What is the Best Wireless Channel?

http://chris.pirillo.com/are-you-using-the-best-wireless-channel/ - Brandon Wirtz and Jake Ludington continue their conversation about improving the connectivity of a home network. In this video, they discuss the importance of finding the best wireless channel.

Setting the right wireless channel can make a big difference on how well your Wi-Fi connection works. While most users may be just fine with whatever the default settings may be, others can experience frequent packet drops resulting in the appearance of an unstable or even unusable connection.

What are your wireless tips? Do you know any tricks that can help strengthen the connection?

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[twomod77]

@lockergnome These guys are good. Do they have a youtube account that I can subscribe to???

[roxpace]

Wifi Analyzer app on Android phones saves the day always when spoofing for the best channel and so :)

[pilatus421]

You are are suppose to use either channels 2, 6 and 11 because they do not interfere with each other. If you use channel 3 for example it will interfere with channel 2 and channel 6. Each channel uses a 22 Mhz spectrum band which crosses over into other channels.

[iAppleKing100]

Brandon rules!!

[superzyrous]

does that airport thingy he was talking about work people without internet providers?

[nateso95]

I love you guys

[AndrewMacedonia]

fios FTW

[rlmotionpictures]

My internet connection only lags like on videos for example when i run 12 tabs on my browser & several applications on my computer for some reason.

[boxaify1]

I find 11 is best :)

[Person1873]

if you use a linux live CD you can run the command

sudo iwlist wlan0 scanning

and that will give you a list of all the wireless networks within range, along with which channel they run on and signal strength information

[roxpace]

@sumsinnow I love the signal meter as well, and I agree makes it to a WiFi tricorder ;)

[v12tommy]

I have a wireless router for my phones and laptops and stuff, and I have a wireless card in my desktop in case I need it in the future, but I just ran a gigabit ethernet line from my office to my router (no coax in my office) and it wasn't hard at all.