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| Originally Posted by antonye As for the channels, that's not quite right. There are different specifications (read: speeds) of wireless which your computer may be able to work at. |
Not exactly Ant, the channels are simply communication channels. If you set your AP to the channel 11 you may want to set all other devices to the same channel. I think it has been designed for busy environments (loads of wireless networks in the same area, using different channels may prevent data collision or something like this
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The wireless standards (b, g, etc...) is something else as you explained it.
Finally what you call the channels seen in the "my network" or whatever MS calls them are wireless lans identified by their (SS)ID. Lucky people can enjoy free Internet connection by connecting to their neighbours unsecured ESSID
So basically, the channel doesn't matter as soon as all your devices use the same one