Subj : Re: Wifi status indicator To : All From : Chris Townley Date : Tue Jul 02 2024 16:11:46 On 02/07/2024 15:50, candycanearter07 wrote: > Chris Townley wrote at 22:32 this Monday (GMT): >> On 01/07/2024 19:59, bp@www.zefox.net wrote: >>> Since setting up my new Pi5 some oddities have emerged with >>> the WiFi, includidng seemingly slow/erratic ping times despite >>> a near 100% link quality as measured with wavemon. The icon >>> in the top menu bar didn't light up all the way, suggesting >>> some disagreement between wavemon and the OS . At one point >>> wavemon reported that rfkill had prevemted wifi startup, though >>> rfkill reported both wifi and bluetooth unblocked. There was >>> one report online of a bookworm bug along this line, does it >>> aply to RasPiOS? >>> >>> Between the two, I'm rather confused. Over the past year or >>> two wifi has gotten worse,I thought because of interference >>> from neighbors, who now number close to 20. But, during a scan >>> wavemon consistently reports my access point as the strongest >>> signal. Is "strongest signal" not sufficient by itself? >>> >>> Thanks for reading, >>> >>> bob prohaska >> >> >> Check the channels they are using - then choose something else > > > Don't wifi connections change which channels they use frequently? Unless > you control all the nearby routers, I don't think it would help a ton.. Good routers monitor nearby signals, and will change channel to avoid conflicts. With some you can override this -- Chris --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .