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From: "Randy Fowler" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> Full Headers Undecoded message Sender: os2-wireless_users-owner <os2-wireless_users-owner@2rosenthals.com> Subject: [OS2Wireless] Four APs on one chan- how can this be? Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:03:33 EST5EDT4,M4.1,M10.5 To: "OS/2 Wireless" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

Here's something that's been bugging me ever since I saw it. I've been
meaning to ask someone how it could be!?

While on vacation for the 4th of July in Atlanta, GA, I saw a banner
touting "free wireless internet access" at a hotel located in the
Buckhead area.  Before heading home, I stopped by with my notebook and
asked them if I could test it.

When I fired up my LinkSys 802.11b site survey utility, I was surprised
to see four access points all on channel 10! I didn't move about any as
I was just sitting in their lobby for a few minutes, but all four of
them had mac addresses and each had very good signal strength.

How could this be?  I mean wouldn't four APs all on the same channel
this close together really screw things up?  This goes against
everything I've read about using the 3 available non-overlapping 802.11b
channels.

Randy



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