Subj : Re: Wifi status indicator
To   : bp@www.zefox.net
From : The Natural Philosopher
Date : Tue Jul 02 2024 10:21:20

On 01/07/2024 19:59, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
>   during a scan
> wavemon consistently reports my access point as the strongest
> signal. Is "strongest signal" not sufficient by itself?

No.

WiFi smears itself over a wide spectrum and all other wifis appear as
'in band noise' to a greater or lesser extent.

Since data packets are I think cryptographically signed and checksummed,
the chances of a given packet getting corrupted and needing a retransmit
goes up as the number of adjacent stations does.

Similar to mobile cells.

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