Wireless Router Channels and Encryption Methods

[Lord MJ]

I was told that you can find which wireless channels and encryption methods are allowed by country by checking the settings in your wireless router to see which channels are allowed by country. I have a Linksys 802.11g router, but I was unable to find that information.

Does anyone have any information on how to find this via Router Settings? Or better yet if they know where that setting information can be found online?

[Dominus Atheos]

What the hell third world country do you live in that your government might arrest you if you use a certain type of wireless encryption?

Anyway if you live in the US, all of them are allowed. Use the best encryption your devices support, and whichever channel gets the least interference from other 2.4GHz devices. I used to have a wireless network that got disconnected every time the phone rang until I used a different channel.

[Lord MJ]

I'm in the US, just doing some research on Wireless channel allowances for different countries.

I know that for the more advanced 802.11 bands like 802.11y only certain frequencies are allowed for the channels. And certain countries forbid certain kinds of wireless encryption.

[Stark]

What the hell third world country do you live in that your government might arrest you if you use a certain type of wireless encryption?

Turns out different frequency ranges are reserved for different uses in different countries? I encounter this all the time with routers from Asian countries and within Australia, as the full frequency range is not open to civilian use.

Basically if your router allows you to choose the channel, you're almost certainly fine (unless you have firmware for a different region).

[Dominus Atheos]

What the hell third world country do you live in that your government might arrest you if you use a certain type of wireless encryption?

Turns out different frequency ranges are reserved for different uses in different countries? I encounter this all the time with routers from Asian countries and within Australia, as the full frequency range is not open to civilian use.

Basically if your router allows you to choose the channel, you're almost certainly fine (unless you have firmware for a different region).

Turns out I was talking about encryption? Who knew, *I'm a smarmy asshole*?

I mean, I realize you live in the magical land of Oz, but they don't arrest you if you use TKIP instead of PSK do they?

[atg]

Turns out I was talking about encryption? Who knew, *I'm a smarmy asshole*?

I mean, I realize you live in the magical land of Oz, but they don't arrest you if you use TKIP instead of PSK do they?

Ssshhhhh!

Don't give Rudd any more ideas.