Interface Robustness in Safari?

[ribbonthecat]

What is it? What does it do?

Edit: Misspelled in the title. I meant Interference.

 

[someguy]

What is it? What does it do?

Um.

Interference Robustness helps a wireless connection overcome outside sources of signal interference, but I don't think this has anything to do with Safari.

 

[WildCowboy]

I've never heard of "Interface Robustness" for Safari.

AirPort has a setting for "Interference Robustness," but that doesn't directly have anything to do with Safari. It helps cut down on interference for your wireless signal from things like microwaves...at the sacrifice of a bit of speed.

 

[PlaceofDis]

...at the sacrifice of a bit of speed.

i thought it cut down on range, not speed?

 

[Chaszmyr]

i thought it cut down on range, not speed?

I believe you're correct.

 

[PlaceofDis]

I believe you're correct.

do you, or anyone else for that matter, know if Apple have released any documentation on this 'feature'? it'd be interesting to see their tech docs on it to see just exactly what it does.

 

[WildCowboy]

Ah yes, you guys are correct...my bad.

There used to be a pretty good explanation on the Orinoco Wireless web site, but that whole site appears to have disappeared as Orinoco got passed around among Lucent, its spinoffs, and Proxim.

Apple is more or less mum on the issue, except for some simple info in an AirPort Extreme PDF document:

Interference robustness

Wireless interference can come from a variety of sources, including other wireless networks, cordless phones, baby monitors, and wireless video distribution systems. When there is interference, some data packets may not reach their destination.These “lost” packets are automatically retransmitted, so no data is actually lost. Unless the need for resends is great enough to noticeably slow down data transfer, users are often unaware that there has been a problem. However, sometimes interference can be so severe that AirPort Extreme clients actually lose their wireless connection.

A feature called interference robustness is designed to maintain a wireless connection between an AirPort Extreme Base Station and an AirPort Extreme client in the face of severe wireless interference.This feature must be enabled on both the base station and the client computer.

Note that interference robustness provides a stronger connection between the client and base station, but may reduce the overall range of your wireless network.