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   On 01/07/2024 19:59, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:   
   >   during a scan   
   > wavemon consistently reports my access point as the strongest   
   > signal. Is "strongest signal" not sufficient by itself?   
      
   No.   
      
   WiFi smears itself over a wide spectrum and all other wifis appear as   
   'in band noise' to a greater or lesser extent.   
      
   Since data packets are I think cryptographically signed and checksummed,   
   the chances of a given packet getting corrupted and needing a retransmit   
   goes up as the number of adjacent stations does.   
      
   Similar to mobile cells.   
      
   --   
   “Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”   
      
   H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy   
      
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