[mythtv-users] Raspberry Pi 3 WiFi

Joseph Fry joe at thefrys.com
Fri Sep 30 07:10:03 UTC 2016


On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 1:50 PM Douglas Sargent <dbsargent at gmail.com> wrote:

> the cool thing about your suggestion is that you can use Wifi AC freq.
> Ubuntu has no support for USB dongles on AC. Granted the antenna on the
> dongles is shitty, so your suggestion even makes better sense as you get
> better antennas on it.
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 7:39 AM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 2:31 PM Greg Oliver <oliver.greg at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 4:48 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> You could always use a wireless to Ethernet bridge... for under $20 at
>>>> amazon you can grab a "TP-Link TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access
>>>> Point, with 1x 3dBi Antenna"... for a few dollars more they make faster
>>>> ones.   Not much more expensive than a usb adapter, but it does mean
>>>> another wallwart.  Probably cheaper and more reliable than powerline (I
>>>> hate powerline, so I am biased).
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 3:59 PM Jon Heizer <jheizer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Douglas Sargent <dbsargent at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > make it simple, use powerline. TP makes some cheap units
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, use powerline unless you have xDSL for your internet, or there
>>>>>> are any neighbours within 1/4 mile, or you use a radio or TV.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes that's sarcasm. PLT is just so wrong on for so many reasons -
>>>>>> mainly that by design it turns your house wiring into a transmitter sprays
>>>>>> huge amounts of interference over a wide area and a wide frequency range.
>>>>>> The only way they get allowed as legal is to deliberately test them in a
>>>>>> mode that's barely one step up from "switched off".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.ban-plt.org.uk
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I built a digital picture frame out of a pi3 and all I can say after a
>>>>> few nights research is some people have issues with it being slow, dropped
>>>>> packets, crazy ping times, etc, and others it is fine.  I couldn't even
>>>>> pull a 3-5MB picture to it every 20 seconds without it falling behind.
>>>>> People say its built in antenna is tiny and horrible and to just use an
>>>>> external dongle anyway.  In my case I ended up dynamically resizing the
>>>>> pictures before pulling them over the network.  Sad that it was required,
>>>>> but it was my work around.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jon
>>>>>
>>>>
>>> Having used the new Pi3 with built-in wifi, all I can tell you is that
>>> unless you are next to your router, you need to solder an antenna onto the
>>> main board.  If you are uneasy with that, then I recommend getting a USB
>>> wifi adapter.  I still cannot believe Pi put a board out without a damn
>>> external antenna connector, but for $35 you cannot really complain where
>>> they cut corners :).  With a soldered on antenna, they perform *much*
>>> better.
>>>
>>
>> Not sure if you were responding to me, or the thread in general.
>>
>> My suggestion was to pick up a cheap ethernet to wireless bridge, and
>> connect the PI to it using ethernet.
>>
>> Basically, using the bridge as you would a wireless dongle... no real
>> advantage over a usb wireless adapter except perhaps driver support, usb
>> bus speeds (though I think the ethernet port shares the usb bus?), no power
>> draw on the pi, and you can place the bridge in a better location for
>> signal or aesthetic reasons.
>>
>
Indeed... you can pick up an AC range extender that has an ethernet port
for under $30... cheaper than most USB AC solutions:
https://amzn.com/B00NR2VMNC

Only thing I am not sure about is if you can turn off the repeater/extender
and run it just as a bride or not... some you can, some not.
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