determining wifi channel

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:38 pm

So, in my new neck of the woods, there are six other 802.11 signals. All of them are operating on channel 6 or 11, so thankfully my choice is a no-brainer. However, assuming that someone were to move in and set his router to channel 1, how do I pick the best channel? Are there any guides or rules of thumb out there?

I'm thinking in a sufficiently noisy environment, I might actually break out the in-between channels, but which ones (2, or 4?) and what's the threshold?

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:47 pm

Do you have to set which channel you want to use on both the router and your wireless card/device?

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:57 pm

No, you set the channel on the router and set the router's SSID on your client.