[Tfug] Router testing

[Bexley Hall]

--- On Thu, 6/18/09, Jeff Breadner <jeff at breadner.ca> wrote:

>> I replaced the adapter card with a new one and it now
>> connects OK. BUT the data transfer rate is painfully slow.
>> Does anyone know how I can test whether the problem is the
>> router or the adapter short of replacing components?
> 
> Try changing channels on the router to 1, 6 or 11, and see
> which one gives you the best performance.  The
> 802.11B/G channels overlap, only 1, 6 and 11 are
> non-overlapping, you should only use one of these if
> possible.
> 
> Your wireless performance can fall through the floor if a
> close neighbor decides to start brodcasting on a channel
> that you were already using.

You should be able to ascertain which channels are being
used "locally" -- a "site survey".  What OS are you running
(i.e., what tools for this do you have preinstalled?)