I've done enough cloud level #networking I think i'm ready to bite off a big network project.
I lost power again today and had to spend 20 minutes recovering my #Unifi AP setup. I'm sure its just a buggy series of releases but this really sucks.
Whats the feesibility of an #OpenBSD #Router project, using #wifi #pineapples as AP's and just retooling this whole thing to work on #open, #hardened, nix based #devices?
I think the idea has some legs, and i may spend some time speccing it out.
@chuck My pineapple can get a bit hot with extended use so it might have trouble as a permanent AP. A #RaspberryPi with two wifi interfaces is another option.
Then again, if you specifically want #OpenBSD that might limit the hw options.
@mkb the nano or tetra?
@chuck Nano is what I’ve got though if I’d known it doesn’t do 5GHz I might have sprung for the Tetra.
@mkb my thoughts were to pick up a tetra and print a new case with some heat syncs as well. Maybe add a fan if it dictates it. But i did notice the nano getting hot next to me while tethered over USB for a couple hours.
@chuck I’ve been tempted by Tetra as a home basestation myself. Still I wonder if the same money on less specialized hardware might yield better signal.
I used my Nano for extended sessions while on a cruise ship. It never malfunctioned but the temperature did make me nervous once or twice. Heat sinks and/or fan would make a world of difference on either version, I’m sure.
@chuck Solar panels and battery packs can't get here fast enough.