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   Message 19,199 of 21,939   
   Theo to Kyonshi   
   Re: USB-Ethernet for Pi Zero W   
   27 Jan 24 12:58:30   
   
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   Kyonshi  wrote:   
   > I just installed a pihole (and a leafnode server) on a Pi Zero W I just   
   > got. The Zero of course has only Wifi, but I was thinking if for network   
   > stability it might not be better to just use a USB to Ethernet converter   
   > to connect it directly to the router.   
   > Does that make sense? I mostly am thinking it might be more stable than   
   > having my local network DNS run over Wifi.   
      
   Don't see why not, prevents you from being affected by wifi interference.   
      
   One thought though, if you want an Ethernet Pi it could be worth upgrading   
   to a fullsize Pi with Ethernet included.  The cost of a used Pi 1/2/3 might   
   be in the same ballpark as buying a USB ethernet adapter: a 2 or 3 would   
   give you better performance and you get spare USB ports where the ethernet   
   would block the Zero's single USB (and you need an OTG cable for the Zero on   
   top of the ethernet dongle).   
      
   A counterpoint though is that the Pis before the 3+ only have 100Mbit   
   ethernet, whereas a gigabit USB dongle would get you about 300Mbit.  I'm not   
   sure what bandwidth you get out of the Zero W wifi, but perhaps more than   
   100Mbit.  So it depends if you're going to be bandwidth limited or not.   
      
   Theo   
      
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