we're using some thomson, generic telecom thingy, and every time the phone rings the wireless drops

will changing the channel for the wireless make a difference, or should it have chosen the best one by default?
is the modem/router a pos? i have a linksys router as well, could i run this off it?
would it make it better?
would it fill my world with sunshine and rainbows, or will i be left lonely and unfulfilled in life?


help

You'll always be lonely. Switch the wireless channel. Will email you about it tomorro. Don't even know why you bothered asking here :p

cos i knew you'd answer faster than if i emailed you

plus i can change things straight away, instead of having to wait till i get home

lonely rainbows i think

Channel 11 is best.

192.168.1.254
Click grey work wireless down the bottom of screen
Click configure up top right
Change wireless channel from Auto to Manual
Set as 11..

Could also be a CPE/internal wiring fault. Check if Broadband/internet lights stay on when phone rings.

already knew how to do that, but thanks anyway pjay
i changed it to 6, cos the wireless across the road is set to 11

will see how it goes over the next couple of days

Wot?

Yeah totally. I'm sure you know the theory and all best Brent, but I work in the reality of it.

And in years of experience, cordless phones stay at the other frequency end of the stick. Sky repeaters and baby monitors too.

All 2 years

I have over 50 Thomson wifi modems connected around me/in the lab.

Also, wifi doesnt only use 1 channel, it uses a bunch, normally 5.
so there are overlaps.


Gay image, see it better here:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/2.4_GHz_Wi-Fi_channels_(802.11b,g_WLAN).svg

It tends to work better when you figure out what is going on and select an appropriate channel, rather than just throwing a random number out there... While it may be best in some (or a perceived 'most') cases, its not always going to be

So, its still real life experience in real life situations!

And yes it is a perceived "most" cases, but once again from real kiwis, in real situations. Hence Channel 11 works best. If you want to environmentally configure Glens wireless connection, that's all yours to do!

Lol, who else has 50 Thomson modems configured at any one time around them in NZ?? That comment is irrelevant here.

in a lab with microwave radio gear, and a bunch of other intereferes, it gets quite relevent to the real world

Either way, my modem penis is biggest

Hahaha sure, you're modem penis can be biggest! Glen likes it bigger anyway.

P labs don't count brent

You seemed more than happy to use my lab for your feed your addiction

is ur wireless and cordless phone both workign on 2.4Ghz?

wireless is, don't know about the cordless though, as it's pretty old

seems to be going ok on channel 6 for now, but haven't been home much to really tell if it's fixed it