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Rich Wiggins writes: > ... > > I've been doing Wi-Fi in my home for a couple of years now, with > generally good results. However, whenever my wife uses our Panasonic > 2.4 gigahertz cordless phone, my laptop loses its Wi-Fi link. The > microwave oven also causes interference, though usually not enough to > kill the connection. > > I've tried everything. I've used Linksys, Microsoft, Intel, and > D-Link Wi-Fi PC cards. I've changed channels. I've gone from 802.11b > to g and back. I've called Linksys, whose tech support guy laughed > out loud when I told him I was trying a Panasonic cordless phone with > Wi-Fi. (The implication was that Panasonic does not play fairly in > the 2.4G sandbox.) > > ... This is one of the reasons I have stuck with a 900 MHz cordless phone, rather than a 2.4 GHz. Next stop, 802.11a? The range may be somewhat less, but you will have more channels and less competition, at least for a while. Doug Doug Nelson, Network Manager | [log in to unmask] Academic Computing and Network Services | Ph: (517) 353-2980 Michigan State University | http://www.msu.edu/~nelson/