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   On 15/08/2025 20:09, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   > On 15/08/2025 20:03, Chris Townley wrote:   
   >> On 15/08/2025 19:53, Mike Easter wrote:   
   >>> I have a RPi 3B wirelessly in a LAN, currently located with access to   
   >>> gigabit ethernet. I want to repurpose it to an access point, at first   
   >>> w/ conventional peripherals, then 'shift' it to headless operation   
   >>> connecting only to power and ethernet.   
   >>>   
   >>> So far I have installed the RealVNC server from the RPi repo/s and   
   >>> have tested the VNC access using a live LM testing first the realvnc   
   >>> viewer and then the Tigervnc, and I prefer the Tiger.   
   >>>   
   >>> If it isn't 'impossible', in the beginning I would like to be able to   
   >>> operate the RPi in one of two different modes, either conventionally   
   >>> w/ wifi connectivity or as an access point not headless.   
   >>>   
   >>> One of my guides so far has been this article:   
   >>> https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/setting-up-a-raspberry-pi-3-as-   
   >>> an- access-point/all   
   >>>   
   >>> However, that method will 'corrupt'/destroy the conventional function   
   >>> of wifi connectivity. Is it possible to somehow configure to be able   
   >>> to use that configuration alternatively w/ the conventional?  If not,   
   >>> I would delay my conversion to access point until I decide on a USB   
   >>> wifi dongle to add. I don't think much of the RPi's native antenna   
   >>> situation, and I would prefer a rubber ducky which I could have on a   
   >>> USB dongle.  I do not want to do a board mod to enable an antenna   
   >>> which I have viewed.   
   >>>   
   >>> This is my first experience heading toward doing anything headless.   
   >>> In the past I have had an OEM AP in the location I would put the   
   >>> headless RPi, but it died.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> The 3B doesn't have any way near Gigabyte Ethernet   
   >>   
   > It doesn't matter really does it? neither will the wifi. It will   
   > allegedly do 300Mbps, which is better than 100Mbps ethernet...   
   >   
   >   
   It would depend on how many client devices connect, and what they want   
   to use...   
      
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   Chris   
      
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