Ubiquiti starts serving ads in their management interface

Re:Ubiquiti starts serving ads in their management interface by anyfoo on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:06PM (#26629874)

I have a pcengines box as my router/gateway (with OpenBSD, works absolutely wonderfully), but I need access points as well. Especially because I cannot lay cables in this house, so my home office is relying on a wireless uplink.

Got any recommendations for access points that support wireless uplinks? My Unifi ones unfortunately tend to reboot frequently, sometimes needing manual readoption/full reset. It's bad if it happens during a meeting.

I don't think I need many bells and whistles, at this point I'm just content if it's stable.

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Re:Ubiquiti starts serving ads in their management interface by torwayburger on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:34PM (#26630057)

Mikrotik wireless wire? Sub $200 wireless link. It's a pair, not an ap. Anyway - it does what it says on the tin.

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Re:Ubiquiti starts serving ads in their management interface by anyfoo on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:37PM (#26630078)

Thanks, but will this work through walls? (The wooden kind you get in Californian houses, not concrete or anything.)

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Re:Ubiquiti starts serving ads in their management interface by torwayburger on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:39PM (#26630091)

No sorry it does need line of sight :/

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Re:Ubiquiti starts serving ads in their management interface by torwayburger on Monday March 29, 2021 @09:36PM (#26630434)

I didn't even think of it when I wrote the original reply, but if the locations share power grid wires internally you can always g.hn over that copper to get the connection through the wall.

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Re:Ubiquiti starts serving ads in their management interface by anyfoo on Monday March 29, 2021 @09:43PM (#26630481)

Ah, I thought about that as well, but I hear conflicting things about what that means for ham radio. I don't have a license yet, but certainly plan to have one.

Someone else suggested Ruckus in another subthread here. If they support wireless downlinks, that may be a good option.

EDIT: If it's known that (quality) power line stuff does not cause interference, it does become a good option.

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Re:Ubiquiti starts serving ads in their management interface by hansel_der on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @03:38AM (#26632064)

haven't noticed any interference from powerline stuff, but the link-quality is definitely hampered by interference from other stuff (ie. temporary packet loss when some electric motor starts).

i consider it somewhere in between wifi and an ethernet cable in terms of quality.

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