What’s point in wifi channel like 6 and 11

[WolfLoverPro]

What’s the point like why are some faster at times why not just have 1 channel what do they do

[Mira Yurizaki]

If two or more Wi-fi networks in the same area are talking on the same channel, it's harder for the computers on the network to communicate. It's like a radio, if everyone talks on the same channel, it's hard to hear the person you really want to hear and it's hard for them to hear you.

[WolfLoverPro]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

If two or more Wi-fi networks in the same area are talking on the same channel, it's harder for the computers on the network to communicate. It's like a radio, if everyone talks on the same channel, it's hard to hear the person you really want to hear and it's hard for them to hear you.

But what is the channel talking to I thought internet is wired ? 

 

But like so so what if ur in a busy are like city middle load sof people gonna have same WiFi channel cuz most select 6 11 or 1

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7 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

But what is the channel talking to I thought internet is wired ? 

 

But like so so what if ur in a busy are like city middle load sof people gonna have same WiFi channel cuz most select 6 11 or 1

 

People use 1, 6, and 11 (if they're not dicks) because then it minimizes overlapping and thus interference.

For example, you could be on channel 1, then the people beside you on channel 6, then the ones beside them on channel 11, and the ones beside them go back to 1 since it's far enough away from you.  In practice neighbourhoods don't actually coordinate like this, so you should just scan your area and choose the channel with the weakest signals already on it.

 

Sometimes people pick one in between though and screw over everyone lol

 

 

See the pink on channel 9?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

4 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

But what is the channel talking to I thought internet is wired ? 

 

But like so so what if ur in a busy are like city middle load sof people gonna have same WiFi channel cuz most select 6 11 or 1

The channel talking is the basis of how WiFi operates. 
 

Channels 1, 6, and 11 are the channels that don't interfere with each other. You can use the other channels, in fact, it's very unlikely anyone else are using those channels. However, they tend to "talk over" each other because of the overlap.

[Mira Yurizaki]

5 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

But what is the channel talking to I thought internet is wired ? 

The channel is not for the internet, it's for the Wi-Fi network.

5 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

But like so so what if ur in a busy are like city middle load sof people gonna have same WiFi channel cuz most select 6 11 or 1

Then you change it. Those channels are the default ones that most routers pick and few people bother to change anything more than what the Wi-Fi password is.

[WolfLoverPro]

5 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

 

People use 1, 6, and 11 (if they're not dicks) because then it minimizes overlapping and thus interference.

 

Sometimes people pick one in between though and screw over everyone lol

 

 

See the pink on channel 9?

HANG ON THEN ... screw over everyone ? As in everyone on the the WiFi or people’s WiFi in area ? 

 

Because if it stops other people’s wifi working I might as our WiFi is SHIT so it will speed it up?

 

if I select like 3 or something lol

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Just now, WolfLoverPro said:

HANG ON THEN ... screw over everyone ? As in everyone on the the WiFi or people’s WiFi in area ? 

 

Because if it stops other people’s wifi working I might as our WiFi is SHIT so it will speed it up?

 

if I select like 3 or something lol

If you pick a channel between 1, 6, or 11, you make it harder for everyone else to avoid overlapping with you

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

9 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

HANG ON THEN ... screw over everyone ? As in everyone on the the WiFi or people’s WiFi in area ? 

 

Because if it stops other people’s wifi working I might as our WiFi is SHIT so it will speed it up?

 

if I select like 3 or something lol

No don't do this deliberately just because you have terrible WiFi. It won't speed you up, you'll cause both parties not to have stable WiFi. 

[Murasaki]

15 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Sometimes people pick one in between though and screw over everyone lol

oops.

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Just now, ModuleLFS said:

oops.

 

Yeah and then there's extra wide ones which just muddies the waters...

[Murasaki]

2 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Yeah and then there's extra wide ones which just muddies the waters...

I pretty much ran as far away as I could from them, nothing else I can do