So can microwaves and refrigerators and buildings built before 1950. -- Ryan Coleman ryanjcole at me.com m. 651.373.5015 o. 612.568.2749 On Jan 27, 2013, at 19:56, B-o-B De Mars <mr.chew.baka at gmail.com> wrote: > On 1/27/2013 7:39 PM, Ryan Coleman wrote:: >> On 1/27/2013 3:47 PM, Brian Wall wrote: >>> N runs at 5.something Ghz, which IIRC is another "consumer" allotted >>> space. >> N runs in 2.4 and 5.0-6.1GHz. Why? That's a long story but the small 2.4 >> range is shared with air conditioners, motors, microwaves, bluetooth, >> etc. RFI is very common right now. >> >> 5.0-6.1? Why so big? The channels are wider (20MHz and 40MHz for bonded >> channels) but right smack freaking dab in the middle of that range is >> the FAA's RADAR reporting array. How conventient. Channels (off the top >> of my head here) 48-150 are in that range and if a blip comes in on it >> the AP is required to open that frequency up for 30 minutes. It happens >> a lot and is VERY annoying. >> >> I could explain more but I would recommend, for reading purposes, you >> find Xirrus' explanations because they have managed to make this more >> down to earth and understandable. >> >> I have dual-band routers all over my apartment. I run my computers on >> 5.0 and my devices on 2.4. They are all 802.11n. >> >> Interference sucks. > > I feel it's worth mentioning that the 5.0Ghz have several advantages over the 2.4Ghz, but has a more limited range. This can be a deal breaker depending on your situation. > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list