Wireless Errors

[JD Austin]

Are you positive you aren't getting interference from other 2.4Ghz devices?

Cordless phones and other things operate in the same spectrum and tromp all
over 802.11.b/g connections.
One of the reasons I went to Wireless N.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 16:38, Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:

> My home router seemed to be exhibiting masive wireless receive errors (80+
> MILLION in the last dew weeks).  Last night around midnight I made a change
> to how each radio (2.4 and 5 GHz) are used and things seem MUCH better now.
> However, I am still getting too many errors and I do not know why.
>
> Wireless Packet Info (this is the 2.4 GHz Radio)
> Received (RX)
> 0 OK, 3013 errors (I purposely had all wireless clients off so no actual
> RX/TX packets)
>  Transmitted (TX)
> 0 OK, 3 errors
>
> I checked last night and there 3 errors after 5 minutes and were no other
> detectable wireless APs.  My router was using channel 6.  Today there is a
> very weak signal on channel 6 from a neighbor across the street and about 3
> houses down and my router has switched to channel 11.  I do not have a
> wireless house phone.  My microwave has not  been used.  I do have a CFL
> bulb in a lamp 5-7 feet from the router but can discern no error rate
> difference if it is on or off.  I also have a florescent kitchen light 20
> feet away and again can discern no impact.
>
> 1) Do 3000 errors in 16 hours without actually using a wireless client seem
> reasonable?
>
> 2) Any thoughts on what might be causing them?
>
> BTW, I turned on my Android Wi-Fi to check for APs in the area and now
>
> Wireless Packet Info
> Received (RX)
> 560 OK, 3506 errors
>  Transmitted (TX)
> 893 OK, 3 errors
>
>
> --
> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry
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