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ORBI5000 network
A neighbor recently installed a new router and it is wreaking havoc with my network. I run an Asus Dark Knight and have never had issues but now I've had interference. Using WiFi Analyzer I see a netw...
Thanks! I will go talk..but wanted to make sure I wasn't wrong before I brought it up. Is there any advantage/disadvantage for the neighbor's network to having it set up the way they obviously do?
The advantage of using 40 MHz channels is the transfer speed on 2.4 GHz is increased by about 2X. The downside is almost no ability to avoid interference from/with neighboring APs. The interference will reduce your throughput, so the benefit could be theoretical only, unless your house is a cabin in the woods. If throughput is critical, then 5 GHz devices should be used anyway.
The recommendation from the pros is to only use 20 MHz on 2.4 GHz and to manually set the channel to 1, 6, or 11. Don't use Auto channel settings. You could agree with your neighbor to use channel 1 while he uses 6, or something similar. You both would benefit.