The one I have that looks like that is bluetooth.
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crazycraw@crazypeople.online 6 hours ago
what is that “thing” on top of the desktop chassis? a wifi antenna?
TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
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crazycraw@crazypeople.online 6 hours ago
what is that “thing” on top of the desktop chassis? a wifi antenna?
The one I have that looks like that is bluetooth.
crayons_to_chaos@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
not op, but yeah looks like. my old gaming tower is about to get debian installed and go on perma server duty, and the onboard wifi has an antenna like this, which may let me leave it in the garage.
Davel23@fedia.io 6 hours ago
Oof, do NOT run a server over WIFI. If plain old Ethernet is not an option, get something like this which, no, is not cheap but will offer a MUCH better experience.
twisted@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
That is way too expensive.
I got a white, flat Ethernet cable and stuck it to the bottom of the baseboard using a very thin double-sided tape. Totally invisible and super cheap.
The cable: a.co/d/09GMOz5k The tape: a.co/d/0hhCrXHP
Davel23@fedia.io 4 hours ago
I mean, that's why I specified only if Ethernet was not an option.
SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
I have a 2 story house (plus basement). I use Moca 2.5. House was built with coax to every room for cable TV. Everything that need high data use (tvs, gaming consoles, pc) gets hardwired. Everything else is on the two mesh routers.
Davel23@fedia.io 6 hours ago
That works too.
Carl@anarchist.nexus 4 hours ago
Just remember to put a MOCA filter on the line coming into your house from the street. Otherwise you’ll be sending all your Internet traffic straight out the cable line to all of your neighbors.
crayons_to_chaos@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Brother I been doing this for 30 years. One size never fits all.
Davel23@fedia.io 4 hours ago
And I've been doing it for over 40. WIFI may be acceptable for certain applications, but it's never the best solution.