Re: RPi access point

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:22:26 +0100, druck wrote:

However, if you are somewhere where a delivery driver can chuck stuff
over your back gate, and are after a specific single function bit of
tech such as an access point (or security camera came up recently),
dedicated hardware has both cost and performance advantages.

Sure, an off-the-shelf product may do 90% of what you want. But it will
never quite be 100% of what you want.

That’s where roll-your-own comes in. Think of a Raspberry Pi with Linux as
being like modelling clay, both hardware and software, that you can mould
to whatever shape you want.