From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 30377 invoked from network); 5 Mar 2021 18:30:07 -0000 Received: from 1ess.inri.net (216.126.196.35) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 5 Mar 2021 18:30:07 -0000 Received: from gateway34.websitewelcome.com ([192.185.149.13]) by 1ess; Fri Mar 5 13:25:27 -0500 2021 Received: from cm14.websitewelcome.com (cm14.websitewelcome.com [100.42.49.7]) by gateway34.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F5E856C2E8 for <9front@9front.org>; Fri, 5 Mar 2021 12:25:08 -0600 (CST) Received: from box5510.bluehost.com ([162.241.217.207]) by cmsmtp with SMTP id IF8OlknBHqvFOIF8OlukKC; Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:25:08 -0600 X-Authority-Reason: nr=8 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=instaview.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type: In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Date:Message-ID:From:References:To:Subject:Sender: Reply-To:Cc:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From: Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help: List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=wmlOCzyQSdL6gTle++vAf3pT298bxdNXP86QY1rIiyw=; b=EpCGG5OVkURQICcFaGnPLN67MW N8hXsAX1wap9W0I6qDsFN7TL65NV/cBiNSU+7BFOUvXfKakgDxTTa1nqWdegawmBO0rOfsu/I5sYQ zusbw6tw2kLDFWKY86AxoPxQ8; Received: from [199.27.250.168] (port=41560 helo=[10.0.1.35]) by box5510.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.93) (envelope-from ) id 1lIF8O-000eh0-3D for 9front@9front.org; Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:25:08 -0700 To: 9front@9front.org References: <9EAB7D15-0A8B-4B7C-87FA-D37B0DA0E168@me.com> From: tony Message-ID: Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 13:25:07 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <9EAB7D15-0A8B-4B7C-87FA-D37B0DA0E168@me.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - box5510.bluehost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - 9front.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - instaview.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source-IP: 199.27.250.168 X-Source-L: No X-Exim-ID: 1lIF8O-000eh0-3D X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: ([10.0.1.35]) [199.27.250.168]:41560 X-Source-Auth: tony@instaview.com X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: aW5zdGF2aWU7aW5zdGF2aWU7Ym94NTUxMC5ibHVlaG9zdC5jb20= X-Local-Domain: yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: firewall module Subject: Re: [9front] rpi4 wifi USB dongle Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk Im in a similar situation, where i really cant run wire to where i need=20 it to be, and remain inside the house ( long story, of how the house is=20 built makes it prohibitively hard )=C2=A0 so I picked up a Vonets AC1200.= It=20 will take your Ethernet device and connect to your WiFi. It does need a=20 5v power ( comes with a usb cable ). It also supports a true bridge mode, so you can attach it to a swtich=20 and 'extend' your network out. Its a bit pricey but has worked out well for me with having a couple of=20 machines on the switch. On 3/3/21 9:07 AM, Daniel Morandini wrote: > Hi hiro and kemal, >> correct. last i checked there were no viable usb wifi chipsets worth >> supporting (i.e. both modern enough, and with documentation, >> preferably without binary blob firmware) > I was suspecting it. I tried to find one with these requirements too > without luck. > > I guess I have 2 options now: > - buy a long ethernet wire and hole some walls, or > - build wifi repeater with ethernet port. > > Any suggestion/alternative approach? > > dan