Channel interference scan and manual selection

[Tek Wiz]

Yes, the interference can be calculated by averaging the beacon RSSI (dB)
of the overlapping channels, e.g. for channel 6, the beacon RSSI of
channels 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 are averaged. Normally channels 1, 6, and 11 are
chosen, although other channels may have less interference, in order to be
a 'good neighbor'.


On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Jim Thompson <jim at netgate.com> wrote:

>
> On Dec 3, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian at freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> > Now, ideally it'd actually check the channel for interference and
> > channel busy status, and use _that_ metric.
>
> Ideally, it would attempt to get co-channel with other APs on the same
> channel.
>
> Especially in 2.4GHz (or any of the 5GHz bands).
>
> Because you would *much* rather share the air (via collision avoidance)
> than raise the noise floor for someone (everyone) else.
>
> And, given that everyone has a DC receiver these days, there are NO
> “non-overlapping channels”.
>
> jim
>
>