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   On 27/01/2024 12:58, Theo wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   #iwconfig wlan0   
   wlan0     IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"xxxxxxx"   
              Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.457 GHz  Access Point:   
   30:46:9A:A2:89:F6   
              Bit Rate=65 Mb/s   Tx-Power=31 dBm   
              Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off   
              Power Management:on   
              Link Quality=42/70  Signal level=-68 dBm   
              Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0   
              Tx excessive retries:56  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0   
      
   It for sure is no match for Ethernet   
      
   I get more from my laptop against the same access point   
   > Theo   
      
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