Hi there,
Just wanted to say in support of what Ben says - we actually use two Wifi Bridges this way from Cisco to connect up non-standard equipment to wifi in our home labs. Works quite well.
Cheers,
CP
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On 4 Jan 2012, at 14:52, Ben Green wrote:
> An alternative to USB Wifi devices (that require support by the OS) is to connect a Wifi Repeater via ethernet. This doesn't require any software drivers, just a working Ethernet port on the PC/Computer/Workstation (or whatever we're supposed to call such things )
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> Anyway, I don't mean to send this discussion off at a tangent. There's probably a really interesting JISC mail list all about networking :)
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> Cheers, Ben.
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> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vetch, Paul
> Sent: 03 January 2012 18:47
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> Subject: Re: Raspberry PI
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> Hi,
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> Have a look at the FAQ - a casing is planned : http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs
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> If you wanted WiFi you could easily enough find a USB dongle, plenty have Linux support; failing that Ethernet over power (EOP) solutions (i.e. Netgear Powerline or whatever) are great for tricky installs.
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> Cheers
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> Paul
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eric Baird
> Sent: 03 January 2012 18:42
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> Subject: Re: Raspberry PI
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> Yep, in most respects, the Pi looks brilliant. And it's British, so no international shipping charges. :)
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> The only thing I can see wrong with it is that they don't seem to have given it any sort of mounting system. Most circuit boards have some way to mount them, either on brackets or pillars or something else (usually via a nice hole in each corner), but this one doesn't seem to have any way of structurally fixing it to something, and there's at least one connector that seems to go right to the corner of the board, so you can't rely on being able to clamp the sticky-out corners. You can sometimes get around this sort of problem when a board features screw-mount connectors, by fixing it to a mounting plate via its ports (for instance, by using a VGA port plate's screwholes as a mount) ...
> but the Pi's ports are things like USB and coaxial video and LAN, which don't really allow this. :(
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> I think they're kinda imagining it more as an "educational" product that lives on people's electronics workshop desks in a nest of wires, rather than as something that people want to "consumerise" or build into actual installations.
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> I'm thinking that "Sugru" might work as a way of sticking the board to something, or for making a custom holder for it, but you'll probably have to apply some ingenuity (or some duct tape!), or put it in a box with some padding to stop it rattling around. Foam sticky-pads or the like.
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> Also it's currently LAN rather than Wifi. Which I don't suppose is a problem if you're thinking of putting it somewhere where there's no wifi-signal, as a completely stand-alone terminal.
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> Eric
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> On 03/01/2012 15:04, HARRIS TONY wrote:
>> Is anyone considering using the forthcoming Raspberry Pi for video installations? I see from their FAQs they claim museums have already approached them about it, looks like it could be a great spacesaver, not mention powersaver and its vey inexpensive. It's also UK developed.
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>> http://www.raspberrypi.org/
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>> Regards
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>> Tony Harris
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>> New Media Officer& Photographer
>> Government Art Collection
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