[olug] [ot] Sudden wireless problems with a MacBook Pro

[Shawn Mattingly]

The interfering source also may not be another wifi device...Bluetooth 
devices, some newer baby monitors, some cordless phones and microwaves 
all radiate in the 2.4GHz ISM band that wifi uses.  Your neighbor may 
have gotten a cordless phone or had a baby and could be unknowingly 
affecting your wifi connectivity.  You would need a spectrum analyzer to 
prove this conclusively.

Shawn

Brian Roberson wrote:
> Mike Hostetler wrote:
>   
>> My theory of the moment is that some neighbor just got a wireless router
>> that is running all over the board on channels and the MBP is more sensitive
>> to it than the Dell box.  But I'm willing to listen to any ideas and (even
>> better) any possible solutions!
>>
>>   
>>     
>
>
> If you suspect RF interference, specifically other AP's, I would suggest 
> you grab a wifi stumbler app and review the spectrum.
>
> A few pointers:
>
> Linux: grab kismet [1]
> Win: grab netstumbler [2]
> Mac: macstumbler[3] or KisMAC[4]
>
> [1] http://www.kismetwireless.net/
> [2] http://www.netstumbler.com
> [3] http://www.macstumbler.com/
> [4] http://www.binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/kismac/
>
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