On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Ken D'Ambrosio <k...@jots.org> wrote:
> On 2017-06-28 10:31, Richard Kolb II wrote: > > > I'm also thinking about using it as a wifi access point, the location > > that it'll be installed, a remote house in Maine, will have a dsl > > connection, but right now I don't have a wireless router, and since I > > have this handy I thought I'd take advantage. > > I set up my RasPi 3 as a WAP, and I have to say, it just didn't work > that well -- egregiously slow, and low power to boot. I guess the > system is underpowered for the task, based on the reading I did. I'd > have to recommend using a stock WAP to make that happen -- bet you could > find one for $15 on Craigslist or something. > > People bought lots of the Linksys routers back in the day. They should be out there. I find myself avoiding wireless as much as possible. If I can run a wire to the Roku, security cam, raspberry pi doing what it does, the sprinkler controller, the printer, I will. No bandwidth contention, no outdated security, no dead spots. I need to run power to the device anyways. Some people might not be able to run network cables everywhere of course and some devices (tablets) can't be wired.
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