Two months ago I was at the Thousand Trails Lake Wilderness Park in CA.
A man knocked on my door and asked if I had a router named Bounder Mike. I
said yes that was me.
In his truck he had a computer with a program to find other routers in the
area. He said that my router was set on channel 10 and was interfering
with their router network. He asked if I would change my router to channel
5 and showed me how to do it.
I had not known that channels can interfere with other channels.
Mike, from PA
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In theory, any of the channels can be used. In reality, channel selection
should be based on avoiding interference from other channels. M any
manufacturers set their default configuration to channel 6. Therefore,
you'll frequently find that channels 1 and 11 are the only other channels
most likely to avoid interference if there are other WIFI access points in
your area . However, I have seen times where channels 1 and 11 were the most
frequently used channels. This was a bit unusual, but in this case , using
channel 6 provided the *least* amount of interference. You'll most likely
encounter this in a high-density living situation - like a multi-story
apartment building where there may be 5-20+ access points within range . As
always - YMMV.
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