broadband in the neighborhood, first with wifi. Suddenly at one point, my VoIP phone starts getting all sorts of dropout and one of the older computers always has DHCP issues on startup. The phone box seemed cheap to me and the computer was way old. Everything else in the house was just fine.
So, I'm getting ready to swap out the router, retire the older machine, yadda yadda yadda.
One thing leads to another - first, I found I never changed the default router/net name - and second, that my next-street neighbor's terrain compared to mine was helping his antenna signal - and third, that Murphy is alive and well.
We were both using the net name ACTIONTEC, we were always coming on to the same channel and many times his signal would nearly equal my own, in parts of the rear of the house nearest his.
Was at a buddy's house recently. He's on his third router. He, and his left hand and right hand neighbors - all on the same channel.
Was in Denver International Airport. Several wifi hotspots exist there - and they're all on the same channel.
Wifi Analyzer baby! Don't leave home without it!
Because sometimes, like when you're waiting to catch a flight at DIA, your wifi solution is to turn off the chaos and just use 3G.
PS - There's a whole operational theory about wifi routers should really do for channel selection on startup. And then there's what they really do.
Downloading analyzer right now. I haven't reset my router but it does this at home and work. Another thing I forgot to mention which is a whole other issue is when I'm around a WiFi signal my WiFi radio turns itself on. I would turn it off at either the desktop switch or in settings and after a minute or so it turns itself back on. What's that about?
Try your wifi somewhere else too. Optimum has a lot of access points here in the NY/NJ area. I've never had an issue with my router, but I have had 1-2 problems with Optimum (Cablevision) that was basically server congestion on their end. They didn't announce anything because the fix happened sooner than they could get an announcement out.
Just run it. Drag left/right to see various pages.
On the channel page, tap the top where your network name appears to see channels from other nets - the meter widget will only show for a net you're logged into, so far as I know.
Your x-y graph of signal strength vs. wifi channels is the number one to pay attention to - it'll show the signal of each wifi router its picking up as well the signal strength and the network names.
On the channel page, tap the top where your network name appears to see channels from other nets - the meter widget will only show for a net you're logged into, so far as I know.
Your x-y graph of signal strength vs. wifi channels is the number one to pay attention to - it'll show the signal of each wifi router its picking up as well the signal strength and the network names.