- Guide to 802.11b Wireless Networking - Has chart showing channel overlaps
- GOS myguard 7202GA support page
Netstumbler
SNR - Signal to Noise Ratio - Higher is better and any positive number is decent.
Signal+ - The best Signal that NetStumbler has picked up on the current scan (higher is better).
Noise- - The least amount of Noise that NetStumbler has picked up on the current scan (lower is better).
SNR+ - The best Signal to Noise ratio that NetStumbler has picked up on the current scan (higher is better).
Signal - The current signal that you are recieving from the device. Higher is better. The strength on the signal can be influenced from a number of factors including strength of the cards probes, strength of the device, obstructions that might be in the way of your communication path, etc.
Noise - The current amount of noise that is being picked up by your card. Lower is better. Noise includes signals being picked up by devices other than APs that operate at the same frequency as 802.11b (2.4ghZ). These include cordless phones and other Wi-Fi devices.
