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Actually it should be 2.4Ghz instead of 2.5Ghz, that was a typo. Most home cordless phones transmit/receive in the 2.4Ghz band. That's also where WAPs live, 2.4Ghz. They use a technology called spread-spectrum, that causes the transmitter in the WAP, and the receiver in the remote computer to change frequencies within the 2.4Ghz band very quickly, identically. It cuts down on mutual interference, but it's not perfect. There are times phones and WAPs will 'stomp' on each other, and in my experience, cordless phones generally win the battle. 5.4Ghz phones are newer technology, and operate essentially the same way, but they won't stomp on WAPs because they operate in a different frequency band. So, if you can, get a 5.4Ghz phone, and your WAP will love you again. I'm getting this from my own knowledge. I've been an amateur radio operator since I was a teenager, and have been involved with radio communications almost all my life. HTH Mark -----Original Message----- From: SDamron [mailto:sdamron at gmail dot com] Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:54 PM To: Mark Schoonover Cc: Michael Brown; monowall Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Limited or no connectivity Where are you getting 2.5 ghz and 5.4 ghz stuff from? On 9/12/06, Mark Schoonover <schoon at amgt dot com> wrote: > You can have problems with a WAP, even though a cellular phone is not on the > same frequencies. It's called front-end overload, and it's because the cell > phone has a higher power output than a wifi card, or WAP. If the phone is > between the computer and wifi, or is closer to the WAP, it could cause > problems where the WAP can't filter out the much stronger cellphone signal. > It 'overloads' the radio circuitry in the WAP so it can't hear the wifi > signals very well. > > Now, a 2.5Ghz cordless phone used in most homes will cause a WAP to drop. > Happened to me all the time until we purchased a 5.4Ghz phone, and that > solved the problem. > > HTH > > Mark > KA6WKE > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Brown [mailto:knightmb at knightmb dot dyndns dot org] > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:48 AM > To: monowall > Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Limited or no connectivity > > > I mean Cell Phone, as in TracPhone Motorola V170 (currently have), some > others I've had that caused the same problem in the past. Motorola > V120, Nokia 2285, Nokia 5100 have caused problems too. Basically you > get with about 10' feet of a wireless PC and they lose signal, > especially while on a phone call. > > Anyone using these? > > Thanks, > Michael > > Dan Bond wrote: > > Do we mean Cordless phones, not Cell phones maybe. You know, the ones > > that are plugged into your phone line in your house but have no wires. > > I think those (as well as microwave ovens) can kick out some > > interference at 2.4Ghz. > > > > Dan > > > > On 12/09/06, Michael Brown <knightmb at knightmb dot dyndns dot org> wrote: > >> Yeah, my bad on the terrible way I worded that. I should have just > >> stated that Cell Phones *can* interfere with the wireless networking > >> because I have first hand experience with it. But you are absolutely > >> right on that, they *shouldn't* be falling outside of that range, hehe. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Michael > >> > >> SDamron wrote: > >> > That is a bit of misinformation there...Cell Phones do not operate in > >> > 2.4Ghz. They operate between 800-2000mhz or 800mhz to 2.0ghz. > >> > Cellphones CAN NOT operate in 2.4ghz, as it is reserved for > >> > scientific/research, as they can not operate lower than 800mhz due to > >> > emergency frequencies (Fire and Ambulance) operating in that range. > >> > > >> > On 9/12/06, Michael Brown <knightmb at knightmb dot dyndns dot org> wrote: > >> > > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > >> For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > >> > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > -- ------------------------------- A morning without coffee is like something without something else. |