It probably also depends on how many other wireless networks are on the same channel.
This prompts me to say, never leave your router on the default channel (usually CH 5) because most everyone around you DOES leave their router that way. There are 11 channels to select from, so put your router on one a few channels away from 5.
I once had a shareware program that detected other Wi-Fi signals AND indicated the channel they were on. I have never found a program like that again, and would love to have one for both Win XP and Win 7. Can anyone suggest one to me?
