7th March 2002

Last week, right before the broadcast of GnomeRADIO started, my Wi-Fi connection dropped. I couldn't see the access point at all. At first, I blamed it on Windows XP, but while troubleshooting the issue, I ran into the same problem with my Pocket PC's CompactFlash adapter. To "find" the WAP again, I had to change any random setting on the router. The Gnomie known only as "George" offered this bit of information: "A possible solution for your Linksys losing sync: someone may have been using a 2.4GHz device (cordless telephone, wireless toy, etc.) anywhere between you and the unit. It seems that this causes you to lose the connection for some reason (unknown to me at this time). At least, it has on many occasions around here until I figured what was causing it. I went back to my trusty old 900MHz phone and have not had a problem since." Well, that is certainly interesting to note. Interference with wireless devices is going to get worse before it gets better, for certain. Living in a building where there are quite a few other geeks doesn't help.