[Blind-sysadmins] Re: Cheapest way to get a 2nd network connection

Even better, use one of those gorgeous Ubiquiti US-8's. Consumer gear of any kind is not recommended if you want decent reliability that will last years and years to come. -----Original Message----- From: Ben Mustill-Rose Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 4:27 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: Cheapest way to get a 2nd network connection Honestly I'd just get a consumer level switch and be done with it. If you wanted to go the DIY root I'm sure you could build something out of a Pi and a USB NIC but I'd be waying up the cost and time taken against how much power, if any it would actually save. On 8/17/18, Katherine M. Moss wrote:

Most network printers have WiFi capabilities that work just as well as if they were on a RJ45 connection.

-----Original Message----- From: John G Heim Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 1:24 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Cheapest way to get a 2nd network connection

I am trying to help someone with a home office. She has a single ethernet port in this room where she made her office. But she wants to move her network printer into the room. So we need a second ethernet port. For now, I loaned her aa 5-port switch. It seems like overkill. I don't like wasting electricity. What I'd really like is something like a USB dongle that essentially serves as a hub. Something low power, small. Any ideas? If it was my own linux machine, I'd put in a 2nd ethernet card and enable packet forwarding in the kernel. But she wouldn't want me to mess with that.

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