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Originally posted by shakran
do you have any 2.4g cordless phones? they can cause this.
Do you have WEP enabled, and is SSID broadcast off? Both of these can cause this depending on the nics you have in your laptops.
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How on Earth do you figure this one out?
Enabling WEP and turning off SSID broadcast are almost
essential steps in securing your WLAN.
It should also be noted that the phone will only interfere if it's one of the older analog cordless models.
Believe it or not, badly shielded microwave ovens can also create deadspots. They use the same 2.4Ghz range as WLANs (but at a much higher power!).
One thing you could do is try to change the channel you are using. 802.11b has 11 channels, 3 of which are considered "non-overlapping".
Pick one from 1, 6 or 11, or if you already are using one of these, try changing it; ie, move from 6 to 11, or 1 to 6 etc.
Mr Mephisto