Notices by Guillaume Rossolini (guillaumerossolini@infosec.exchange)

@codewiz ohhhh it looks like in just under 1 month you went WELL beyond my own little project
https://infosec.exchange/@GuillaumeRossolini/113675368243834641

My main issue is that I’d like to have WiFi in the kitchen, but my main router is placed diametrically opposite and the signal doesn’t reach

There is an Ethernet port on the same floor but that signal also won’t reach

Either way, I have to repeat the signal at least once

How do people build a reliable WiFi repeater?

I’ve tried a few things but none work well

Can theoretically do client + AP if they are both on the same channel, which would be the case here, but I couldn’t find a guide for #bookworm, everything is for earlier releases and as it happens, networking was thoroughly overhauled

Can’t do bridge from what I understand, it has to be routing, so that’s not in the official documentation

Has both Ethernet and WiFi so that should make it less confusing (can do a bridge) and there’s a guide in the official doc, but nothing helpful for when things don’t work out

And it didn’t work for long…

I was able to flash a sketch on a device and my phone is currently connected to it, but despite a strong signal everything is slooooow

I tried positioning the repeater in various places but that isn’t the issue, it’s just that there is added lag inherent in the system

Also I couldn’t add a second repeater to reduce signal loss at each step, I have no clue why, the second just won’t show up unless I place it near the root AP

I guess I could try with an ESP32 in case the lag comes from the lack of cycles, but really this feels like a patch on a patch at this point

My preferred option would be the Zero W since I have a bunch of those

I’m assuming I would have to place 3 total

#wifi #diy_electronics #RaspberryPi #esp8266

@Lydie @Infoseepage I thought defrost was the same system but in reverse? As in, not a bank of heating elements, but actually siphoning heat from inside to heat up the ice

@simrob no, ineiti’s question is indeed about the self hosted version, and I was wondering the same

@ineiti @molly0xfff

@simrob it is, she’s said 70%, but that doesn’t explain the jump in cost from 50k subs to 100k, it isn’t linear

@dansup doesn’t it do that natively? By virtue of the activitypub protocol

@lanodan even in the link you shared, they say at the start

On all of the operating systems, I took the default settings

Which it seems to me, fine, but that isn’t complete or representative

There could be at least three categories:

• default settings
• I took a stab at optimization, don’t quote me
• community reviewed best settings

@lanodan yep, this looked like some interesting problems to determine the capabilities of a language, gauge how fit each is as a general purpose tool, identify possible shortcomings

But actual applications in the wild don’t necessarily implement these edge cases often (or ever), and that’s perhaps what that warning was about

If you’re going to benchmark, at least share your versions and settings so that they are readily available to readers. And if you write an article covering the research, do the same?

That said, I’m no researcher

@lanodan yeah, same here on all counts

Plus the Wikipedia page on this methodology does warn about shortcomings in this benchmark

The developers themselves highlight the fact that those doing research should exercise caution when using such microbenchmarks

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Computer_Language_Benchmarks_Game

@feditips
On a side note, I'm wondering whether we should be telling people they "shouldn't use this button" on the grounds that it likely won't do what they probably think it will?

Perhaps the phrasing could be along the lines of, before using that magic button, learn what it actually does?

@feditips @thatonecalculator

Fyi I'm reading from @jerry 's instance and your edit doesn't show, 1h later (almost 90 minutes from what I see)

@evan
I do believe we are talking about the same thing, at least, that was my intent

Distance might not be the only or the main reason, and respondents may not have made the link between the polls (I hadn't)

@evan
I can think of a few other reasons that could change one's mind, at least where train and plane are concerned:

• Having to go through complex security procedures (train tends to be easier) cross border
• Having to go way outside the city to get to/from the transport hub
• Noise levels (deafening vs normal)
• Ability to stand up, stretch your legs
• Snack choice and when to get them
• Environmental concerns (fuel per 1000 km per 1000 passengers)