We got a new car on Saturday (mazda6) and now whenever it is in the drive neither laptop can connect to the router (netgear DG834G). At first I thought this was a coincidence, but it connected as soon as my mum’s partner left for work today. Low and behold after a days worth of connection, as soon as he arrived back from work it disconnected immediately. So therefore it’s either him or the car?
change the channel the wireless gear is running on. if your on channel one, move to channel 10+ Wireless is damn easy to stall, the mazda 6 dosen't use any wireless gear does it? (neato RFid credit card style unlocking, nothing like that is there?).
I''ve discovered that its the positioning of the car on the drive that is causing the interference - must be reflecting the waves somehow?!?! (I'm not the best at A2 physics). Even if the laptop was positioned right next to the router it would cut out. The mazda has no wireless equipment built in that I'm aware of. Changing the wireless channel does solve the problem, but its just strange anyway, didn't realise that a car could cause interference.
it's not a Mazda feature that's causing interference, it's the chinese built short-wave radio monitoring your family's habits hidden under your back seat that is causing the problem.
Enjoy the M6 we just got one (black) and my mom loves it. Strange also the car interfers with the connection? Did it happen with your previous vehicle?
Maybe your mum's partner is a robot. But seriously it could be one of those remote startup things, as TheAnimus suggested, interfering
No because the wifi blocking equipment is in blokeys head. Trust me. This is a common problem, I've seen it loads of times before.
