From: | William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au> |
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To: | "gentoo-user@l.g.o" <gentoo-user@l.g.o> |
Subject: | [gentoo-user] USB WiFi dongle for gentoo based AP |
Date: | Mon, 24 May 2021 00:41:32 |
Message-Id: | 28e855ea-b56b-77bf-99b0-9476f88be57e@iinet.net.au |
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7 | Does anyone have experience with USB WiFi dongles? - I have |
8 | purchased a couple of ones with different chip sets and cant find |
9 | a satisfactory one: |
10 | ralink 2870: just usable, but well known problem with errors when |
11 | stressed. (IoT power switches are resetting and powecycling |
12 | equipment including computers when the connection |
13 | dropped/reconnects due to errors/timeouts in my case) |
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15 | atheros (9k_htc): limited by linux driver to two VAP's, patches |
16 | to add VAP's didnt work with later kernels (has been awhile, has |
17 | this changed?) |
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19 | Realtek (various): messy and limited functionality in the linux |
20 | driver support out of kernel, limited coverage in kernel, mostly |
21 | cant seem to do VAP's at all. |
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24 | specs needed: |
25 | ������ Works with hostapd VAP/VLAN's - up to 8 VAP's, preferably |
26 | more. |
27 | ������ Can handle a lot of (30 or so, mostly IoT ESP2866 and the |
28 | like) WiFi clients |
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30 | ������ 2.4 Mhz, G/N standard |
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32 | ������ USB3 preferred but optional |
33 | BillK |
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