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Old 07-31-2025, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeVillages View Post
There are apps, at least on Android devices, which shows you the strength and frequency of nearby neighbors Wi-Fi. You can then select a frequency of your router which is not near the same or near as one of your neighbors.
Not all routers expose that level of configuration.
Not all users will want to muck with that level of configuration.
If you disable the router’s ability to automatically choose a channel your neighbor may choose the same channel tomorrow.
If it doesn’t matter that your neighbor chooses the same channel then there is no need to force a channel in the first place.

The solution to the problem was with the device, not the router.
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