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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 900945" data-attributes="member: 59833">Really? Note this setting is not set in the firmware itself. It is similar to making changes in the BIOS Setup Menu of your computer. The firmware data is set in the BIOS firmware. But you, as the user, can make changes to the BIOS (or UEFI) defaults (like date and time, drive boot order, etc.) in the Setup Menu and those changes are saved in the CMOS device. When the computer boots, the firmware is loaded, then user changes to that firmware coding, saved in the CMOS, is loaded. You typically can change the channel in the wireless router&#039;s admin menu - in the same way you can set your own SSID or wifi passphrase. Even with ISP owned devices, this is typically a user option. At least, I have never seen where the user cannot change the channel manually. Being able to do so is almost a necessity for those who live in large apartment complexes where there tend to be many wifi networks. I certainly have not seen how every ISP everywhere works. So I am not saying you are wrong. It would just be uncommon users cannot change the wifi channel. If you note Spawn&#039;s first link and scroll down to the Wi-Fi Direct image, you will see a Roku device in that example. That is exactly what I see when I run a network sniffer. If you (or your brother) have a streaming device connected to your network, I suspect that is what you are seeing. If you don&#039;t have a streaming device, then I recommend taking the simple precaution of changing your wifi network passphrase.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 900945, member: 59833"] Really? Note this setting is not set in the firmware itself. It is similar to making changes in the BIOS Setup Menu of your computer. The firmware data is set in the BIOS firmware. But you, as the user, can make changes to the BIOS (or UEFI) defaults (like date and time, drive boot order, etc.) in the Setup Menu and those changes are saved in the CMOS device. When the computer boots, the firmware is loaded, then user changes to that firmware coding, saved in the CMOS, is loaded. You typically can change the channel in the wireless router's admin menu - in the same way you can set your own SSID or wifi passphrase. Even with ISP owned devices, this is typically a user option. At least, I have never seen where the user cannot change the channel manually. Being able to do so is almost a necessity for those who live in large apartment complexes where there tend to be many wifi networks. I certainly have not seen how every ISP everywhere works. So I am not saying you are wrong. It would just be uncommon users cannot change the wifi channel. If you note Spawn's first link and scroll down to the Wi-Fi Direct image, you will see a Roku device in that example. That is exactly what I see when I run a network sniffer. If you (or your brother) have a streaming device connected to your network, I suspect that is what you are seeing. If you don't have a streaming device, then I recommend taking the simple precaution of changing your wifi network passphrase. [/QUOTE]

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