Re: Wireless home LAN - WiFi vs Bluetooth?
On Mon 29 Jul 2019 at 08:10:21 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:40:40 -0500 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>
> > Sneakernet for file transfer has become annoying.
> > Ethernet is undesirable in my environment so I am only interested is
> > wireless.
> > I have only a few machines a max of 6' apart.
> > My usage would typically be peer-to-peer but I want to communicate
> > between any two machines.
> > My web connectivity is via a T-Mobile WiFi Hotspot (WiFi turned off).
> > I run Debian 9.8.
> >
> > I've just begun reading - primarily Wikipedia articles and some links
> > from them. My primary question is "What should I be reading?" in order
> > to ask appropriate questions. Specificallty "What?" and "Why?" much more
> > than "Howto?".
> >
> > A concern is security issues. Bluetooth, being short range, may thus
> > have an advantage. Speed is not an issue for my expected usage. (I was
> > one of my ISP's last 6 dial-up clients ;)
>
> Since your machines are very close together, take a look at USB to USB
> networking.
>
> It's wired, so more secure than any type of wireless. Fast or reasonably
> so depending on type of USB -- 2? 3? Minimum investment. USB cables
> are cheap. With Ethernet, besides extra cables, you'd have to buy at
> least a switch. And as most computers have multiple USB ports, it's
> easy to set up.
Wiring is an issue, so no better than ethernet in this respect.
OTOH the OP already has an ethernet switch lying unused …
That's putting aside the extra configuration complexity.
Cheers,
David.
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