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Re: Re: "Travel" router for university



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Meant to add also re: the "travel" part, when she's not at uni
and she or I
are travelling, we can use it as a travel router. USB powered and/or
internal battery, etc.

On 10 September 2018 at 09:06, Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks Noel, low range is not so bad (given it is only for a Uni room)
bu=
t
> speed might be an issue.
> Space is not *so* tight as to need something wallet-sized rather than
> house-brick-sized, but my stash of old routers is starting to get,
well..=
..
> "old". Figured something more contemporary might be best :-D
>
> On 7 September 2018 at 06:34, Noel Andrews noel@xxxxxxx
> [ukha_d] <ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I=E2=80=99ve used the tiny square tp link before. It=E2=80=99s
very flex=
ible, can be a
>> bridge, an AP, a router etc but it=E2=80=99s signal strength is
VERY low=
and it=E2=80=99s
>> pretty slow.
>>
>> Is space/the need for it to be a =E2=80=98travel=E2=80=99 router
really =
that much of an
>> issue? An old airport express could do the job and less than
=C2=A320 on=
eBay
>> etc or if quality is more important decent access points
aren=E2=80=99t =
expensive
>> (ubiquiti at =C2=A350).
>>
>> They=E2=80=99re system will handle dhcp etc so it=E2=80=99s just
an AP y=
ou=E2=80=99re after
>> really (I think!)
>>
>>
>>=20
>>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Meant to add also re: the
&quot;travel&quot; part, when sh=
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travel r=
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September 2018 at 09:06, Tim Haw=
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padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks Noel, low
range is not so bad (gi=
ven it is only for a Uni room) but speed might be an
issue.=C2=A0<div>Space=
is not *so* tight as to need something wallet-sized rather than house-bric=
k-sized, but my stash of old routers is starting to get, well...
&quot;old&=
quot;. Figured something more contemporary might be best
:-D</div></div><di=
v class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div
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<span dir=3D"l=
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<div name=3D"messageBodySection">I=E2=80=99ve used the tiny
square tp link =
before. It=E2=80=99s very flexible, can be a bridge, an AP, a router etc
bu=
t it=E2=80=99s signal strength is VERY low and it=E2=80=99s pretty
slow.<br=
>
<br>
Is space/the need for it to be a =E2=80=98travel=E2=80=99 router really
tha=
t much of an issue? An old airport express could do the job and less than =
=C2=A320 on eBay etc or if quality is more important decent access points
a=
ren=E2=80=99t expensive (ubiquiti at =C2=A350).<br>
<br>
They=E2=80=99re system will handle dhcp etc so it=E2=80=99s just an AP you=
=E2=80=99re after really (I think!)</div>






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