comp.os.linux.networking

Unruh writes:

>My son has a wireless b/g ADSL modem (2wire). He also has a cordless phone.
>Whenever he uses the phone the wireless does not work. Is there some way
>around this, bar buying a new phone? I assume the phone is a 2.4GHz phone,
>but have not had confirmation of this yet.


>Another problem he has is that he is in an appartment building in which
>there are lots of wireless modems. He has problems with his computer (
>Linux Mandriva 2007.1 with ipw3945 wireless) suddenly attaching itself to
>one of theother modems in the building. Is there some way to prevent this?
>(Yes, his modem has a unique ESSID)

>Ie he will find that his wireless connection has suddenly stopped working
>adn when he checks iwconfig discovers it has associated with a neighbor's
>modem.
>
Well, he moved his wireless to an unused ( by any of the other residents)
channel and that seems to have solved both the wireless inappriate
associations, and the telephone problem. But there must be a way of
preventing inappropriate associations without that. After all if all of the
residents did that, since there are at least 30 residents and only 11
channels ....