Re: My laptop keeps changing channels from 6 to 11

stallions <stallions.30lkuo@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> hath wroth:
>I have a wireless Linksys router and at first when my laptop connects
>to it the channel number is 6 and I can browse the net with no problems.
>After a while (could be senconds or minutes, no fixed time) it suddenly
>changes channels and goes to channel 11 and internet doesn't work
>anymore.
>
>Everytime this happens, I have to unplug the power cable from the
>router and plug it again and that fixes the problem for sometime then
>same thing happens again.
>
>Why is that happening and how can I fix it?

Several possibilities:

Your unspecified model Linksys router has the channel selection set to
"auto". In theory, it looks for an empty channel to use. When you
lose connection, turn off the laptop, or hear some interference, the
router disconnects and goes hunting for a new channel. Set it to
channel 6 and it won't move.

Another possibility is that when your laptop loses a connection, it
goes hunting for a better wireless signal. That could easily be the
neighbors system, which explains why you can't browse the net. Make
sure your router SSID is unique and that you have WPA or WPA2
encryption enabled. Your unspecified operating system wireless client
may also have the "connect to any available network" set, where any
includes the neighbors.

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