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| BadMouth:
Could a network cable laying across the top of the main heat duct trunk pick up interference from the blower motor? The wifi router used to be located on top the return duct with some network cables crossing the heat duct. I installed the new wifi router in my home office, but the network cable connecting it to the modem is laying accross the heat duct. Different cables have been used as I first had the modem mounted on a floor joist, then had to use a longer cable to move it to the living room. |
| ChadTower:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on January 06, 2016, 10:35:39 am ---Could a network cable laying across the top of the main heat duct trunk pick up interference from the blower motor? --- End quote --- IMO, only if you ran it through the furnace across the motor itself. The metal furnace box would be shield enough. |
| BadMouth:
I never did get the satisfaction of definitively nailing this down. Swapping out both the modem and router didn't fix the issue. My laptop was the primary device that was dropping the internet connection (but not the wifi connection). It was also the only device still limited to 2.4Ghz. I installed a wifi card capable of 5ghz. I think it was some type of interference at 2.4Ghz. Haven't had any issues since, but haven't been using the laptop enough to be 100% sure since it was an issue that only popped up about once every hour or two. |
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