2.4Ghz 40Mhz 802.11n wifi and Apple Macbook

Mon Jun 15 20:58:21 UTC 2015

On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:17:52 -0400, Colton Conor <colton.conor at gmail.com>  
wrote:
> So assuming you live in a decent sized house/lot, should you really care
> about squatting all over the entire band? I mean sure I can see my
> neighbors wifi signals...

*DING* There's your problem. It doesn't matter if you can link and pass  
traffic. If **ANY** other signal is detected in the extended channel, the  
AP is *REQUIRED* to cease operation @ 40MHz. This is why it is nearly  
impossible (outside a shielded lab) to get 40Mhz mode in the 2.4GHz band.  
SOMETHING is going to step on it -- neighbors, bluetooth, cordless phone,  
leaky microwave oven, baby monitor, RC toy, ...