Apple Airplay

[Peter Korsten]

Op 3-1-2013 12:38, K9 Kai Niggemann schreef:

> Are there a lot of WIFI-networks in your air? I can see about 10 here 
> and believe that that adds to the problem. Which Express are you 
> using? The one that looks like a wall-wart powersupply?

There's a very cool Android utility called Wifi Analyzer 
<cid:part1.06010602.09010604 at severity-one.com> (click on the link for a 
screen shot), which shows you what wifi networks are in the area, 
together with their channels and their relative strengths. Also, it 
shows the overlap, because two adjacent channels have quite a bit of 
overlap and therefore interference.

My father used this to solve some problems he had with his wifi network, 
because at least three of his neighbours were on channel 1, like he was. 
After walking around a bit with his Android tablet, he figured out the 
best channel to use.

Another utility is called Wifi Radar 
<cid:part2.04010001.08030700 at severity-one.com>, which shows you in what 
direction you may find a wifi network. You look a bit silly as you 
revolve very slowly holding your phone, but it can help if you need to 
contact a neighbour, perhaps to see if you can work out who will use 
what channel.

> I'm thinking of extending the network to have music and netradio in 
> the kitchen, but right now it's so flaky that it doesn't seem worth it 
> one bit.

Try similar utilities as the ones described above, but for iOS, or find 
a friend who has an Android device. Try to keep overlap as little as 
possible. And if you have more than one wifi network in your home, make 
sure that the network name and password are the same, but that the 
channels are different.

- Peter