Subj : Re: Wifi status indicator To : The Natural Philosopher From : Joe Date : Sat Jul 06 2024 11:44:16 On Fri, 5 Jul 2024 14:51:55 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >On 05/07/2024 13:32, Joe wrote: >> On Tue, 2 Jul 2024 21:06:38 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> >>> On 02/07/2024 16:11, Chris Townley wrote: >>>> Good routers monitor nearby signals, and will change channel to avoid >>>> conflicts. With some you can override this >>> >>> Ive never ever found a router that does that. >>> And my router us VERY good >> >> Automatic channel setting with the option to overrule. Mine has it, I've switched it off as it forces connected devices to also >> dynamically switch channels. So: Pick the "cleanest" channel at your router and make it fixed. Do the same for possible >> accesspoint (best is "the same" channel to allow seamless takeover). > >My router has an 'auto' setting for channel. Is that it? Why would >anyine use it? Yes, why? Only if your neighbours use it ;-) Find a quiet (the quietest) channel and set that. Also - if you don't need the extra speed, limit bandwidth (adjacent channel usage). And on 5GHz, avoid channels in the radar band. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .