Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758848AbZACD7o (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:59:44 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757048AbZACD7f (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:59:35 -0500 Received: from yx-out-2324.google.com ([74.125.44.30]:45225 "EHLO yx-out-2324.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756694AbZACD7e (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:59:34 -0500 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=Wknr+bykKN5V29Fk7a7EDgSN4A6a5RYjp32iQhFsvQhgiRYwXyiL46oKUf9f6szmUR xWNy/XmYXtsLNOFZgnKeV+KMTLXGawQ2p7a8j/wvLNjRDlIfHLbkKPgtRThmhDOje4tQ DNaSr3GvjtKtDxKSp+6OZTnk1kwUAu6XSP8qc= Message-ID: <495EE2A0.2080703@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:59:28 -0800 From: "Justin P. Mattock" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081126) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Steven Noonan CC: Dave Jones , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: ath9k microwave anomaly References: <495ED1C4.8020304@gmail.com> <20090103032134.GA20209@redhat.com> <495EDC10.20605@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1989 Lines: 64 Steven Noonan wrote: > On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 7:31 PM, Justin P. Mattock > wrote: > >> Dave Jones wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 06:47:32PM -0800, Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>> > Now I'm not trying to be funny, >>> > but I think I figured a problem >>> > with running ath9k, and having the internet >>> > timeout.(for me at least); >>> > When streaming T.V.(cspan2), and >>> > streaming music(somafm), at the same time, >>> > then using the microwave, I'll experience a blackout >>> > of internet(T.V. stops, then music stops streaming); >>> >>> not specific to ath9k. >>> >>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=578 has some pretty graphics >>> to show just how much noise a microwave puts into the part >>> of the spectrum wifi uses. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> >> Damn that's allot, >> no wonder I was having these timeouts. >> i.g. system streams fine for 10 hours. >> then the next day a timeout after 2 hours due >> to microwave use. >> Thanks for pointing that blog out. >> that opened my eyes up to how powerful >> a microwave is. makes me wonder if that >> grade in the window actually does what is supposed to. >> (block gamma rays or whatever the dangerous wave is); >> >> regards; >> >> Justin P. Mattock >> >> > Yeah, I think it was Luis Rodriguez (from Atheros) who told me that a > microwave was the best way to make a signal "wet poop" for > interference testing. > > Well, this one here seems to be not that old, but it's enough to cause interference. Hopefully not too old to cause me to go sterile!! interesting thing is when the microwave is cold and then started I noticed more interference, as to when it's been running for a while. regards; Justin P. Mattock -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/