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From: Adrian <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject: Re: USB controlled mains switch
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:01:13 +0000
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In message <slrnvqq2e0.sal.news-1513678000@a-tuin.ms.intern>, Michael 
Schwingen <news-1513678000@discworld.dascon.de> writes
>On 2025-02-10, Adrian <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> wrote:
>> interested).  I'm now waiting for a fresh delivery of a Pi3 to install
>> as a WiFi AP (the Pis in the locality are all Pi2).
>
>I hope you plan to run other services on the Pi3 as well - used purely as an
>access point, the pi is not the best choice.  For a low number of stations
>and low throughput, it works, but dedicated wireless access points have
>better wifi hardware (and probably cost less).
>

Indeed I do.  I'll see how it goes, and if it doesn't work out, then I 
can turn the WiFi off, and it can carry on with its other duties.   My 
expectation is that it will be talking to at the most three Smart 
Switches, I'm unlikely to be using it for (e.g.) Internet access from a 
phone.


Adrian
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