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My new apartment has been plagued with little problems. The last one to be fixed is this...

We have cable internet and run a wireless router (we've used both d-link and lynksis with the same results). My landlord's contractor business is in the building next door and we noticed everytime one of his trucks drives in or they use their nextel direct connect nearby we lose connection.

Is this coincidence or could it be some sort of static interference that is killing our signal? All other times our signal strength is excellent. We configured our wireless to every channel with the same failed results.

Is this something a signal booster could help? Or are there other avenues I could pursue short of wiring up all my computers (which isn't an option anyway).

It never ends!!!

It is a part 15 device under FCC regulations, thus.

Quote:Part 15 devices are unlicensed and operate under a sufferance basis. As such the device is not protected against interference and the parties operating such a device can not seek redress from parties operating radio communication services. In other words they do not get protection from interference and thus must accept interference. Because of this, any part 15 device should be designed to operate robustly under all conditions.

Hi, my name is header. While all of that was intensely interesting I was asking if a signal booster migh help me to stop losing connection from the interference.

No

Get a Wireless G router instead of that cheap useless B shit you have.

I think the proximity to your interference source is going to negate the effective use of any wireless routing system.

Someone probably the same business next door is running an unwire network would that furthe the problem?

While I'm at it, I'll say my brother was using the same set up upstairs (before his roomate racked up a huge comcast debt and they shut them down) And they were having no interference problems or signal strength problems.

I'll look into upgrading to G. Thanks. Any other suggestions? Because I am a cheap ass regardless.

Upgrade to A, not G.

G operates on the same 2.4ghz frequency as B, its just faster. A operates on a 5ghz frequency and it is just as fast as G.

Little bit more costly, but it should solve your problem.

Cool. So the interference has nothing to do with signal and more to do with the radio frequency? Okay will I have to upgrade my wireless cards as well? And I see routers that are a/b a/g or a/b/g will these work just the same as the plain A.

Also I'm cheap so I'll ask if there are any brands better than others before I go buying the cheapest. Might as well just save the money and do it right.

The best brand, IMO, is Linksys. It is made by Cisco so you know that it is quality.

A/B or A/G or A/B/G just refers to interoperability.

Yes you will have to upgrade the nic cards as well.